Monday 23 July 2012

Marnie

  • For the opening credits it is set as pages being turned and links into the fact it is an adaptation of a novel.
  • Already has a fan base, ease of selling at a target audience.
  • Start of credits - Production logo, goes straight to the names of the main actors, then co starring which  shows they are less important than the main actors as the names come in after them, then featuring which are even less important, name of the director, director of photography, production designer, assistant director, unit manager, costume design, editor, make up, sound recording, copyright date, music composer.
  • Film - Train Station
  • Close up of yellow bag, draw attention to it. It has an enigma (who is the person, why do they have a bag, why is it yellow)
  • Tracking the bag, follows it and her.
  • Showing the location of the shot (train station)
  • She is centre of attention, could be walking into a trap.
  • The weather is lovely, wearing gloves and jacket although the sun is out (spring, autumn, winter)
  • The background shows it is an industry area/city area.   
  • Music
  • Orchestral music, allot of strings.
  • Goes from thriller music to romance.
  • Then romance to dramatic very sudden.
  • Music drops out to footsteps which you can tell are high heels. 
  • Foley artists are used to create these sounds and they come from re recorded sounds edited into the film
  • Office scene
  • The first words heard are 'Robbed' makes you think the yellow bag has been nicked.
  • Looks like an Office, as there is a secretary next to the door, the walls looks a little dirty, there is a safe, they are all dressed in suits, artwork is also on the walls.
  • You can tell the two men are detectives as they are dressed in smart suits and taking notes as the man is talking to them.
  • They both have smug looks on their faces.
  • The man says the women's name twice, which makes you think of the women with the yellow bag. 
  • Two shot - Shows the relationship between the two detectives, work closely together.
  • Both the secretary and the detectives laugh at how well the man can describe the women, he obviously had a thing for the women or something happened between them both.
  • When Sean Connery enters, he gives the feeling he is laid back (coat over shoulder) and a ladies man.
  • Visual hierarchy, the man is looking up to Sean (literally)
  • Women in the hotel
  • Mirror image of the first shot (Yellow bag)
  • You can tell its a hotel - Hallway, Bellboy, cleaning trolley.
  • Alfred Hitchcock appears coming out of one of the rooms. He appears in all of his films.
  • It is the same women shown from the same hair and same yellow bag.
  • The women is shown packing new stuff into a suitcase and stuffing old stuff into another suitcase.
  • Enigma, still can't see her face.
  • Climax of music as soon as you see her face.
  • Changed hair colour from brunette to blonde.
  • Train Station
  • Still only see her legs.
  • Follows her through the crowds, adds realism.
  • You can hear diegetic sounds, load speaker, platform speaker, people walking.
  • Non diegetic sounds to manipulate the audience.
  • Mid shot to show enough detail of her face.
  • Point of view shot, what's going to happen next - her looking at the grill.
  • Makes the audience think like a detective.

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