Task 13: Film Analysis

Name of Film: World War Z

Micro Analysis:

• Camera :-
• Wide shots
• Long shots

• Mise-en-scene :- 
• Animals that were once harmonious turned on each other 
• An image of the calm sea 

• Editing :- 
• Diagonal lines going through the screen distorting the images on the screen
• Straight cuts

• Sound :- 
• News updates --> gives the audience all the information they need to put them where they need to be at the start of the film
• Calm headlines are read during the first half of the title sequence
• Towards the end of title sequence the news readings become more distressing

Macro Analysis:

• The key plot idea that is introduced in the title sequence is that the entire world has been infected with some sort of virus.
• No main characters are explicitly introduced 
• The story line is only hinted at through images of the virus spreading

Title Conventions:

1. Producers
2. In association with
3. Stars
4. Casting
5. Visual effects
6. Music
7. Additional Music
8. Costume
9. Edited
10. Production Designer
11. Director of Photography
12. Executive Producers
13. Produced by
14. Based on
15. Screen Story
16. Screen Play
17. Director
18. Title

Name of Film: Man Of Steel

Micro Analysis:

• Camera :-
• Close ups
• Wide shots
• Establishing shots
• Camera moves from left to right in order to show the entire scene (awards on a shelf)
• Mise-en-scene :
• Shots of newspapers (prop)
• Shots of the city (location)
• Shots of YouTube videos and social media posts (prop)
• Field
• Superman costume and logo
• Bright lighting
• Smallville

• Editing :-
• Straight cuts
• Camera tracks the astroid
• Special effects used when Superman is seen flying through the sky

• Sound :-
• Uplifting music played
• Builds positive tension for the audience making them want to carry on watching

Macro Analysis:

• Man of Steel starts by showing the audience the most important stages of Clark Kents life and his transition into being Superman.

Title Conventions:

1. Producers
2. In association with
3. Director
4. Stars
5. Casting 
6. Costume Designer
7. Visual Effects
8. Music
9. Co-producer
10. Film Editor
11. Production Designer
12. Director of Photography
13. Screen Play
14. Executive producers
15. Producers
16. Based on
17. Additional Directors
18. Title

Name of Film: Spider-Man

Micro Analysis: 

• Camera :-
• Camera moves through the webs
• The camera is made to look as though is it following the text

• Mise-en-scene :-
• Dark lighting
• Text is incorporated into the webs on the screen

• Editing :-
• No cuts are used
• Special effects are used throughout the title sequence in the construction of the web, lighting and text

• Sound :-
• Fast paced music is used to create tension
• The music also indicates what genre the film is

Macro Analysis:

• Due to the actual title of the film and the special effects used during the title sequence the audience is able to make the link between the main character and some sort of spider
• Spider-Man and his rival Green Goblin are clearly introduced during the title sequence. Spider-Man's hand and Green Goblin's mask is is shown

Title Conventions:

1. Producers
2. Marvel Production
3. Title
4. Stars
5. Casting
6. Co-producers
7. Music
8. Costume Designer
9. Visual Effects
10. Edited
11. Production Designer
12. Director of Photography
13. Executive Producer
14. Additional Producers
15. Based on
16. Screen Play
17. Director