Taken 2

 

Denotation
· Slogan “First they took his daughter now they’re coming for him”
· Character (Liam Neeson)
· Dressed like a cool ordinary guy with a leather jacket , holding a gun
· Two different types of background tone white and black shade.
· Liam Neeson written in white, Taken 2 written in red, contrast with the background

 

Connotation

Two different types of background tone –the colours used are very dark and dull, this reflects on the seriousness and significance of the story line within the film. The colours are also typical of a thriller as very dark colours are usually are grey, black and a bit of white.

Mise-en-scene

 The arrangement of everything that appears in the framing i.e. actors, lighting,decor , costumes this is all mise-en-scene which is a French word that means ' placing on stage'.
Mise-en-scene is everything on scene i.e lighting, colour, sound, background ,characters.
Things that should be considered of the composition of a shot in frame are:
settings - which is the location and environment where action takes place,colours used to light the action , exterior/interior,time of the day.
props- what is visable in the frame, where characters are in or out of focus.
acting- positioning of actors, interaction with each other and casting
placement- how all of these are positioned within  the composition of a shot. 
effect-

Recipe for James Bond Thrillers

You need a one part dashing , sexy and a heroic secret agent

an eccentric villan of equal strength 

James Bond usually has more than one gorgeous woman. 

exotic locations 

- this is a typical scene fast driving always with fancy cars and gadgets and its sexist because only guys are driving. 

Parallel / Contrapuntal sound

Parallel sound matches the action and is when the sound sound we hear should usually go hand in hand on screen.

i.e   in a horror film we are about to witness a murder or something scary , you would accompany fast tempo music with the action.

Contrapuntal sound does not match,amd we wouldnt associate it with the scenes on the screen.


Sound Bridge : Helps to create a smooth transition between one scene to another.
extract : Once upon a time in the West

Lighting 

Top Lighting is when the main source of lighting comes from above - highlighting the features , is used to create a glamorous.

Under lighting is when the main source comes from down below the subject. it is used in thrillers and horror films.

Back Light helps counteract the effect of the key light or creates an outline or silhouett.

Filler light helps to soften the harsh shadows that the use of key and back lights create.

Key light is the brightest and most influential. 

Sound

Diegetic sound:

Refers to the world of the text. 

e.g. dialogue, sound effects , music with a source within the text i.e car , bomb.

Non-diegetic sound:

Refers to everything outside the world of the text.

e.g. voiceover , soundtrack, titles, subtitles..

On screen sound:

The audience is can see the source of the sound.

Off-screen sound:

The audience can't see the source of the sound, it also enables the extension of diegetic world.