Ill manors

The clip I have chosen from ill manors is 8:05 minutes.

The theme of this is sadnes and fear 

I am choosing to analyse this using mise-en-Scene because I can comment on that fact that there are drugs usedase props, giving us an understanding that he's a drug dealer, I can also comment on the costume of Trevor which shows is he Ida skin head and promotes fear in the audience. 

I am also using sound to analyse the extract as there is a part in the film when the music starts to come from the stereo and then it cuts creating tension and bringing you back to the harsh reality, also creating worry and fear in the audience.

use of camera

An extract i have chosen is from snatch. One part in this extract at the end creates fear in the audience when they use a long shot at low angle when showing brick top bill standing over tyrone, his makes us feel fear because the low angle is used to show he is in power and in control and also because they use a long shot to show the whole of his crew standing behind him making us feel intimidated. Another  clip in this sequence is when jason statham says he's not buying some "tart" a caravan. The camera lens zooms from a medium shot to a close up at eye level angle, this produces us to feel thrills because its zooms in to a close up and we get to see the intensity on the pikey's face.

the second clip i have chosen is from lock stock and two smoking barrels. a clip in this film that makes us laugh is when they use a long shot with and eye level angle, this clip makes the audience laugh because we just see the man open the door and then blood just splatter all over him so the fact that they don't reveal much in the camera makes it funnier. another part in this sequence is when the back men are in the van there is a close up at eye level of the black men this makes us feel fear as we see the anger in his face making us fearful of what is going to happen.

How does ‘In Bruges’ use mise-en-scene to reflect and develop the characters of Ray, Ken and Harry? How do the performance styles of Colin Farrell, Brendon Gleeson and Ralph Fiennes also reflect and develop the character?

Mise-en-scene is used a lot throughout the film to develop the characters of ray, Ken and Harry and there performance styles also reflect and develop the character. Ray is developed through mise en scene mainly by the props and locations used; Colin Farrell also develops and reflects Ray by his performance style as he acts sad and guilt. Harry is developed through mise-en-scene through location, props used, costume and his hair, ralph Fiennes develops and reflects harry by his acting aggressive changing his accent and changing his appearance. Ken is developed through mise-en-scene by the location and costume, Brendon Gleeson also develops and reflects ray by acting calm and natural.

Ray is developed in ‘In Bruges’ through mise-en-scene. This is mainly through location because the fact that he doesn’t like sightseeing and looking round Bruges as he asks if Ken thinks if its good “going round in a boat looking at stuff” and just wants to get drunk showing the character as being immature and childish. The prop used in the film also develops Ray, this prop is a gun which develops the character showing that he has a darker side to him and it distinguishes him from being a normal person.  Colin Farrell also develops Ray through his acting style because he acts normal however he makes it seem like there’s something on his mind all the time, developing the character showing that he regrets things and feels guilty about something, which we later find out is the shooting of the boy. Colin Farrell also develops Ray by acting suicidal showing that Ray is unstable and insecure in himself as he says “I’ll kill myself in a fortnight anyway”.

Harry is developed throughout the film by the use of location because the first scene Harrys in, he’s in a massive house, developing his character by showing that he’s rich and that he must be a good and experienced criminal to have earned this much money. The gun used when he first comes to Bruges develops the character as it shows that he is well connected and an important person, it also shows that he’s a ruthless cruel man.  His costume is smart and he is always wearing a suit showing that he is a smart business related criminal and this conveys to him always saying that it’s just “good business” to ken.  Harry’s hair develops his character because it is all shaved off showing that he is a tough brutal man and links to him being a London gangster. Ralph Fiennes performance relates and develops Harry is he is serious and aggressive, he give this impression by swearing all the time especially in the scene when he’s on the phone to harry and swears unnecessarily for example he says “it’s a fairy tale fucking town”. Ralph Fiennes changes he’s accent to a coutney accent to develop the role so we know he’s a London gangster he also shaves his hair to show this.  Ralph Fiennes rarely blinks throughout the whole performance developing on the fact that harry is slightly crazy. Ralph Fiennes also reflects the fact that Harry does have a bit of a heart when he chooses not to kill Ken.

Ken is developed through the use of mise-en-scene by location and costume. Location develops Ken as a normal everyday person as he enjoys looking round the sight of Bruges which isn’t usual of the typical gangster or hit man.  Ken’s costume is the traditional suit of a gangster showing that he is experienced and has been doing what he’s doing for years; it also shows he’s clever and knows what he’s doing. Brendon Gleeson’s performance is very calm and relaxed, showing that he’s experienced and expressing the difference between Ken and Ray as ray is new to it and agitated and panicked, whereas Ken is used to it so is the opposite. The way Brendon Gleeson shows the change in Ken from him being calm and wanted to be professional and not draw attention to himself to him not caring when he finds out he has to kill Ray, develops Ken’s character as it shows he really cares about Ray and is protective over him. Also the fact the Brendon Gleeson is so still and peaceful when he’s about to be killed and accepts this, develops Ken showing that he is fearless and always expects death.

Mise-en-scene is used a lot to develop the characters mainly through the location of Bruges and the guns used showing there all ruthless people. The costume also develops the characters as it can show some of them as being experienced and knowledgeable. The performances of the actors help to develop and reflect the characters and show the human side to gangsters and hitman.

analysis of acting performance

the film I have chosen to do my analysis of the acting performance was Bronson, using tom hardy as the actor I am going to analyse.

 

 

1.the physical characteristics of tom hardy are that he is average height, he is usually toned and 10 and a half stone, he's 36 years old, he's English born in hammersmith and speaks with a well spoken accent. 

 

2. To fit this role Tom Hardy shaved his hair off and grew a moustache so that he looked more like Bronson. He also changed his vocal characteristics for this scene because instead of speaking in a well spoken accent he changed it to make himself sound like Bronson, a working class, coutney accent. he also gained muscle and put on weight to look like Charlie Bronson, he put on 3 stones in 5 weeks.

 

3.tom hardy had to act naturalistic and just like the actual Charlie Bronson because the film is based on a true story. the film is a biographical film and a drama.

 

4. Tom hardy really does act insane to make his character come alive, he switches moods quickly to show this, for example one minute he goes from calm to angry in the blink of an eye.

harts war

The film ‘harts of war’ uses location, settings, props, costume, make-up and hair to signify personality in many ways. We see the use of location to signify personality right at the very beginning, in the first scene. We are shown a big expensive house showing that some of the people there are high up in the army and are important leaders maybe, it could also show that they are cowards though as they are not out there fighting the war.

The first scene with Colin Farrell his hair shows he is sophisticated and smart, foreshadowing the fact that he was studying Yale at university and later on in the film fight the black mans case

At the first prison that Colin Farrell is taken to, it’s very dark showing that the Nazi is a dark man and a nasty person. However the uniform he is wearing and the medal he has show’s that he has done something heroic for his country; Germany gave him a medal even though he’s seen as an evil and nasty person this could show the hole of Germany as being evil.

When Colin Farrell first gets to the POW camp we are shown Bruce Willis the cornel. His make-up is done differently and he looks brighter to the rest, and he is also better dressed than the other people this automatically shows us he is going to be an important part of the film, the fact that he’s hair is done nicely and he wears a hat, also shows he’s proud to fight for his country and is very courageous.

The make up on the German soldiers is pale and is dark around the eyes giving us the impression they are nasty, dark people.

Bruce Willis’ room is cleaner and he has his own separate room from the other soldiers sowing that he is better organised than the other soldiers and he is more important and he takes charge leading the group.

The second location that Colin Farrell is sent too is dirty and packed showing that the officers don’t see Collin Farrell as an officer because he is a coward and a traitor.

The black man wears a white scarf when we first see him making him stand out from the other soldiers, and also maybe showing he is a confident person who isn’t afraid to show himself off. His hair is also always neat and tidy showing he looks after himself and that he is smart and sophisticated.

The racist sargeant in the film is shown to be a rude nasty person by his make up being done to draw out the evil in his eyes.

The Nazi leader wears a dark black leather coat making him seem mysterious and unpredictable.