Wednesday, 13 January 2010

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In the first slide it shows us what the film is called. Because the film is a name of a girl we can tell that the film is going to be about and mostly related to her. The name is presented in the middle of the slide and seems to be as if it has been stiched on as there are threads at the start and end of the name. There is also a button to replace the 'O' in the name. This incdicates what the film will be like and hints at the audience what the film will be asscoiated with. It also gives off a creepy/disturbing film, and what helps this is the dullish colours used in the background. The background also helps to add an effect towards the title as it looks like it was crafted as well.

The secound slide comes to an open window, which we see is set at night. We can see an inocent but mysterious doll which looks like it is coming down at us because the shot is filmed at a low angle. One of our first instincts when we see the doll is to wonder if this is Coralline. The doll seems to have buttons for eyes, which relates back to the first slide of the opening titles. What else we see seems to be like needles or some mechanical device reaching out for the doll which indicates that it must be some kinds of hands. The hands can remind us of Edward Scissor hands ( inocent but dangerous). That is how we see this slide, the doll inocent and the hands dangerous. From this shot we can tell that the film is animated, but not exactly how. The significance to which this is set at night is that most mysterious evnts happens in the cover of darkfall.
In the next slide the doll from earlier is laying on what seems to be a work tabel and differnet types of tools at each side. These tools look old fashioned and rusted which again sends off the creepy factor. The Edward Scissor hand like mechanism is placed on the doll in a way which looks like it is holding it down. But as the doll is smiling it could persue as if the hand is placing the doll down gently. Although this could be seen as a trickery disguise to us because with buttons for eyes we can't see emotion. We wonder what is going to happen to the doll as in a way it looks vulnerable. This is why it is as a bird’s eye view shot because we are in a higher (better) position then the doll.

The following slide is a close up of what seems to be the doll. From the close –up we can only see the dolls head which has been scalped and as we can see has just had its button eyes removed. Although we fell distraught and creeped out by this slide, we look at the dolls mouth. it is still smiling and hasn't yet been fiddled with. But we can see that the mouth has been stiched together to hold a smile. From this we are unable to see pain and emotion, as probably thought out by the mechanical hands. This is the first slot were we see credits of peoples names of the film. It is just in normal font with a pattern underneath it, not to take away the attention from the shot.

This fifth slide is more of a medium shot where we can see half of the dolls body. So far this is the most creppiest and disturbing. the doll is completly plain with no eyes, hair or clothes. The needle hand has gripped the doll back by its head, which leaves the mouth wide open for which seems like sand to be poured in. What makes this shot so disturbing is that the doll looks weak, limp and helpless while the needle hand is puting force on it for the mouth to open. Again we see a name of who was part of the film in the same font.

This last shot is of a tray 0f differnet buttons, which seems to take up the whole space. It lokks like it is a high- medium - corner shot. The hand is over the buttons and seems to be chosing a pair. From this we now understand that the hand is probably creating a new doll. Each pair of buttons are different size and differnt colour, which makes us wonder how unique and important making the doll is to the hand. Once again, the name crediting continues.

1 comment:

  1. good thoughtful analysis. No other work seems to be on your blog..?

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