Project 6: Opening Sequence Sound Analysis - DYM HW4

I, Robot- 2004 - Opening Sequence

Sound analysis:

-The clip starts with sounds of movement in water and bubbles rising in water, which matches the pictures shown on screen. along with the swishing sounds this helps the clip connote futuristic themes

-As the title come on screen, music starts to play which greatly increases the impact of the title and gives the film a more epic atmosphere

-The music progresses to become more suspenseful as the 'laws of robotics' enters the screen, making the audience uneasy in regards to the laws

-As we see the characters underwater in the car and hear them hitting on the glass, the music becomes more tense and the narrative progresses

-As the window breaks a loud shattering noise is heard, contrasting to the other drowned out sounds and shocks the audience

-The alarm clock sound is very intrusive and interrupts the flashback

Project 4: Barthes Theory - DYM 2

Enigma code:

-At the beginning you can't tell what is happening. The voice over and background are hard to understand and the desert gives us a feeling of desertion and solitude

-We don't know exactly why the man is being arrested, even though the voice over gives some insight into it.

-The officer mentions that he was holding an 'oxygen canister', and we don't know the relevance of this item yet, even though we see it confiscated in the back of the police car

-We don't know what the killer will do now that he is free

Action code:

-The killer is being arrested. we can assume he has commited a serious crime

-As the killer walks up behind the officer and we know he is going to try to kill him

-When the officer dies we amuse that the killer will go and kill more people

Semiotic code:

-The killer represents unrepentant evil, as he continues to kill

-The police officer represents good and innocence, as he is trying to arrest the killer and is unknowing when he is being attacked

-One side of the law is being opposed to the other

Cultural code:

-The killer is wearing black, which is a colour closely associated with death

-The police officer is uniformed, so we can see that he is an upholder of the law

-In the beginning when the sky is dark and the day is dawning we assume that an event is about to happen

Symbolic code:

-Good vs evil

-Law vs crime

Project 2: My Film Still - DYM HW 1

                                   












             'Toby Kebbel as 'Johnny Quid' in RockNrolla 2008'

I chose this still from the film 'RockNrolla', as i believe it is a very well crafted still, which makes good use of mise-en-scene and framing to create an effective still.

>The man is standing in a room which seems to be in an abandoned house. Although the film is not of that genre, this is a convention of horror films, which makes the audience feel uneasy and cautious as they examine the shot

> The fact that the man is topless shows he is not fearful of whatever he is facing the guns at, and the mid shot framing in conjunction with his strong pose and the way he is holding 2 guns at once makes his seem like a very brave and hardened character, in full control of the situation.

>The lighting is well in this shot, as the room is in low key lighting except for the harsh streaks of light entering through gaps in the curtains. This connotes danger, but also has themes of exposure and vulnerability. The strong shadows which cover half of the character's face also signify that there may be more than side to this character. This is a very interesting concept in this scenario, as it makes it even harder to tell if he is a villain or a hero, which adds narrative enigma to the story.