Thursday, 18 November 2010

Section 2 - Fast and Furious

Narrative Structure
  • Know all the cars are the same group; they are all black and have green lights under them.
  • Set in city (transform city).
  • Know it's about cars from the first shot.
  • Car racing and attacking lorry driver.
  • Bar/Cafe camera going onto another another guy showing he's important in the film.
  • Regular at the cafe.
  • Rodgers (company name) -> transporting service
  • fighting with each other over the products.
  • On a race track, main character (Brian)
  • Torettes cafe regular for 3 weeks

Thriller Codes and Conventions
  • Introduces him as a character by him nearly going off a cliff - showing he's a good driver with out us knowing the rest of the film.
  • Someone else introduces his name (Brian).
  • What are the boxes for, makes us ask the question.
  • Someone following the Rodgers van to show there is something important in there that they want.
  • Guy in the cafe (Bald) trys to threaten Brian to let him know it's his property.
  • See boots first so we ask who it could be.
  • Point at car, recognise it but not a part of there group.
  • "Chill out man, He's selling boxes for Harry" We know he is working for Rodgers.
  • Lyrics to song: "watch your back" When the guy with a red top on walks into cafe trying to give us the impression, this song also plays through till they are fighting.
  • Leader of the group, (beige top) his voice is significant, stronger character leader of the group.
  • Threatening him with his wallet
Camera work
  • Match on action.
  • Worms eye of crain
  • Worms eye to show he's important
  • Shot reverse shot of him looking at the race track (P.O.V).
  • Crab shot close up to show just the car back ground isn't important and not needed.
  • Camera following him so looks as if it's lost control.
  • Shot reverse shot.
  • Over the shoulder.
  • Worms eye of four cars parking next to each other to show they are together as a gang.

Mise en Scene
  • Plain clothes.
  • Brian in black to show he's chilled out, other guy in Red to show anger, guy who own cafe in beige to show he's neutral.

Sound
  • Diagetic sound of cars screeching
  • Gangster music try and portray characters
  • Diagetic sound - Fast and rocky beats which relates to the action taking place "watch your back" while they are fighting.
  • Raping building tension.
  • Builds tension for the film to start.
  • Diagetic of the cars roaring.

Editing
  • Title enters quickly, supports title.
  • City turn from night to day.

Graphics
  • Used the title with in the scene using it as a reflective.
To see the opening clip of Fast and Furious Click here.

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