1. How does the film start at a dramatic moment in the middle of the drama?
When John sees a missing person sign of his friend; that friend is the same person who's body was seen in the beginning of the movie.
2. What terrific scene will open, and what memorable scene will end the film?
The dead body of the unknown kid will open the film, and the final memorable scene will be when a missing persons sign of John who was knocked out the day before will be posted on campus.
3. What’s my character’s attitude and position in the events?
John is a good cop type main character who is in the wrong places at the wrong time. He searches for the truth but in the end he gets screwed over. He is yet another typical Film Noir character who fights for justice and bends the rules but learns to find out that the world is corrupt and pays for his drive to find justice with his life.
4. How do I introduce my character? If my character isn’t central to the action, what do they witness that is?
We introduce him by showing him in regular class being a normal kid, and as the story develops he develops as a character. The plot revolves around his actions and his actions give him his characterization.
5. How can I help the audience discover what is happening, rather than just telling them everything?
By showing them through action rather than dialogue. Dialogue just intensifies scenes actions give emotion to the scene because everything that we show is what we want the audience to see.
6. How can I reduce things to a minimum, but still have an impact?
By showing only actions since dialogue takes up too much time and by making each action meaningful and relative to the plot.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Chinatown Reflection
1. I think that the questions that i used were very general which let me to dig in to the question and explain the question in great detail. Our definition for the characteristic was very accurate and we discussed it in great and supportable details and facts from the film. The examples of betrayal we found were very concrete and very true so the question of "are you sure that that is betrayal" never arose and it was always "yes yes i see how this particular scene relates to your topic." My connection to film noir was spread out through every slide a little bit, but on one slide i completely dedicated it to explaining what film noir is and how the film demonstrates film noir. My use of key terms was very accurate and it helped to demonstrate how film directors use certain filmic language to convey certain emotions to the audience. By using these key terms accurately i may be able to incorporate them into my next project. With all of this in mind i feel that my group as a hole had several strengths and little faults.
2. I feel that we couldnt really improve much only perhaps clarifying our terms a bit more but it is unnecessary to do so it may be nice. Next time we may make ours a bit more nice looking and give it some eye candy.
3. i think that our presentation allowed me to understand film noir, and then the film allowed me to see examples of film noir and the characteristics that the movies have. overall i think that i can now go out and create a film noir movie accurately however it will take hard work since film noir movies are so demanding of time and they're so detail oriented.
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Treatment
I. The Man who Became Obsessed with an Average Girl
by Luis Velasquez
II. Film Noir
III. Man meets a woman after he finishes an investigation, and he falls deeply in love her and becomes obsessed with her.
IV. After a man finishes an investigation, he goes to his client’s office and hands the assistant the final document papers. As she takes them he looks into her eyes and notices a slight green speck within her pupil. He recalls his deceased mother whom had the same eyes. He gives her a paper with his number, and the location of a restaurant.
At the restaurant the two people are talking, and once they finish eating he tries to kiss the girl goodbye, however she turns her head and leaves. The man is flabbergasted and as he goes home he takes out a picture of the woman, which he took slyly from her desk earlier.
The following day the man asks the woman out once more and they meet up for some coffee. The man admires the woman’s beauty and he grabs her hand forcefully and gives her a kiss. The woman kisses him back this time, and they return to their home.
As the man wakes up he notices that the girl has left. He calls her and is seen to be speaking rather desperately and the woman hangs up. He paces back and forth, and goes online to view some videos of her on youtube. Although it has been only 3 days, he is already in love with her.
He walks to her home, and when she sees him she runs away. He runs chasing after her, but runs into a car and dies.
At the hospital, the doctor asks her if he has any close relatives, she tells him that she is his sister and she claims his things.
The woman is seen once more with the man’s belongings. She is on vacation with her husband . . .
by Luis Velasquez
II. Film Noir
III. Man meets a woman after he finishes an investigation, and he falls deeply in love her and becomes obsessed with her.
IV. After a man finishes an investigation, he goes to his client’s office and hands the assistant the final document papers. As she takes them he looks into her eyes and notices a slight green speck within her pupil. He recalls his deceased mother whom had the same eyes. He gives her a paper with his number, and the location of a restaurant.
At the restaurant the two people are talking, and once they finish eating he tries to kiss the girl goodbye, however she turns her head and leaves. The man is flabbergasted and as he goes home he takes out a picture of the woman, which he took slyly from her desk earlier.
The following day the man asks the woman out once more and they meet up for some coffee. The man admires the woman’s beauty and he grabs her hand forcefully and gives her a kiss. The woman kisses him back this time, and they return to their home.
As the man wakes up he notices that the girl has left. He calls her and is seen to be speaking rather desperately and the woman hangs up. He paces back and forth, and goes online to view some videos of her on youtube. Although it has been only 3 days, he is already in love with her.
He walks to her home, and when she sees him she runs away. He runs chasing after her, but runs into a car and dies.
At the hospital, the doctor asks her if he has any close relatives, she tells him that she is his sister and she claims his things.
The woman is seen once more with the man’s belongings. She is on vacation with her husband . . .
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Blog: Chinatown
The story tells itself through the dialogue and actions the characters do. Mr. Gittes is the main character and everything that happens in the film somehow relates to his pursuit of knowledge and justice.
The implied narrator is most likely the main character because the story usually revolves around them and the story is told about them. In this film the main character is Mr. Gittes and we follow his journey and adventure to find the truth about the femme fatal and about the city.
The characters help to create separate situations for the main characters and in those situations the characters perform certain actions that give them a certain characterization. Mrs. Cross situation helps to open doors in Mr. Gittes's need to figure out what is happening in his city and why it is being kept so secretly.
We use our knowledge of Film Noir to further understand why the movie is so dark and what we should expect from these movies such as violence, sex, and a sense of insecurity. This knowledge lets us see certain events that are supposed to be coming up and when we see them we will know that they are following Film Noir aspects and then we can analyze htem.
The time is presented realistically and only moves forward. Any detail that has been left out or is already in the past will be provided to the audience through dialogue in which there will be an explanation of what happened. Mr. Gittes is always moving forward, and when he needs to know something that happened in the past it is told in dialogue instead of flashback.
Film Noir is the genre and the film follows most aspects of Film Noir such as dark lighting and symbolism and the suffering world.
The Film says that during this time period, people were often disloyal and people were "two-faced" in the sense that people would pretend to be good people, but they always have dark secrets or they do immoral things. Several people betrayed Mr. Gittes including Mr. Cross, and Mr. Gittes himself betrayed people. This shows that no person is completely honest and everyone has secrets such as Mr. Gittes's secret life and actions in China Town.
The narrative shows that humans are naturally imperfect and they naturally betray others to hide their dark secrets. Because of this, no one person can be trusted.
The implied narrator is most likely the main character because the story usually revolves around them and the story is told about them. In this film the main character is Mr. Gittes and we follow his journey and adventure to find the truth about the femme fatal and about the city.
The characters help to create separate situations for the main characters and in those situations the characters perform certain actions that give them a certain characterization. Mrs. Cross situation helps to open doors in Mr. Gittes's need to figure out what is happening in his city and why it is being kept so secretly.
We use our knowledge of Film Noir to further understand why the movie is so dark and what we should expect from these movies such as violence, sex, and a sense of insecurity. This knowledge lets us see certain events that are supposed to be coming up and when we see them we will know that they are following Film Noir aspects and then we can analyze htem.
The time is presented realistically and only moves forward. Any detail that has been left out or is already in the past will be provided to the audience through dialogue in which there will be an explanation of what happened. Mr. Gittes is always moving forward, and when he needs to know something that happened in the past it is told in dialogue instead of flashback.
Film Noir is the genre and the film follows most aspects of Film Noir such as dark lighting and symbolism and the suffering world.
The Film says that during this time period, people were often disloyal and people were "two-faced" in the sense that people would pretend to be good people, but they always have dark secrets or they do immoral things. Several people betrayed Mr. Gittes including Mr. Cross, and Mr. Gittes himself betrayed people. This shows that no person is completely honest and everyone has secrets such as Mr. Gittes's secret life and actions in China Town.
The narrative shows that humans are naturally imperfect and they naturally betray others to hide their dark secrets. Because of this, no one person can be trusted.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Blog 1
Short Film Analysis
• The narration is told through the dialogue of the actors. The reason that it was done like this is because the story is about one main character, and the other character’s dialogue relates to the main character’s situation. So, the story tells itself.
• The implied narrator is everyone in the story. This is because everyone in the story has a part in the story and therefore their part is the story.
• There are no spectators in this story.
• The information that we provide is our general interpretation that “Hell” is a place that you don’t want to be at, and that only bad people go there.
• The timeline of this story is mostly based on the present, however there is one moment when a flashback shows why the character is where he is. The form is formalistic because it follows normal formulas in film in which a flashback is used to further explore the backround of the main character.
• If this film had a drama it would most likely be dramatic however I’m not sure if this is true. I believe that the film was made in order to teach its audience a lesson the lesson that every person should be selfless or else they shall be condemned.
• This film shows that now people are very materialistic and no longer can see a value in life. Without that value people don’t deserve to live.
• This film says that humans tend to be selfish and that this is not how we should be. That we should try to give everyone their rights and that no one has the right to take away another persons life for their own selfish reasons.
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