Mood board

Story board - Christopher de Bruin

Props

Old oil barrels create an atmosphere of abandonment or lack of care taken in maintaining the area, rust signifies decay formed by entropy. Entropy links to the way the situation becomes more chaotic and dangerous as the scene progress.

A black hood hides the face of the victim stopping her from seeing her surroundings and contains her along with rope. The black hood represents uncertainty and mystery building suspense and tension as she is in a state of panic and shock. The hood covers the identity of the wearer arguably dehumanising them to others (especially her kidnapers) .

  

Rope is used to tie up the victim in order to prevent her escape from the boot of the kidnaper’s car, this leaves the victim bound to her hope’s situation as she cant see or move at this point in the scene. The rope links to the vacuum being bound in the physical sense but also bound to a seemingly dark fate.

The evil characters have torn old clothes which could represent their lower status in society, this gives the idea that they are potentially trying to get a ransom from the victim. The old ripped clothes are also using negative imagery to emphasis the evil nature of the kidnappers.

The car doubles as both the kidnappers transport and there inhuman cage used to hold their victim (in the back of the car).

Thriller opening

1. https://youtu.be/BnAm8NE_2Lgh?v=BnAm8NE_2Lg
This utilises fast cuts in which the tension is built up in the clip .

2. https://youtu.be/Kh0ETqutTjw
This utilises glass and the conflicting colours and meanings to express the point of the story.

3. https://youtu.be/UFnmq5PPScA
This utilises the movements with the carcter giving perspective of whats happening in the clip.

Homework week 3

Brainstorm: Mentally ill person

• ·         Contrasting colours (dark when he is alone/ bright when he interacts with others).
• ·         Packed city living in middle to higher class old English style houses packed together.
• ·         The character display multiple personality disorder and bipolar disorder.
• ·         Mirrors act as a gate way into the characters mind.
• ·         Doors represent options, how the story will progress (evil or good).
• ·         Duality of existence.
• ·         Blood represents chaos and entropy. Each time the main character kills he becomes mader believing he takes on a piece of their soul (personality).

Rationale (explanation for what you're doing and why you're making the creative decisions - DETAILS) At least 500 words:

The scene starts with a high angled wide shot that pans down over a bright sunny day (warm colours are emphasised), the scene contains a large amount of thriving greenery representing life flourishing in the outside world. The scene starts with the song Life is but a dream (non-dietetic) playing in the background with the sound of the breeze and birds chirping (dietetic). The main character interacts with a older woman between the ages of 40 to 55 walking on the on the opposite side of the street in his direction, they wave and smile at each other in a neighbourly(friendly) fashion. there is foreshadowing in this scene as their paths will collide again but rather in a different and darker way.

The main character walks to his front door in a perspective shot looking on at his average identical house, this represents though on the outside he is average and seems normal his contents like the house is anything but normal but rather filled with hidden horrors. He opens the door where the camera fazes from perspective to an over the shoulder as the character, he walks down the hall into his house stairs and three doors can be seen after entry. The colour scheme changes from the bright warm colours to dark cold colours showing a shift in atmosphere and mood.

The main character in an over the shoulder shot stops at a mirror at the end of the hall showing signs of frustration and anger seemingly out of nowhere , he punches the mirror in front of him fracturing it, all the fractures reflecting his normal face except one which seems evil and twisted. This introduces the darker monstrous side of the character. A sudden flash to a dark room with no doors or light sources only a hunched-up man in a black hoodie covering his face as he sways back and forth on the floor. this room represents the subconscious of the character.

The figure stands up still not revealing hie face to the viewer with a mid-shot from a high angle to build up tension, he faces a mirror broken in two revealing a normal image of the character and the other side revealing the evil twisted version. Mirrors represent the gate to the soul in the movie. In the subconscious room each mirror contains a version of the character. The dark version seems to say something, but it is not audible, however dark low non-dietetic music players in the background. The screen begins to tilt with a ear non-dietetic music playing as the subconscious room begins to distort.

A quick cut scene has the character waking up in his dark room with a black out of what has just happened, this part is mid shot facing the character at eye level. Blood can be seen in the corner of the shot , it then focuses on the blood as the character sees it .suddenly the shot cuts to a high angle and an upside view of the character which rotates till it is level again ,this is done while he stands up looking at his clothes splattered with blood. When the shot cuts to an upside-down view of the character non-dietetic sound starts to build tension. The character sees more blood in the shape of his footsteps leading down the stairs down to the basement. When the shot of the character stands at the top of the stairs is a high angle mid shot. The character is looking down at the house then cutting to a low angle at the bottom of the stairs looking up at him in a wide shot of him at the top of the stairs.

Media studies: Sherlock clip

The Sherlock clip presents a range of moods within the clip showing the character and how they interact with each other and situations around them. As well as creating atmosphere which intern sets the mood for the audience to perceive how the scene allowing them to connect with the characters. The mood changes erratically through the clip this utilizes verisimilitude which makes the characteristics of the characters in the clip.

Camera angle and editing are effectively used, especially to show the intensity and state of Sherlock. The scene starts out with multiple cut scenes slowly fading in and out to black revealing the location while building the atmosphere through a montage of close and wide angle shots to reveal to the viewer the intense nature of the show down that is about to commence. The cut scenes also give the viewer an insight to the state of the characters going into the scene through the use of snap shots of them expressing Sherlock and Watson's fear and seriousness by utilizing close up and extreme close up shots to focus on the details of the expression through there features. The cut scenes speed up creating the effect of anticipation in the viewers for what is about to happen in the scene as it progresses. The dramatic build up then comes to a climax with an over the shoulder view from Sherlock of him and the villain of the story putting them in direct opposition, at the climax of the tension there is a comedic twist that is responded to by the camera cutting quickly between the three main characters of the scene with close ups of their faces outlining their confusion.

The lighting in the scene utilized cold and dark colors to present the mood. The scene is shot at night creating the mysterious atmosphere for the situation  about to unfold with the use of natural lighting .In the close up shots of the characters the use of shadows on their faces highlight the expression of the facial features such as the signs of Sherlock panic, Watson's dread/fear, and Moriarty's glee and anger. There is strong use of cold colors that emanate from the light of the pool challenged by the warm light of the lamps creating contrast how ever the cold colors take dominance in the dark night mimicking the way the villain takes victory over the hero of the story.

The mise-en-scene is reflected through many aspects such as the use of strong use of props complementing the characters, amplifying the visibility of the character traits and status they possess.  Both the antagonist and the protagonist are wearing very formal attire in the form of suits which present them as very proper and smart, this is revealed through the stoic stand made by Sherlock against Moriarty even though all odds were not in his favor. However, Moriarty is presented as smart but erratic displaying multiple signs of mental disorders such as psychopathy, sociopathy, bipolar disorder as his large movement, voice, and temper momentarily change erratically. The use of prop guns and bombs emphasis the hostile nature of the meeting giving the viewer a high-stake encounter with a mentally unstable villain.

Sound is used from a diegetic and non-diegetic perspective throughout the scene to build and change the mood of the audience while progressing the story line along. The scene starts to the sound of Moriarty’s voice playing over the cut scenes of the location, setting the mood for the scene while clearly displaying his intent towards Sherlock. Low frequency non-diegetic sound create a harrowing atmosphere in order for the audience to feel the tension building. The build up led to a moment of comedic relief when the use of diegetic sound through the song staying alive started playing as Moriarty had a gun pointed at pointed at him contradicting the likely potential outcome of the situation.