Wednesday, 19 November 2014

open two minutes of harry potter deathly hallows part 1 analysis

Genre: 
The genre of this film predominantly fantasy as presented in one of the first scenes showing Hermione with a magic wand as she casts a spell on her parents. There is also a shot where the images on the newspaper are moving which doesn't happen in reality.  This can be inciting for the audience as it creates a new world for them and they can feel intrigued. The film in also and action and adventure film as a lot happens however the very first two minutes don’t show much action. Who ever has watched the previous films will know what they are like therefore the suspense that something bad is going to happen to harry is even more daunting. 

Narrative:
Finally the villain is at large which shows fear and creates a role change; the most powerful people in the films change to be weak and powerless. To start with you can see a man talking about the disaster that has occurred. There is fear in his eyes that make the audience feel nervous about what is happening.  When we can finally see who he is talking to there is a large audience of people listening intently. He finishes talking and all at once they all take photos of him with large piercing flashes.  He seems very powerful as he is above the others and is not crowded within them.  There is also a scene where Hermione is in her bedroom and her mother shouts up to her, her reply sounds very apprehensive which suggests that she is afraid of what is going on.

Lighting:
The lighting has also significantly changed as it is very dark and cynical in this film compared to all the others where the lighting is much brighter. This automatically makes the audience wonder whether there is something bad going to happen. Before this film the ministry seemed like a magical place however because it is dark it changes the atmosphere. Although the last words that he says is “we remain strong!” the fear, darkness and worry forces the audience not to believe it.

Sound:
At the start of the film there is non diegetic sounds as the man is talking, His voice is very draining and serious as if he was upset but doesn't want to show it. After the speech some diegetic sounds are introduced for example some solemn music started to play that  gave the impression something bad was happening. As the film progressed the tempo of the music progressed building tension and fear. A few times there was speech that overlapped the music however the music was the main source of sound the whole way through.

Camera angles in first scene:
At the start of the film there is non diegetic sounds as the man is talking, His voice is very draining and serious as if he was upset but doesn't want to show it. After the speech some diegetic sounds are introduced for example some solemn music started to play that  gave the impression something bad was happening. As the film progressed the tempo of the music progressed building tension and fear. A few times there was speech that overlapped the music however the music was the main source of sound the whole way through.

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