Above: an image from the actual movie, this is an example of the startling imagery that the character represents. Although her clothes and make-up on her arms do not relate to our piece, the use of her stance and hidden face with long locks do correlate ours, therefore her character being a major influence. The use of the colour edit is likewise to our piece, too, as we are considering editing our images upon the AppleMac's to make our character and surroundings appear gruesome in low-key, contrasting colours.I noticed from analysing this film, also, that are film also goes through a state of DISEQUILIBRIUM: THE STATES OF NARRATIVE WHICH IT MOVES BETWEEN; HERE, A DISRUPTIVE ENDING (BASED ON TODOROV'S THEORY, AROUND BEGINNING, MIDDLE, END AND FLASHBACKS)
Here are some similarities I noticed from analysing the overall film between 'The Ring' and our own film:
- Begins with ambient sounds - rain falling - and a natural setting outside of a house. The dark light is a premonition, likewise to ours
- A whippish sound upon the first cut - which is freakish
- Circles within each scene. This is likewise to the use of red within each camera shot on 'Don't Look Now', and likewise to the similarity to us using red within our video
- Teenage girls
- A story being told at the start
- Use of opening in room - even clock next to bed and curtains half drawn, emphasizing entrapment. An up close of the clock follows, highlighting a ticking sound, likewise to ours - time is ticking down
- The use of the TV sound is fuzzy/blurry. Surreal, like our sounds within our video. This is followed by diegetic sounds - footsteps - that are almost not audible. The use of this is effective, as the non-diegetic, horrific sounds are overpowering.
- The use of different ringing pitches used - variation of sounds (silent screeches. screech/chime-like sound heard when her face is shown. Technical digital sound at hint of death - iconic. Piercing and sharp throughout.
- Doorknob up close, like ours
- Extreme up close of girls face - a zoom of it. Her face is freaky/distorted, which shows revelation of horror within this film. Ours is likewise to this, as our figures face is revealed in a horrific manner (for this, I will produce ideas for our make-up, as we need to elaborate upon how we wish to stylize this.)
- Repetition of scenes/flashbacks.
- Unusual sights -blurs in TV, for example
- Questions and clues hinted at when documents are studied e.g. photographs with blurred faces. We used the 'Se7en' example of a large book and its page turning from a level shot, hinting at researching within the montage*(see bottom)
- Up close reaction shots - likewise to girl waking up in bed.
- Girl hidden by hair - likewise to Samara. This adds a horrific mystery, adding to psychological thriller norm of needing to concentrate throughout
- Jump cut of her moving
- Scenes show normality, followed by short montages and back to reality - known as a non-liner sequence, also likewise to ours
Likewise to 'Dont Look Now', I have noticed many more similarities. However - also like the other film - there is a main montage scene. This montage scene within 'The Ring' is iconic, as it is the core of the film with the clips being based around the video, which is focused around the horrific narrative of the feature. Below is an image I created of a selection of the shots used throughout the montage:
MONTAGE:
- An unusual setting of a montage - this is shown as a videotape, whilst ours features within a dream
- A ring opens this - highlighted with light, emphasizing a dream-like atmosphere. This film opens up with the image paralleling the title of the film - could use this for ours?
- Cuts to jagged static of video tape for a few seconds. Then cuts to black water running, with deep red blood. This is eerie, and lingers, with a muted screech played alongside it - almost thoughtful
- Cuts to black/white scratchy shots of a chair alone in a white room. Its shadow is emphasized
- Up close of black with white speckles splitting up shot. Although this is a brush in hair - revealed in the next shot - it appears like unusual dripping blood presented in negative, or possible barriers
- The next shot shows a cut away of a woman brushing this hair. She appears to be in a photograph, although startling as she is moving. Still presented in black n white. She appears happy
- Cut to same wall, revealing the mirror now on the left hand side of the screen. Low key lighting alongside b+w makes it difficult to visualize, but it reveals a moving image of a girl covered with black hair almost being sucked away into darkness away from the photograph.
- Shot-reverse-shot of previous shot of woman, although she is looking to left and and appears happy - admiring the other photograph
- Sharp up close of a bare needle, blood dripping from top
- Cut to low angle shot showing a farmhouse. A man is in the window, admiring the camera, although he appears serious and concerned. The weather behind is dull, representing pathetic fallacy. The man then looks to the right, as though he has turned away from situations
- Cut establishing a scene, from a cliff side. The weather is dull, with a tree being blown in the wind and the clouds looming
- A jump cut of a fly appearing follows, whilst the weather has been fast paced
- Cuts to a black background
- Extreme close up of a persons mouth, which appears in bad condition, as their face is dirty and their teeth jiggered. Something is being pulled out of their mouth, with a gurgling undescribable non-diegetic or diegetic sound being heard
- A fast paced shot of whats appears to be a bin bag. This bin bag gives the illusion of somebody struggling inside of it, as it kicks out and moves rigorously
- Shot reverse shot of the ring
- Cut of a burning tree
- Close up SVS of the nail again, although a finger is lingering over it. A jump cut shows the finger fall through it, and release blood and a damaged fingernail. This is a very sharp shot - happening within a second - therefore being effective
- Aerial shot of maggots crawling, with a non-diegetic high pitched sound adding a piercing factor. A negative colour edit follows, with a jump cut afterwards revealing what appears to be humans struggling or swimming. This is disillusioned
- A high angle shot of a table, with a glass reflecting an intense shadow. The chair is slowly pulled out by an unknown force, when a pan to the right shows an abnormally large centipede appearing from under the table.
- Cuts to a lamb hobbling behind a door in a barn, almost struggling. Hints at the farmhouse reference
- Jaggerdery edit
- Extreme close-up of a horse eye - more farmyard animals - hints at a main location within this film
- SVS of ring, although the ring appears to be closing
- Fingers cut off, wiggling in a box
- SVS of the tree burning - now with a flickering shadow
- SVS of bin bag effect
- SVS of room with mirror, although woman is now combing hair, looking into mirror. She turns around and looks confused and startled at the camera. This shot makes the audience uncomfortable as she appears ghostly pale and killer-like, as well as her reflection not appearing in the mirror. This mirror may be a main motif within this film
- SVS of farmhouse again, although the man has vanished
- SVS again of chair, although it is now spinning on its head
- Long shot of a ladder against a blank wall. A shaky hand held shot - someone watching?
- Low-key lighting, long shot of a beach, showing an animal's corpse on the sand, with waves lapping back and forth. It appears to be a horse, relating to the previous horse shot
- Pan - now with colour - of landscape again, although woman is now there - woman brushing hair? She is standing on the edge, and falls forward, falling of the edge
- High angle shot of ladder falling, - almost graphic match
- SVS of ring - now closed
- SVS of ladder now hitting ground and bouncing, with emphasis on shadow - this builds tension as it is a lingering shot
- An establishing shot of outside, featuring a wood with dim colour. shows trees and a well. This lingers for a moment, and cuts to a static shot with a fuzzy, crackling sound, concluding the video footage
Likewise to this, we use cuts frequently; will edit the colours within our montages/dream as negative and with dull colour; use similar screechy sounds and fast-paced, unusual images that may seem unreal but relate to the narrative.
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