location: captain america winter soldier 

In this scene of the film you see two people on a morning run, in the background you can see iconic buildings that are in Washington which makes it easy for the audience to see where they are.

props: cast away



Throughout the film he makes the ball 'wilson' his friend on the island, which shows the isolation of not only the island but himself. it also shows that he isn't really mentally stable during this time. During the scene he is trying to reach wilson whilst not letting go of the boat, apologising for something he has done to make him think that he has upset the ball. as the ball gets further and further away he gets more and more distressed and upset about what he has done.

performance: scream


This scene relies on one person to build up the tension. He does this by looking around and being really jumpy with then makes the audience jumpy. When he makes himself jump in the mirror he calms down with then takes away the tension that was built. Then he shuts the door and scream is behind it and charges towards him.

Horror essay: scream

This horror film is jammed packed with the conventions of this genre; when Cindy is alone in her house and opens the door the music builds tension and makes the audience feel that the antagonist (scream) will either be behind the door or at the end of the hallway when she shuts the door, also Cindy ignores the creaky floorboards upstairs, there is conflict for the protagonist that isn’t from the main antagonist in this case it is her intimacy issues due to the way her mother was murdered, there are some jumps scares at the start when drew Barrymore is outside of her house, the lighting used is a convention (low key and natural), there is gore and death shown from the start of the film when the boyfriends stomach is cut open, the people are killed one by one leaving out the virgin and finally someone (Cindy) ends up running through the forest/field away from the villain. Even the antagonist presents a load of conventions; he is a stalker, serial killer that wears a mask, cannot be traced and always seems to catch up with its victims.

At the start when we see him take his second victim, she takes the mask off and behind the mask it is pitch black so the identity of the antagonist is kept a secret. This creates a sense of tension as the audience does not know so it is up to them to speculate who they are (everyone is a suspect).

There are a variation of shots in the film. For example; extreme close up on the knife to show he is the real serial killer, close up on Cindy’s face when she is on the phone, mid shot when drew Barrymore is on the phone, long shot to set the scene at stews party.

As this is a teen horror there is some comedy in the film; people popping into shot to add to the dialogue then popping out again. Also the plot is explained regularly to make it easier on the audience. Also they go through the “rules” of horror films Cindy breaks them. Sticking to the rules they jokingly let the virgin live.

Like a lot of horror films there are twists in the plot. For example the police discovering that Cindy’s dad isn’t at the hotel. This creates a feeling of uncertainty for the audience as another suspect is added into the mix.

Deadpool

One reason that Marvels Deadpool was a huge box office success is because comic book films can be very good (with exceptions of fantastic four and the wolverine). So that would bring in a lot of cash. This is because nerd culture brings in a lot of money for film makers.

 Deadpool is a hard character to portray as Ryan Reynolds found out in x-men origins. The studio realised that they had made a huge mistake trying to make Deadpool serious. So this remake of him as more childish. The type of humour used isn’t the normal type that marvel films have in. it is more adult humour (adult, childish), which isn’t the average marvel type of humour. He has a rapid fire stream of jokes about masturbation, sex and farting. And he deadpans about the studio's lack of a decent budget, inconsistencies in the comic book universe and dozens of pop culture references that run to Ikea furniture and Taken This meant that it attracted a range of audiences, such as teenagers and adults. 

Another reason is that it doesn’t take itself seriously, at all. This is shown in the mock opening credits as in it, it says Deadpool features "a British villain", "a CGI character", "a moody teen" and "a gratuitous cameo" and is "directed by an overpaid tool.". Also in the film Deadpool makes jokes about Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman.

He’s unique. Yes, his secret id and superhero name are very similar to DCs Deathstroke/ Slade Wilson. He breaks the fourth wall multiple times in the film. This makes the film slightly more personal when watching it.

Fans wanted to see if they could have a “good” Deadpool. As Gavin Hood did a terrible job directing x-men origins and caused the merc with a mouth to be a merc with literally no mouth, if they had carried on with this Deadpool would not be able to deliver his slightly dark humoured punchlines. If it wasn’t for x-men: days of future past’s reset button on the x-men universe, Deadpool would have to be serious.

Another reason is that they realised that they had made a massive mistake and joked about it in the film, while being tortured, Ajax threatens to sew Wade’s mouth shut, to which he replies, “I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”

There are a lot of inside jokes for the comic readers. Such as Bob, one of Ajax’s henchmen, in the comics he is a hydra agent. This shows that they are trying to make the films even more like the comics.

It is has multiple genres, such as action, comedy and romance. This means it will appeal to multiple audiences who are only normally into a certain genre of films. Also Deadpool was already popular before the film so it made it already had a large audience. This helped the movie gain popularity from very early on.

Jason bourne

Jason Bourne

My favourite film of this summer was Jason Bourne, this is because I have always enjoyed the Bourne films as they are full of tension that grips hold of me from the very start. As per usual, with exception of Bourne legacy, it has Matt Damon in the lead role. As it is in most of the films the CIA has their hand in what they shouldn’t, this time it’s a social network which they are hacking into so they can “keep an eye on everyone”. They do this by the CIA Director Robert Dewey (Tommy Lee Jones) paying Aaron Kalloor (Ruiz Ahmed) to start his business. They do this so they have leverage over him. Dewy decides that Aaron should give the CIA a “back door” so they can hack in.

The good parts of the film;

He’s not a tourist

As he travels throughout the world he doesn’t soak in the tourist attractions, which a lot of films like this do which doesn’t make sense because if he is hunting down the director of the CIA to find the truth about who killed his father and why he was recruited he would not have a quick tour, maybe a quick game of blackjack in Las Vegas. Instead he’s in the lesser seen areas of the popular cities.

Great topics presented

Also it presents more contemporary issues like a large number of apps, that metaphorically eat up your personal details, and a need for patriotism. Not a lot of directors would try to present these issues on such a large scale. This is one of the main reasons this is my favourite film of this summer.

The rally

The anti-austerity rally in Greece that instantly feels important, thrilling and unsettling. As you see Bourne and Parsons at their meet the tension of “will they be seen” as there are multiple teams trying to find them in the crowd. Once they are seen, they split up and Dewey decided its best for the team to follow Bourne. The fight scene shows how skilled Bourne is as he takes out two men without taking a single hit.

The not so good parts of the film;

Asset

Vincent Cassel’s asset feels less threatening and relentless than, Joey Ansah’s Desh from Bourne Ultimatum. If anything he’s reckless and the job is too personal for the CIA to actually hire him for the job, as shown on the roof top scene where the building id being raided by police and he insists to stay and shoot Bourne, disobeying Dewey. He doesn’t really have a name, he just gets called asset.

The underground fight club scenes

They don’t need to be there. They are pointless. For people who have seen the other films they know that he is a very good fighter and if they haven’t seen the film then the director could have left it until the fight scene on the train in Greece. By leaving the first fight scene until Greece it would create extra tension to the scene.

The lighting in this scene is natural high key lighting, which contrasts with before they break out where it is very artificial high key lighting in the housing and then very low key lighting as they are escaping. This makes it feel quite unnerving when they are inside and when they get out its quite calm until he is woken by the motorcycle. this helps with presenting the genre as science fiction.