fav scene-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTK8torOylM
Sunday, 3 April 2011
Part C; (fully re awesomised)
SOUND: In the first scene of the intro the scene starts off with a jungle back round noise with birds chirping in the back round this is non-diegetic sound because this is setting up the movie to be about the rich profiteering off of poorer people killing each other and most of this drama ends up happening in Africa which is associated with jungles and the outdoors. The next few scenes are of the bullet being manufactured, sold and used and in these scenes are inconspicuous diegetic sounds which go over the back round music as to not draw any attention, yet we still can't help but hear it which is representing how all of these real life things go unnoticed by the majority of the world as is represented by the mainstream music as the non-diegetic sound telling us that we are the ones looking in.
SHOT SIZE/ANGLE+CAMERA MOVEMENT: The first shot of the first scene in the intro is of a long shot on a tilt as to surprise us with a figure of a man in a suit in the middle of a war zone, this shows us that there is something not quite right with him as he is in a war zone without proper equipment etc.. this is later explained in the end as he states that the only survivors in war are the ones selling everyone the guns. The rest of the intro is shot with a track shot as the bullet is followed everywhere but with a high angle and a low angle as the bullet changes places at some points so we end up seeing it from below and above to show us how it's life pans out.
MI SE-EN-SCENE/COMPOSITION: The mise-en-scene of the making of the bullet has the credits rolling by inconspicuously which is called "decoupage" this ensures that the story carries on IE the life of a bullet, this is another representation of how we the viewers will just carry on as normal in our daily lives, because we do not experience what goes on in Africa and most people in the west will not be affected by people in Africa shooting each other and that some people willingly sell them the means to do that and in the end we'll all just end up going home and falling asleep safely not even faltering at the thought that so many people die because someone sold that person a means to kill. The end scenes of the intro are of the bullet being used in Africa and theres a few shots of the back round which has a very bright lighting which is obviously natural lighting as it looks very sunny this shows the roughness and realism of the film because it's centered around the realities of war and that it's not glamorous and that there are people dying in terrible conditions and others sitting high and mighty making a profit.
CHARACTER/PERFORMANCE: In the first scene of the intro Yuri Orlov starts off by saying in a professional manner like theres nothing bad or surprising to him, with the camera in a master shot with a looking room so that we can see all of the bullets surrounding him, that "there are over 550 million firearms in world wide circulation, that's one fire arm for every twelve people on the planet" he says this without showing any signs of emotion. This sets his character up for the rest of the film as he is shown to be a near immoral person lacking a good conscience this is later proved to be true as he is shown in the end to be very aware of the kind of things hes done and his only regret was that he lost his family in the process and not regretting selling arms for war profiteering which in turn is a form of mass murder which is usually considered something that people regret doing. Most of the entire intro is the camera following the main character in the intro which is the bullet, we see it's birth and it's death as it travels all over the world. Presumably from U.S.A to Russia and all the way to Africa where it's life ends inside the head of a little boy. The camera technique used to follow the bullet is a close up track shot because the bullet is the complete focus most of the time and the camera goes where it goes.
SHOT SIZE/ANGLE+CAMERA MOVEMENT: The first shot of the first scene in the intro is of a long shot on a tilt as to surprise us with a figure of a man in a suit in the middle of a war zone, this shows us that there is something not quite right with him as he is in a war zone without proper equipment etc.. this is later explained in the end as he states that the only survivors in war are the ones selling everyone the guns. The rest of the intro is shot with a track shot as the bullet is followed everywhere but with a high angle and a low angle as the bullet changes places at some points so we end up seeing it from below and above to show us how it's life pans out.
MI SE-EN-SCENE/COMPOSITION: The mise-en-scene of the making of the bullet has the credits rolling by inconspicuously which is called "decoupage" this ensures that the story carries on IE the life of a bullet, this is another representation of how we the viewers will just carry on as normal in our daily lives, because we do not experience what goes on in Africa and most people in the west will not be affected by people in Africa shooting each other and that some people willingly sell them the means to do that and in the end we'll all just end up going home and falling asleep safely not even faltering at the thought that so many people die because someone sold that person a means to kill. The end scenes of the intro are of the bullet being used in Africa and theres a few shots of the back round which has a very bright lighting which is obviously natural lighting as it looks very sunny this shows the roughness and realism of the film because it's centered around the realities of war and that it's not glamorous and that there are people dying in terrible conditions and others sitting high and mighty making a profit.
CHARACTER/PERFORMANCE: In the first scene of the intro Yuri Orlov starts off by saying in a professional manner like theres nothing bad or surprising to him, with the camera in a master shot with a looking room so that we can see all of the bullets surrounding him, that "there are over 550 million firearms in world wide circulation, that's one fire arm for every twelve people on the planet" he says this without showing any signs of emotion. This sets his character up for the rest of the film as he is shown to be a near immoral person lacking a good conscience this is later proved to be true as he is shown in the end to be very aware of the kind of things hes done and his only regret was that he lost his family in the process and not regretting selling arms for war profiteering which in turn is a form of mass murder which is usually considered something that people regret doing. Most of the entire intro is the camera following the main character in the intro which is the bullet, we see it's birth and it's death as it travels all over the world. Presumably from U.S.A to Russia and all the way to Africa where it's life ends inside the head of a little boy. The camera technique used to follow the bullet is a close up track shot because the bullet is the complete focus most of the time and the camera goes where it goes.
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Tuesday, 22 March 2011
Genre/atmosphere
The tone of the movie is shown in the first scenes mise-en-scene of the intro which is of the main character dressed in a formal suit conspicuously in the middle of a war zone. Which is a little bit comical because you don't generally expect to see a man in a suit at a war zone, the tone of the movie is almost like suspicion and drama because its all about him trying to keep his multiple lives afloat like his marriage, parents, Brother, and his multiple identities from his "gun running" which almost creates a personality on its own because he believes it to be the thing that he is the best at and is addicted to it. And to him he'll do it no matter the situation.
The mood of the opening is scary because he tells us facts that we wouldn't generally think about E.G "one fire arm to every twelve people on the planet." and the next part which is of the manufacturing of a single bullet and its life from being made to getting sent to Africa is informative and just like normal until the bullet is put into an Ak47 in the middle of a war zone and shot into an innocent child that's when it becomes scary because it shows how that sort of thing is normal to the places where guns are sent.
The creation of the intro is a way of making the bullet a character in the movie showing its entire life and death. The bullet was shot with 'CG imagery' so it was animated but the effect gave it an awesome first person effect which is perfect for showing the life of a bullet.The title sequence music is by Buffalo Springfield "For what its worth." The part at the beginning where Yuri says "There are over 550 million firearms in world wide circulation, that's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is. How do we arm the other eleven" is a statement that we can assume is true and that it represents his ambitions and how he views the world. It also sets up the next sequence which is of the bullet being made and shows us that that is what people are trying to achieve with the creation of that bullet is to get everyone in the world owning a fire arm.
The mood of the opening is scary because he tells us facts that we wouldn't generally think about E.G "one fire arm to every twelve people on the planet." and the next part which is of the manufacturing of a single bullet and its life from being made to getting sent to Africa is informative and just like normal until the bullet is put into an Ak47 in the middle of a war zone and shot into an innocent child that's when it becomes scary because it shows how that sort of thing is normal to the places where guns are sent.
The creation of the intro is a way of making the bullet a character in the movie showing its entire life and death. The bullet was shot with 'CG imagery' so it was animated but the effect gave it an awesome first person effect which is perfect for showing the life of a bullet.The title sequence music is by Buffalo Springfield "For what its worth." The part at the beginning where Yuri says "There are over 550 million firearms in world wide circulation, that's one firearm for every twelve people on the planet. The only question is. How do we arm the other eleven" is a statement that we can assume is true and that it represents his ambitions and how he views the world. It also sets up the next sequence which is of the bullet being made and shows us that that is what people are trying to achieve with the creation of that bullet is to get everyone in the world owning a fire arm.
Saturday, 19 March 2011
intro- description
The opening to lord of war is of the camera following a bullet through its creation and the whole process of packaging and storing, selling, and use and ends up showing what bullets do which is kill people and sometimes innocent people like a little boy in the background get caught up in all the violence and shows the bullet hitting his head. The song used over the credits in the intro is by Buffalo Springfield- for what its worth.
The intro relates to the film because the film is about "gun running" which is the illegal selling of arms and causes death that could be prevented but isn't because someone gets to make money out of it where the people using the guns are going to war and ultimately dying. The life of a bullet intro shows the realism of how deadly bullets are and that people can get away with making a profit out of war and death.
This intro appeals to me for a number of reasons, one is that its based on something real. Also because its something different and clever because of how the camera follows the bullet through its entire life just to end up killing a little boy and i think when that happens it brings you back from the fictional part of the movie to the realism of it like a big exclamation mark.
The intro relates to the film because the film is about "gun running" which is the illegal selling of arms and causes death that could be prevented but isn't because someone gets to make money out of it where the people using the guns are going to war and ultimately dying. The life of a bullet intro shows the realism of how deadly bullets are and that people can get away with making a profit out of war and death.
This intro appeals to me for a number of reasons, one is that its based on something real. Also because its something different and clever because of how the camera follows the bullet through its entire life just to end up killing a little boy and i think when that happens it brings you back from the fictional part of the movie to the realism of it like a big exclamation mark.
Wednesday, 16 March 2011
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