THE BIG COMBO TIMELINE
All of the following clips are very dark, which is very fitting of a film Noir as the city looks like a terrifying labrynth.
0-6 Opens with a picture of the city showing the text (ALLIED ARTISTS PICTURES CORPORATION PRESENTS) Panning to the left through the city’s landscape
7-10 Shows a name of an actor called Cornel Wilde Also panning left through the city’s Landscape
10-17 Shows the actors name Richard Conte in the middle of the screen in a Bold Text
17-21 Brian Donlevy (Actor name in the middle of the screen in Bold Text)
21-26 Jean Wallace (Actor name in the middle of the screen in a Bold Text)
26-33 The Panning comes to an end and the landscape comes to a standstill and the film title is introduced to the audience in big bold letters ‘IN THE BIG COMBO BY PHILLIP YORDAN’ we still see the landscape and we see the cars moving through the city
34-41 The next scene opens up ‘Featuring, Robert Middleton, Lee Van Cleef, Earl Holliman, Helen Walker, Jay Adler, John Hoyt, Ted De Costra and Helene Stanton. The names appear in a Bold list moving down to the right from the top left of the screen to the bottom left in a ladder like shape. The city is still at a standstill with moving traffic
42-53 With Roy Gordon, Whit Bissel, Steve Mitchell, Brian O’hara, Rita Gould, Bruce Sharpe, Michael Mark, Phillip Van Zandt and Donna Drew. Shaped like the Bold text ladder that is see in 34-41
54-103 The next screen opens up showng the names Jacob Gimpel with Piano Soloist written underneath in the middle of the screen in a bold text and underneath we see more text Jean Vallaces Wardrobe with Designd by Don Loper written underneath in bold text.
104-109 Shows a large list of production details on the left and the names of those involved on the right showing the city landscape
109-115 John Alton director of photography appears in a bold text in the centre of the screen again showing the city landscape
116-127 Produced by Sidney Harmon the screen also starts to move closer towards the city
127-132 the text changes to Directed by Joseph Lewis and at this point we can see the traffic and population close up showing the city in a big hurry.
Monday, 31 January 2011
Monday, 24 January 2011
9 Screenshot Analysis
The first screenshot is a close up of a book, which suggests that someone is doing research on a crime or planning a crime. It is also introducing the film ‘NEW LINE CINEMA PRESENTS’. The next screenshot is of the title ‘SE7EN’ this is effective because it is telling the audience what the film is called and it is duplicated to make it look interesting. The title of the film is also important to the storyline as the film involves the 7 deadly sins that are: Gluttony, Sloth, Greed, Envy, Lust, Wrath and Pride. The 3rd screenshot is of a picture of hands which is the antagonist planning his crime and this screenshot also tells you who the film is by. Screenshot 4,5,6,7,8,9 are important in the sense that they are telling the audience of who is the cast, who the produces are, who edited the film, who did the casting of the film and who directed the film
Friday, 21 January 2011
Conventions of film noir
Iconography & Props
Characters - Corrupt Cops , Alienated, Protagonist, Misogynistic Men, Femme Fatale, bleakness, disillusionment, disenchantment, pessimism, ambiguity, moral, conflicted hard-boiled detectives or private eyes, cops, gangsters, government agents, a lone wolf, socio-paths or killers, crooks, war veterans, politicians, petty criminals, murderers, or just plain Joes. Femme Fatal, stylistic choices, dutiful, reliable, trustworthy and loving women, mysterious, duplicitous, double-crossing, gorgeous, unloving, predatory, tough-sweet, unreliable, irresponsible, manipulative and desperate women
Visual Style - Low Key Lighting Shadows Cast By Venetian Blinds Dutch Angles Low Angle Shots Wide Angle Lenses Shots Of Characters Reflection In One Or More Mirrors Night For Night Filming (Instead Of Day For Night) From The 1940’s Location Shooting Became Frequent
Iconography - Dark Sidewalks Rain Drenched Streets Flashing Neon Signs City Is Villainous/Hostile Alcohol/Alcoholics Cigarettes Guns Trench Coats, the is many different styles of film noir’s such
Themes - Transgression Of Social Norms Someone Evil Going Against What You Would Normally Expect Taboo, there are many different types of film noir’s, like Romance - Twisted, shocking melodramatic film noirs featuring deadly femme fatales on a path of romance and self-destruction (romance noirs) with the men in their lives included the following examples, Menaced Women - In menaced-women noirs, the tables are turned and women are menaced by the men in their lives (often their husbands),
Settings Urban Setting – LA, New York, San Francisco and Chicago Thought Of In The Sense Of A Labyrinth Bars Lounges Nightclubs Gambling Den’s Industrial Setting – Refineries, Factories, Train-yards and Power Plants
Narrative - Devices Convoluted Storylines Flashbacks Voiceover Narration Classic Noir Usually From A First Person Narrative
Characters - Corrupt Cops , Alienated, Protagonist, Misogynistic Men, Femme Fatale, bleakness, disillusionment, disenchantment, pessimism, ambiguity, moral, conflicted hard-boiled detectives or private eyes, cops, gangsters, government agents, a lone wolf, socio-paths or killers, crooks, war veterans, politicians, petty criminals, murderers, or just plain Joes. Femme Fatal, stylistic choices, dutiful, reliable, trustworthy and loving women, mysterious, duplicitous, double-crossing, gorgeous, unloving, predatory, tough-sweet, unreliable, irresponsible, manipulative and desperate women
Visual Style - Low Key Lighting Shadows Cast By Venetian Blinds Dutch Angles Low Angle Shots Wide Angle Lenses Shots Of Characters Reflection In One Or More Mirrors Night For Night Filming (Instead Of Day For Night) From The 1940’s Location Shooting Became Frequent
Iconography - Dark Sidewalks Rain Drenched Streets Flashing Neon Signs City Is Villainous/Hostile Alcohol/Alcoholics Cigarettes Guns Trench Coats, the is many different styles of film noir’s such
Themes - Transgression Of Social Norms Someone Evil Going Against What You Would Normally Expect Taboo, there are many different types of film noir’s, like Romance - Twisted, shocking melodramatic film noirs featuring deadly femme fatales on a path of romance and self-destruction (romance noirs) with the men in their lives included the following examples, Menaced Women - In menaced-women noirs, the tables are turned and women are menaced by the men in their lives (often their husbands),
Settings Urban Setting – LA, New York, San Francisco and Chicago Thought Of In The Sense Of A Labyrinth Bars Lounges Nightclubs Gambling Den’s Industrial Setting – Refineries, Factories, Train-yards and Power Plants
Narrative - Devices Convoluted Storylines Flashbacks Voiceover Narration Classic Noir Usually From A First Person Narrative
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)