By Paula DuruBy Paula Duru

Assignment: Inspirational Scenes From Films

11stst Inspirational Film – Shutter Inspirational Film – Shutter IslandIsland

Genre – Psychological ThrillerGenre – Psychological Thriller

Shutter Island Quick PlotShutter Island Quick PlotIt's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to It's 1954, and up-and-coming U.S. marshal Teddy Daniels is assigned to investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's investigate the disappearance of a patient from Boston's Shutter Shutter IslandIsland  Ashecliffe Hospital. Ashecliffe Hospital.

He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but He's been pushing for an assignment on the island for personal reasons, but before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a before long he wonders whether he hasn't been brought there as part of a twisted plot by hospital doctors.twisted plot by hospital doctors.

Teddy's shrewd intelligence investigating skills soon provide a promising Teddy's shrewd intelligence investigating skills soon provide a promising lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would lead, but the hospital refuses him access to records he suspects would break the case wide open.break the case wide open.

As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more As a hurricane cuts off communication with the mainland, more dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, Teddy begins to doubt dangerous criminals "escape" in the confusion, Teddy begins to doubt everything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity and ability to thinkeverything - his memory, his partner, even his own sanity and ability to think

What inspires meWhat inspires me Representation of main character. (Man in suit dressed smartly)

Badge: represents he has a important role. Police officer, Marshal, etc.

Formal wear at all times. Which means his role as a character is important.

Man always in formal wear can represent a superior person.

Man behind cell – Represent criminal or dangerous encaged person

Denotation and Denotation and ConnotationConnotation

Denotation – Old pale lady in a knitted blouse with hardly no hair on the front lawn.

Connotation – Elderly woman looking worried, scared, possibly a sick patient reaching out for help.

Denotation – Quotes on a rusty wall With a man before it.

Connotation – Troubled person. Message is “Stop me before I kill someone” a loud call for help possibly a prisoner a deranged crazy person

Props Props (evidence) (evidence)

Gun – Weapon usually represents danger or crime.

Hospital Instruments – A health unit is widely shown. Used on patients.

Book and Picture – this can mean documentation of somebody's identity linking back to the police and the frail lady

Word “Run” stands out from others in the book. A sign of fear. Written notes usually represent mystery.

ShotsShots

Close Up – I love close ups because they always show detail in face. This is a screen print of a man who is disfigured and you can clearly see it by this shot

I wish to use this filming technique in my opening sequence because I like to portray emotion and feeling. So audience can clearly understand how a character is feeling and what they look like

In our opening sequence we will use this shot to show pain or misery.

Music

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0eG0O9qNB4

In this scene they play non diagetic sounds to show emotion (Teddy’s Love for woman in his dream)

The music is very subtle, soft low key music. This makes audience feel emotion towards scene.

Lighting Lighting

Dark lighting usually represents isolation or evil

Completely isolated can portray bad atmosphere.

Target Audience for Shutter Target Audience for Shutter IslandIsland

Suitable for 15 years of age and over

- Intense psychological

- highly disturbing imagery, including drowned children.

- Settings - piles of corpses, blood, guns, dark prison corridors, and bizarre, scary nightmares and hallucinations.

-It contains strong, foul language, smoking, and various of medical/experimental drugs.

-Shutter Island might appeal to older teens, if they can handle the strong stuff. Younger kids are strongly warned away.

Conventions:How the scenes

employ conventions of genre

Mystery

Mind

Existence

Purpose

Identity

Emotion

22ndnd Inspiration – Funny Games Inspiration – Funny Games Genre Genre – Psychological Thriller– Psychological Thriller

Funny Games Quick Plot Funny Games Quick Plot

A family settles into a vacation home, which A family settles into a vacation home, which happens to be the next stop for a pair of happens to be the next stop for a pair of young, articulate, white-gloved serial killers young, articulate, white-gloved serial killers on an excursion (nice trip) through the on an excursion (nice trip) through the neighborhood. neighborhood. 

A middle-class family submits both A middle-class family submits both physically and mentally to the torture, physically and mentally to the torture, violence, and death foisted upon them by violence, and death foisted upon them by two young, unexpected, white-gloved two young, unexpected, white-gloved visitors at their vacation retreat near a visitors at their vacation retreat near a lake. lake. 

What inspires me What inspires me (Characterisation)(Characterisation)

Protagonists – Vulnerable family moving into a new house. Mum, Dad and Son (Nuclear Family)

Antagonists – Unknown neighbours, young men who want to have fun. Possibly looking for trouble

Music

In this scene instead of a Non Diagetic sounds (edited sounds) being played Diagectic Sounds are being played instead.

In this scene the moment (Georgie) is about to kill Paul. Diagectic sound is being played from the stereo Paul switched on right before the scene starts. This is to build suspense

and tension of the gun setting off. Which did not happen.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjozZPvGhZo