Comparing two film sequences

Comparing two film sequencesThe Shawshank RedemptionSynopsis: Andy Dufresne is a young and successful banker whose life takes a drastic turn when he is sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his wife and her lover. The film is set in the 1940s and highlights the inequality of being inside the prison; along with his friend Red. Directed by Frank Darabont , also renowned for The Walking Dead and The Green Mile. It was released in 1994 and was a success as it $28,341,469 as its domestic lifetime gross. The film is also critiqued as a crime/drama. Conventions of a crime/drama genre This film is labeled to be a crime film, yet also possesses the sub genre of a drama. The conventions of this genre are normally identified through the use of: Has an engaging narrative normally associated with the injustice of politics, gender, race or social and cultural values. Questioning of moralityDebates of innocence and guilt May involve over the shoulder shots, jump cutting and establishing shots to show the change in setting. Escaping Andy Dufrense; analysisIn this scene we are watching the ordeal between Red and the hierarchy of their prison concerning the location of Andy Dufrense. He has appeared to have escaped yet the prison is inescapable; until Andy Dufrense came along. The scene opens with an establishing shot to show the setting of the scene, it also shows the isolated place of which the prisoners live. It appear to be a very barren place therefore resembling a realistic prison. To show the significance of Red within this scene we are given a long shot of him with the remainder of the shoot blurred. Corresponding to the idea hierarchy we are introduced to a stern man all dressed in uniform; this is presented through a mid shot at 0:29 seconds. This emphasizes how broad this man his therefore exemplifying physical largeness as well as possessing dominance. At 0:42 seconds, there is a track to follow the officers movement as he gets closer to Dufrenses cell. Within this long shot we can also the the faces of the many other prisoners, this highlights the emotional affliction of which they posses as as this point they dont know he has escaped but only defying his orders. This shows companionship between the cell mates despite the usually conflict that does happen between the prisoners. Corresponding to the idea hierarchy we are introduced to a stern man all dressed in uniform; this is presented through a mid shot at 0:29 seconds. This emphasizes how broad this man his therefore exemplifying physical largeness as well as possessing dominance. At 0:42 seconds, there is a track to follow the officers movement as he gets closer to Dufrenses cell. Within this long shot we can also the faces of the many other prisoners, this highlights the emotional affliction of which they posses as as this point they dont know he has escaped but only defying his orders. This shows companionship between the cell mates despite the usually conflict that does happen between the prisonersFollowing the idea of dominance, at 0:51 seconds, the officer is shown on the screen once again from a low angle shot, making him seem a lot larger asserting authority onto him.

.At 0:56, the scene jump cuts to another location, assuming another member of the hierarchy concerning the prison, but at first we are only given a long shot of him changing his shoes rather than establishing the location. This acts as plant match as Dufrense doesnt wear his shoes to escape; therefore the focal point of this, especially leaving them in a box, foreshadows the narrative later on. A crane is then used to reveal the unknown males face. At 1:39, after realizing Dufrense has escaped, there is a shot behind another two officers but their faces are blurred. This wide shot shows equality between the officers, this can associate to them being dimwitted. The main officer is then located in the center of the shot in-between the officers; showing that he still acquired authority of the two.

.At 2:30 the window in the background is well lit from the light outside. The male still carries on speaking, but having this within the long shot established the significance of this; again plant matching this for a further purpose later on in the narrative. Furthermore at 2:43, the man questioning the officers on Dufrenses disappearance mentions the poster that is on the wall; we are then shown Reds face through a eye level shot as he was one the one who enabled Dufrense to have the poster. This highlights the connection between Red and the poster as we are given shot reverse shot as if she was a character; therefore emphasizing the significance of this poster that is to be revealed shortly. .Within the next few seconds of the scene Red and the rock are in the same side of the lense, this helps to not divert the focus from the audience concerning the rock and the part of which Red played within Dufrense plot without him realizing it.

As the male throws the rock, at 3:12 we are met with some ambient noises of the rock carrying on falling into the wall; rather than bouncing off the wall, much shown the reaction of Red flinching.

The poster is then shown in a wide shot but the camera is now within the hole in the wall,, is slowly zooms out but establishes the 2 officers faces and Red; showing how innocent Red truly is within the scheme despite the offences. As it carries on zooming out it makes them look smaller to make the hole look deeper and on going; this shows the epiphany of that Dufrense has escaped. Non diegetic music then fades in to make the epiphany more of a relevance.

Does it meet the conventions of this genre?Within this sequence of The Shawshank Redemption there are few key factors to highlight that it is a crime, drama genre. This is the fact there is the injustice of some form of hierarchy; this is shown through Red and being the only one to called to help them discover what happened.Despite this, within this there is no significant moments to suggest this, there is a harrowing narrative within the entirety of the film, yet this can not be easily identifiable in this snippet. 10 Things I Hate About YouSynopsis: The new kid of the school must find a guy to date the meanest girl in school, in this case it is the older sister of the girl he has a crush on, who is not allowed to date until her sister is. The film is an adaptation of the Shakespeare play The Taming of the Shrew and was was directed by Gil Junger. The film was released in 1999 and over the weekend of its theatrical release it received $8,330,681, yet is Worldwide life time gross at box office is $53,478,166. The genre of the film is a romantic comedy due to the humor from Heath Ledgers character yet, a hard hitting love story. Conventions of a Romantic Comedy genreThis film is known for the blossoming relationship between the two protagonists yet also for its comedic elements. Within a typical romantic comedy there are many conventions that are easily identifiable, these include:The typical boy meets girl scenario.Inevitability of the two ending up together despite the boundaries the have to face and a grand gesture from someone to prove a realization of love for the other character. Often seen through the females perspective; mistreatment etc..Normally set in an urban environment, including the work place and schools. Shots often include a two shot, shot reverse shots, close ups and extreme long shots.

I Cant Take My Eyes off of You; analysis. The scene opens with a close up the male protagonists hands sorting out a microphone and sound system. This specifies what the scene is going to be about. This is accompanied by a pan to establish this notion. At 0:13 there is a establishing shot to show a large football field, it presents how busy the field is. By doing this it shows that a large gesture will occur with relations to the make using the microphone. This is also followed by the 0:15 close up of the girls on the field showing significance of who it is for. .There is a low angle shot as the male swings down from the pole, singing. This makes him appear bigger than he actually is, this shows that he is confident in what he is doing; despite it being out of his character to do so.

At 1:37 he sings an elongated looove you, this is shown in a close up to show the emotional connection he has with this girl.

Then at 1:38, a wide shot is shown behind the police officers and the male protagonist as he is being pulled away. The intention of this is so show the comedic gesture of what he is doing. This also includes the police falling over as he escapes.An extreme long shot near the end of the scene highlights again how he is dancing across the entire stand in front of everyone.At the end of the it jump cuts to another place inside of the school with a sign saying Detention on the door and a sign up sheet next to. The camera slowly pans over it and zooms in, this signifies the end of the scene as well has presenting the consequences for his actions. .At 0:46 we are officially introduced to the girl he is directing his singing at; this is shown through a close up. Yet, there are still people blurred in the background showing that she is the focal point of this piece but there are other spectators around; this also represents the urban background of which this film is set. Comedy is incorporated within this scene through a wide shot to show every party of his body and how he is dancing. This is a still movement, therefore the camera would be stood on a tripod as due to the amount of moving he is doing the shot would be uneasy and difficult to catch with a track. A steadiscope may have worked better as we can focus in on the action.

Does it meet the conventions of this genre?Within this sequence we can identify the clich boy meets girl scenario and the large gesture of the boy proving themselves. It is also set in an urban environment. There is also the use of extreme longs shots to show the switch in different locations within the scene. There are also multiple close ups of each characters face to show emotion of the character faces.

Comparing each genre.Both of these genres are very different. They have different features to highlight their genres and reasoning's behind this.For example, within the crime/drama genre there are fewer establishing/wide shots as they typically stay within the same location area. In both genres they use close ups frequently to capture the characters certain emotions at the time; therefore they are similar in this instance.Editing wise, which may have not been seen in either of the clips, there would typically be more editing used in a crime and drama genre film to capture action and to enhance the injustices of what is happening within the narrative.