Media Studies Summer Task

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Media Studies Summer TaskIsaac Winterburn


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Clips Ive Chosen

1) Casino Royale opening Scene

!) "# Con$idential title se%uence


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My &ocus

Camera'ork( Cinematography

- Types o$ Shots

- Tracking Shots

- uick cuts*

- +ni%ue camera positions and

shots*

Mise en Scene- Colour Ie bright, bold,

dark- "ighting -arsh, so$t- Set- .rops- Costume


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In Casino Royales opening couple o$ shots, there are several /ut

shots or tilt shots


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These shots are also lo' angle

The tilt on the camera gives the audience a sense o$ danger or

mystery

Whilst the lo' angle makes the character look po'er$ul and

intimidating


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0n the other hand, In "# Con$identials title se%uence the camera

remains $lat $or the maority o$ the clip and doesn2t use a lot o$

lo'( high angles


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/uring this part o$ the title se%uence, the narrator 3/anny /e4ito)

is 5advertising6 Cali$ornia The basic camera 'ork $or one suits this

kind o$ advert style but it also gives the audience the impression

that li$e in "os #ngeles is regular and theres not many problems

This sets up the narrator to poke $un at the $act that theres

5trouble in paradise6


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Mise7en7scene 7 Colour

In the opening o$ Casino Royale, the colours are all greyscale In

the o$$ice, 8ond and /ryden are both 'earing black

#t the cricket match as 'ell The maority o$ spectators are

'earing 'hite, the rest black or grey


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This use o$, or lack o$, colour during the entirety o$ this clip

creates a thrilling, $ilm noir $eel

This adds to the action as this colour could be seen as an insight

into :ames 8onds mind -e2s very one minded and $ocused on his

target This helps to set a $eel $or the $ilm and the nature o$ thene' :ames 8ond 3/aniel Craig)

8lack and 'hite $ocuses the audience on action so $rom the get

this 8ond $ilm is packed $ull o$ e;citement


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In "# con$idential, there is a combination o$ colour$ul shots and

similar to the Casino Royale clip,greyscale shots


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This could be used to sho' that there are t'o sides to the city #

good side and a bad

This is rein$orced 'hen the narrator says

5>ep, you2d think this place 'as the ?arden o$ @den 8ut theres

trouble in paradise6


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Camera'ork( cinematography

#nother similarity that both clips have is the use o$ over the

shoulder shots


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Camera Work( Cinematography

0ver the shoulder shots are commonly used during dialogue

There a good 'ay o$ the audience $ollo'ing the action and the

conversation

0ver the shoulder shots are commonly seen together 'ith 5shot

reverse shot6 and are used 'ithin the 19= degree rule The 19= degree rule re$ers to ho' the camera al'ays stays on on

side o$ the action 3usually dialogue)

This avoids con$using the audience 'ith characters s'apping side

the camera goes to the other side o$ them

# good e;ample o$ this is a broadcasted $ootball match The cam2


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Mise7en7scene 7 lighting

#nother di$$erence bet'een the t'o clips is the lighting used

The opening to Casino Royale uses a lot o$ shado's and harsh

lighting


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Mise7en7scene 7 "ighting

The use o$ this lighting in this opening se%uence creates a sense o$ mys

and danger

8oth characters have hal$ o$ there $ace in the light and hal$ in the dark

This is a classic use o$ &ilm noir lighting

The audience get the sense that both characters have t'o sides to them /ryden is a double crossing agent 7 so he2s got t'o sides to him like the

lighting suggest

With 8ond, 'e get the impression $rom the lighting that he is a good

character but he has a dangerous side to him 'hich 'e see during the c

We also see his rela;ed, calm side in the o$$ice The makers have cut

bet'een these t'o places The bathroom and the o$$ice to sho' 8onds


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Mise7en7scene 7 lighting

In contrast to this, In "# Con$idential the lighting is so$t

@ven in the black and 'hite parts, the lighting is com$orting and

so$t


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Mise7en7scene 7 "ighting

0nce again this lighting sets the narrator up to contradict $irst

impression o$ the city the $ilm is set

The lighting creates a 'arming and happy tone

The narrator can then in$orm the audience on 'hat really happe

in the city 'hich the vie'ers may have missed, like the policeo$$icers didE 5"# cops 'alk on 'ater as they keep the city clea

o$ crooks6

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