Introduction
Hi my name is Jai and
I have chosen maze runner to talk to you about and how the film was made.
Purpose
The purpose of this film is to provide entertainment to your
screens at home and in the cinema. In the film the most entertaining bit is
when he learns the maze and getting chased by grievers who want to kill him.
This film has been made to entertain the audience to bring a new idea to the
screens and because the company has the money to do this work. They make the
film to aim at a mass audience. The film I picked was made to make profit
because they are a conglomerate.
Genre
Daniel Chandler (2001) stated that genre means type of
category. My genre of my film is action and thriller this makes it a hybrid
this means it has to genres put together and it is a sub-genre this means it is
genre in a genre =this is what Barry Keith Grant (1995) said. The genre is
aimed at people who like the concept of chases and crazy thriller parts the
film has some jumpy bits in it which scare the audience.
Form
My film is 113 minutes long this makes it a feature film because it is long.
My film has been distributed in many places like TV, DVD, Cinema and Downloadable content.
SKY movies does show this on TV and Cinemas like Savoy, Cineworld, Odeon, View
Style
My film looks futuristic as it has many special effects. It does not create verisimilitude and they do this because of the way they made the film. the film looks futuristic when all the walls move and when they finally get out of the maze it looks post-apocalyptic and has giant skyscrapers which look very creative and all the technology they use in the control room looks really new but complicated.
Content
The narrative of
this film is all about one boy who can change the world and help the Red army
succeed against Wicked the enemy. There are 5 key stages in a film.
According to
Todorova in 1977 my film starts with a disequilibrium and they have to solve it
out but there are bits where we do see that they are sorting things out but
there is always another disequilibrium which ruins the resolution and they have
to solve the problem out again. The film I am watching ends with a
disequilibrium and this means that there will always be a sequel. Kate Domaille
there are 8 types of narrative I have two types of narrative in my video. I
have Candide this is based on one man and how nothing can stop him this happens
in the film with Tomas and there is a love story between Kendra and Tomas which
make it a type of narrative called Cinderella. Claude Levi-Strauss from (1958) Levi-Strauss argued that all
narratives could be reduced down to binary opposites. For example
like male and female like in my film Kendra is in charge of Tomas and bosses all
the other characters around this means Kendra is the dominant one and Tomas is
the subordinate. This situation is not stereo typical. The young in this film
are more important than the old because they can save the future.
Meaning and
content
My film is Sci-Fi
film which means that’s they add diegetic sound to make it sound futuristic. A
diegetic sound is a natural sound you can hear and audience and character can
hear it and only small parts of scenes have this in the film I have chosen.
Dialogue an important phrase or conversation in the film for example like “can
you tell a bit about yourself, who you are where you came from, can you tell me
a name.” This is the first part of the film and states that the protagonist doesn’t know anything
about himself. They also us sound effects to make the action film more dramatic
when in a chase. They use incidental music to connote emotion a tension.
The denoted is what you see in the film and what you hear.
In my film It denotes many teenagers
running away from the grievers to
escape the maze but the teenager can’t figure out the maze and where to go.
Connotation is what it represents. This connotes to the teenagers finding who
is behind this disaster and why they have done this. You find this out at the
end. In my film Kendra isn’t the usual damsel in distress because she can look
after herself and the men in the film worship her as their leader because she
knows all Tomas’s secrets and Tom is the leader of the group of teenagers.
Sound
Diegetic
In my film there are plenty of moments when they have
diegetic sound in this film. The main diegetic sound that is in the film is the
dialogue what the characters say in the film as the audience can here it and
the characters in the film can hear it this is all in forma. I can see that
Tomas has just entered the glade this is what it denotes “Welcome to the Glade”
this connotes the bit when Tomas actually wakes up and realizes where he is and
what people are around him this creates an enigma
and makes the action film more thrilling. The protagonist in this film talks to people with respect but curious
and ask many questions like “what is this place, who put us hear” this connotes
that he wants to know and find out why is he in the position but as he talks to
other people with respect it connotes a calm environment. The types of
moods creates what type of dialogue like sadness, anger and love. Another
diegetic sound is when he comes into the glade in the elevator and the elevator
doors move and makes a banging sound when just opened. This is really
interesting it makes a creaking sound this is what denotes but this may connote
that Tomas has come into a world which is unknown for him. The fire throwing is
a diegetic sound which starts when they start throwing the fire into the pile
of hay to burn the remains of a man who gets bitten by the griever and will
turn into the living dead this is what I see and it connotes that if you get
bitten by a griever then you will have to die this creates an enigma. Cheering and laughing when
around the fire and fighting this is what I see and it means that they are
happy and cheerful.
Non-diegetic
The first non-diegetic we denote is the bell at the start of
the film when he comes through the elevator this is played in the background
and added on to create the elevator and tense location. When he comes out of
the elevator and doesn’t know why he is there. Another non-diegetic is the
soundtrack behind the film to create tension and makes the atmosphere gloomy
the music makes the film sound like an action film. The denoted sound from the
monsters called grievers and the sound from the machine which opens up to get
out of the maze this is all done because to
put a sound to the movement in the film this makes a disequilibrium because of
the grievers who chance Tomas. The bangs in the film to cut of key points
to leave a cliff hanger so you want to know what happens next time they do this
to leave you wondering. All of this is done because the producer wants to emphasis
the sounds for the audience to connote emotion.
Mise en scene
Mise en scene is one micro element that is encoded into a
frame, it is a French word and means “everything
within the frame”. I will talk to you about the 5 points and what it did to
represent my characters.
Location
In my film at the start the location creates verisimilitude as the birds are there and the
forest. I have looked into two of the locations from my film and one of them
will be the maze itself. The big walls from the maze connotes a trapped feeling
and when the sun goes down it creates a gloomy mood. The second location would
be the camp fire the fire is bright and free and the teenagers are chatting and
laughing which connotes that the teenagers are having fun and the atmosphere is
happy and warm. The location can show what type of people are in my film. This
location is organised and very clean this shows that my characters are sensible
and mature. This challenges stereotypes because teenagers are usually immature
and are not clean. This will effect the audience because when the audience sees
that the location is dark and gloomy they will react scared. However if the
location in this film has a bright sun then the audiences mood will be
happiness. As a customer a watching this film I think that the bit when they
are all outside doing their jobs and Kendra comes out of the elevator creates a
happy mood.
Costume/make up
The costumes my characters do show the characters
personality and where they stand and what they do in the film. The farmers in
the film wear farmer’s clothes which do look poor and do not look expensive and
the runners wear a t shirt with joggers this represents agility and movement.
The costumes can show upper-class and lower-class creating binary opposition.
Tomas’s costume shows that he is tired and run down as he is wearing unclean,
dirty clothes and doesn’t have a change
of clothes. The costume can reflect on the target audience because when the
costume is a certain colour it can mean that they are good or bad. In my film
Wicked wears black as she is an antagonist and brings badness in the world.
Props
The property of the characters can show power and authority.
The props used in my film are very interesting because as Tomas finds a device
in the griever, that prop shows the other characters that Tomas has the power
and knows what he is doing with in the maze. A prop can connote iconography and
will be well known within the film. In my film the sticks in the film what they
carry all the time just connotes who is in charge and who isn’t. The sharp
sticks show that the film will have fighting so the genre will be action. An icon that is recognized in the film
which Tomas finds in the griever which is really important is to the narrative.
Tomas the protagonist is an icon himself as he is loved by many because they
would follow him and fight with him. The prop can influence the audience
because the main prop can give the audience happiness like, for example in my
film Tomas find a device in a griever which gives the rest of the teenagers
hope and make the audience happy because the audience is over the moon that
they have a chance to escape the maze.
Colours and lighting
The lighting in my film is really good and connotes
happiness at the start and creates an equilibrium because the sun is out and
they are in a big field. This connotes that these teenagers are free however
the colour and lighting can affect the mood and the emotion in the film. There
is two types of light (low key and high key) when the sun goes down it creates
a low key and creates a gloomy, fear of the unknown and scary atmosphere but when the sun is out then
it is high key and it creates happiness and hope. Low key can be encoded
because the shadows of the teenagers. In my film there are characters that are
very mysterious and we don’t see much of them they wear black clothing because
maybe they have something to hide. Tomas wears light clothes like white which
connotes that he represents hope and celebration but also power this creates an
enigma. The fire in the camp fire shows happiness. In my film there are many
low key moments and this makes the audience feel tense as they don’t know what
is in the film.
Gestures
The gestures in my film can effect what genre my film is
because if my film has characters which run fast and fight which means it is an
action film. As Tomas is new to his surrounding he is not the boss but his
gestures can show that he has some sort of power in the group of people. If the
gestures from all the teenagers are nervous that can create a tense atmosphere
but all the teenagers don’t argue or fight against each so it creates a good
mood this connotes that they are not stereotypical teenagers this connotes that
they are teamwork and one unity. In my film the gestures also can show that
some of the teenagers are scared. The gestures can affect the way the audience
thinks too and it make the audience think if that character is a protagonist or
antagonist. In my film chuck acts brave in one scene but is scared for the rest
of the scenes this create empathy for the characters.
Shot types
There are many types of shot types and they all connote
different things I have gone through my film picking the right ones to talk to
you about. I have picked two types of shots what are from my film and I have
chosen a close up onto Tomas face this is done to emphasis the emotion he is
expressing. When it does go up for a close up this connotes that Tomas is
confused and scared because he just entered the Glade which is an unknown
location for him. The close up really does show the relationship between the
characters also it will involve the audience in the scene this create
spectacle. My second shot type will be the one what looks over the whole maze
this is a establishing shot and it identifies the diegesis an create the
atmosphere. This denotes that they are trapped in 4 walls and behind each wall
there is a complicated maze. This connotes that the teenagers have to use their
knowledge to try and get out of the maze this creates a disequilibrium at the start of the film.
Angles
The angle the camera is really important as it can create
binary opposition or the male gaze. In my film the camera positioned at a high
angle which denotes that he is in an elevator on the floor shuffling around and
shouting help this connotes his subordinate and weakness because as the camera
is pointing down at him it connotes that he is scared of this new place called
the Glade. This makes the audience think that Tomas is weak and just looks like
fresh meat for the others to pick on. The other camera angle is the low angle
this is usually used on the dominant person to show the audience that he has
more power than the other character in the film. In my case Alby is looking
down at Tomas because he is more dominant. This connotes that Alby is more
important and knows what he is doing when in the glade. The audience sees Alby
as friend because he does not represent himself to be horrible. The low camera
angle is positioning up always and you can see
all of Alby . In some cases like when Gally pushes Tomas down to the ground
which causes a disequilibrium and they use a low camera angle on Gally.
Movements
At the start of the film Tomas runs away from the elevator
and tries to get away from all the teenagers. As Tomas runs away the camera is
positioned next to him and stays next to him showing all the movement and the
action . This denotes him running through grass really fast and falling over.
This connotes the action and danger in the film. With doing this the audience
can feel like they are in the film and actually part of the adventure and
wouldn’t mind being him as he acts like a role model. Another movement is the
tilt movement in my film it is used to introduce the diegesis to the film and
then it tilts back up to facing Tomas. This denotes that Tomas is in the Glade
and walking around and seeing the scale and mass of the Maze. This connotes
that he want to know what is out in the maze. This makes the audience feel like
they want Tomas to explore the open maze. The tilt does exaggerate movement and
action. It does the tilt again to introduce the diegesis when Tomas goes for
fertilizer in the woods.
Focus
In my film there are many scenes which the camera does only
focus on one character to emphasise how important that character is but some
scenes focus on everything because it means that everything that is in the
frame is important. In my film I have picked one main focus point and it is
when they are all near the camp fire. When all the teenagers are there then it
focuses on all of them because they are all part of the Glade and important.
There is another focus point when they set the wood on fire because the other
characters are out of focus and the fire is the main point of interest. In this
scene the lighting is low key which means the camera really needs to capture
the light from the fire to focus on the main characters. This connotes that the
fire is the reason for happiness and bond but also means that they are a team.
The audience sees this as a happy atmosphere an there is no tension near the
camp fire.
Editing
Shot reverse shot
structure
This consist of when two characters are in conversation and
they are taking between each other and the camera cuts between each person when
they start to speak to carry on the narrative. It is juxtaposed when two images
create a link between them. I see this happen in my film between Alby and Tomas
this is at the start of the film when they talk about the area and what rules
are put in place for the Glade. He starts by saying “there are three rules, one
never harm another Glader, do your work and never go beyond them walls” Tomas
replies with “why what’s out there?” this creates a disequilibrium because
Tomas is interested in the Maze. The shot types used in this are over the
shoulder and close up the scene cuts 5 times in-between this conversation
because when the character is speaking the audience feels like they spectates
and part of the conversation. When Tomas and Alby talk it denotes that Alby has
been in the Glade for longer and is the dominant one and they are just having a
normal conversation. This connotes that Tomas is curious and interested in the
place he has just arrived. This could also connote binary opposition because
Tomas does not know Alby and knows that he is keeping the Maze Secret away from
him which may mean that Tomas could have something against Alby. Another
Example of shot reverse shot structure this happens in the middle when Tomas is
checking out the maze and Gally pushes him to the ground this creates binary
opposition and the camera angle is low for Gally because he is dominant and
high for Tomas because he is weak and the shots change because they have a conversation.
Action Match
An action match is where an action began in one shot and is
completed in the next shot which has been cut. In my film there is a part when
Tomas jumps off a wall to get away from the griever this is split into two
shots and has been cut twice. As Tomas jumps it denotes that he has to get away
from the griever. This connotes that the griever wants to kill him and Tomas
will do anything to get out of its way this creates disequilibrium. The action
match happens when he is about to jump then cuts over to when he lands. There
is a medium long shot used in this part then goes to a medium close up to show
emphasis the action and his emotion when he is there. The action match happens
again when he run through the field to get to the other Gladers the first shot
type is when he starts running and is a establishing shot then goes straight
into a close up when he falls over and hinds away from the griever. This makes
the audience scared that the griever will get him and create tension in the
atmosphere this challenger stereotype as the male is scared and males are
usually the strong and brave.
Cross Cutting
Cross cutting happens when the scene cuts over to another
location, another word for this is parallel editing. It happens between two or
more narrative events that are occurring in different place usually at the same
time. In one of my scenes in the movie there are the total of 4 cross cuts this
happens when Tomas explores the maze for the first time to go and look after
Alby. As the griever gets closer the tension rises and creates the audience to
feel nervous. 20th century fox use cross cutting to be able to get
the scene in two location and to leave the audience wondering what happened
with Tomas and Alby. This denotes that Tomas has to be brave and runs through
the maze away from the griever. The cross cutting connotes that all the other
Gladers are scared for Tomas and Alby while Tomas is the protagonist. This also
creates an enigma because he broke the rules and went out in the maze. The
first cut is when he runs through the maze and the then it cuts to the other
Gladers and they are amazed that Tomas just made the decision to go into the
maze on his own. It then cuts back into the maze where Alby is stuck because he
was stung by the griever. Then it cuts to the Gladers again and they are
discussing if they will stay alive all the night. This makes the audience
wonder what would happen to Tomas and if he really does survive the night. The
last cut is back to the maze and shows Tomas doing a plan to hide Alby from the
griever. The shot types that have been used are establishing shot and medium
long shot also close up these were used to show emotion and emphasis the
action.
Insert shot
An insert shot is a close up shot designed to draw the
audience’s attention to something that was only a part of the previous shot,
this is also to focus into a prop. This is used to identify the iconography.
Always from a wide shot to a close up. This connotes the importance of the prop
because it is the main iconography this may be used with shallow depth and the
deep depth to get the right focus. In my film Tomas and a couple of other
Gladers go out to find the dead griever that he has killed. The iconography of
this scene is the device they pull out of the griever’s brain. This medium long
shot captures the characters feeling this frame is all in focus because
everything is important but when they look at the device it goes to an extreme
close up and the back ground goes out of focus to analyse the main iconography.
This device becomes automatically an important feature to the film. This is
when the insert shot is made so then the audience can view the iconography. The
audience feels like they have a connection to this device and this scene
denoted that the Gladers have just found hope and happiness from this device
and maybe a way out. This connotes that the Gladers have found a protagonist
for their disequilibrium and solves the
enigma.
Eye line match
An eye line shot will always include a point of view shot /
perspective. This type of editing is can be done by starting with a close up
shot then goes to a wide shot. This may involve the character and what they see
this makes the audience feel like they are in their shoes bat they want to be
them because that character is their role model. Then it could go in to an
action shot. In my film Tomas sees the griever from around the corner and runs at it with anger and a spear this
shot is all a close up and it makes the audience feel like they are in that
position and actually apart of the action but then goes to a wide shot when
they hit the griever. This denotes that the griever is getting attacked by the
Gladers and they are making a stand. This connotes that the Gladers are getting
their anger out and winning the battle against the griever for their freedom.
When they do this they solve a disequilibrium and creates binary opposition
because the Gladers know that they can defeat the Grievers which is the
antagonist.
Production Process
Production Process
Pre-production
I have picked two examples of pre-production from my film
one example is the script and it was written before the actual production
started. This is done in pre-production because then the actors in my film know
what to say in the scenes chosen also they need this script because then they
know how to react and what gestures and how to act. This will create the actors
the show emotion. Another part of pre-production is the casting and it takes
plenty of time to scout the correct actors for this film. For my film they had
to find actor which will be a role model and look young. They managed to get
plenty of actors to provide the correct content. 20th Century Fox managed to scout Dylan O Brian, Thomas
Brodie-Sangster, Kaya Scodelario and Will Poulter all these actors have had
great experience in acting because they have been in many big films. Therefore
would attract a mass audience.
Production
The production of my film takes time as there is a lot of
thinking to it because they film the scenes. When 20th Century Fox
film these scenes it takes many tries to get the correct scenes. This takes
time because when thy record the scenes they need to create the best emotion
also when they record the scene the actors need to be in the correct position.
Another part of the production is the chrome key which is green screen this is
when they create the atmosphere behind the actors and edit the location. With a
chroma key they can create the
location to look verisimilitude or to make it futuristic this is done all the
way through but on main part is when Tomas has entered the maze. The location
will help the actors create the mood.
Post-production
In my film post production is done when they add in music to
the scenes to create mood and tension also they do this to make the feeling of
action more thrilling. In my film they add music to the scene at the end to
block out the dialogue and to show the
emotion of Tomas when Chuck dies. Another part of post-production is the
trailer they make this trailer to promote the film and to show the audience a
taste of the film it shows them what it is going to be like.
Ending
Thank you for
reading/ watching my script/video.
OCR Cambridge Technical Level 3 Media Unit:
34 Web authoring and design
Student Name: Jai Van Der Kraan Class:
12 x Minimum Target Grade for task: M Personal Target Grade for task: D Provisional grade awarded: D-
Assignment: Production of a series
of vlogs analysing a film produced by Warp Films or 20th Century Fox
LO1: Understand media products and the
institutions that create them
Task interim Key Tracking Assessments
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Work to complete
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P
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M
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D
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Feedback and Upgrades Required
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LO1,Task 2: Textual
analysis of chosen film
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a)
purpose
b)
genre
c)
form
d)
style
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and f) content and meaning
g)
production process
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✓
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✓
✓
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Detailed
examples used.
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Effect
on the audience is mentioned.
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Theory
is included and evaluated
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I
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Revisit,
purpose, form, genre and style sections as you need specific examples from
your clip.
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For
focus, you need to state if it is deep depth (all in focus) or shallow (just
the foreground is in focus).
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Do not
say the camera switches in editing –say that it cuts instead.
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Add an
introduction and round up to the start and end of your script.
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N
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Complete
the self- assessment below in red and post this feedback sheet to your blog.
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Complete
the improvements that are mentioned. This is due in Wednesday 11th
November.
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You must
submit your LO1,Task 1 video too ASAP
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Literacy/
Numeracy/Oracy
Assessment on your
Unit blog.
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P A range of key
terms used
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I Capital letters needed for nouns: Chuck, 20th
Century Fox
Proof read
your work to avoid spelling mistakes as this can sometimes compromise your
analysis in places.
As
mentioned last time, try not to use I as much as this is meant to be an
academic essay.
Spelling:
Todorov, world, conversation, hide
Avoid
Americanisms: Say film instead of movie
Homophones:
their instead of there, hear instead of here
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N
Complete
the literacy improvement
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Self-assessment – what do I need to change to pass this task or work on for the next task? (in red)
What grade have you been awarded for this task:-D Have you met your MTG? YES
- I have corrected all my mistakes spellings
- change the speck on it and sort the whole slide out and change words
- have a introduction and ending
- change punctuation and change simple words
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