4mz008 assignment 2 in time.ppt 75%

Course: 4MZ008 - Audio Visual LiteracyCourse: 4MZ008 - Audio Visual Literacy

Title: Movie AnalysisTitle: Movie Analysis

Presented by:•Lee Meng Jue•Tan Jia Yuan •Chan Kit Ee•Tan Jia Wen

In TimeIn Time

GenreGenre

• Science fiction Science fiction

- System of life

- Time as their currency

- Time transferring device

• ThrillerThriller

- Time counting down

- Life begins to be tension

- Die when time out

Director - Andrew NiccolDirector - Andrew Niccol

• New Zealand screenwriter-director

• Born on Jun 10, 1964

• Known for: Gattaca, S1m0ne, Lord of War

• Academy Award nomination - Best Original Screenplay in 1999

Main Male Character - WillMain Male Character - Will

• Justin Timberlake• American singer-

songwriter, actor, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist

• Born on Jan 31, 1981

• Success on music industry (eg: Mirrors)

• The Social Network, Bad Teacher, Friends with Benefits...

Main Female Character - SylviaMain Female Character - Sylvia

• Amanda Seyfried• American actress, singer

and model

• Born on Dec 3, 1985

• Mean Girls, Nine Lives, Alpha Dog...

• 2010 - ShoWest Award - Breakthrough Female Star of the Year

Other CharactersOther Characters

• Henry, the time-rich • Fortis, Boss of "Minute Men"

• Rachel, Will's mum

• Raymond, Timekeeper • Philippe, Time-loaning businessman

SynopsisSynopsis

• In future, time has replaced money as the unit of currency

• Stop aging at 25 - given one more year to leave

• Replenish time to survive by working

Mise en scèneMise en scène

• At a silent street

Type of ShotType of Shot

• CU of the mother's hand

- She was paying her loans

Mise en scèneMise en scène

• Bus Stop


• MS of the mother- After paying the loans, she walked to the bus. She wanted to meet his son for her birthday celebration.


• CU of the mother's hand scaling back

- Mother had no enough time to pay for the bus fare.


• MCU of the mother - Showing of the frightened expression of the mother when she realized the bus fare has been increased a lot.


• MCU of the bus driver- Emphasizing the driver's expression. He wished to help but he could not.


• MS of the passengers- The mother tried to get helps from other passengers but no one wanted to help her.


• MCU of the mother- She was trying to figure the shortest distance out to meet his son. She was so nervous.


• OSS of the mother looking to the leaving bus


• CU of the mother's hand- When she was running, she kept looking on her time alternatively. She became more nervous.


• MS of Will- Will was waiting for his mother at the bus stop for her birthday celebration.


• CU of Will's expression

- The transformation of Will's expression clearly shown from expectation into confusion and anxiety


• MS of the man- The man immediately closed his gate when he saw the mother running towards him for help. - Emphasize on the feeling of hopeless of the mother.


• MCU of Will

- The man immediately closed his gate when he saw the mother running towards him for help.

- Emphasize on the feeling of hopeless of the mother.


• ELS of the running mother

- Showing the location of the mother meeting Will.


• Repeating CU of the mother's hand

- Time counting down of the mother. She approached to death because of no time.


• MCU of the mother

- When she realized that she was on the verge of death, she became more tension.


• MCU of Will

- When Will saw his mother, he started to be nervous.


• CU of the mother

- When she saw her son, she was totally easing down and happy.


• WMS of Will

- Will was trying to stretch out his hand to transfer the time to his mother.


• ELS with high angle of both

- Showing the distance between the mother and Will.


• WS of Will and his mother- They met at the last with just a few steps.- The mother was just falling on Will.


• CU of the mother's hand

- Confirmation of the death of the mother.


• MS of Will and the dead mother

- He was so sad and kept trying to transfer his time to his mother even though it was impossible.


• MCU of Will's conniption feeling

- He was screaming out desperately.

LightingLighting

• Flower - To celebrate Will's mother's birthday• Realized his mother might be in danger• Let go everything including the birthday flower• Show the feeling of anxiety

• Focusing on the dropping flower

LightingLighting

• Light from the lorry

LightingLighting

• Desperation

CostumeCostume

• Poor

• Rich

AudioAudio

• Background music was following the moods of the clip

• Started - the mother tried to figure the shortest way out.

• Merely fading out - scene of the waiting Will.

• Volume gradually increased - both of them met at a long distance.

• Stop immediately - his mother died

Semiotics

• Indexical: Flower = love

Will prepared a bundle of flower to her mother as birthday gift.

SemioticsSyntamatic: "Holding flower" + "Happy expression" + "Looking at the bus" + "At the bus stop"

ConclusionConclusion

Chosen Clip Chosen Clip • The transformation of emotion

• Struggling feeling on the verge of death

• Process of surviving

• Nervous - Hope - Tension - Hope - Hopeless - Hope - Die

ConclusionConclusion

OverallOverall

• Time as currency - life more tension

• People faced death rapidly

• Treasuring time more

• Compared to real life

BibliographyBibliography

• "In Time" and the lesson of the time-economy. (n.d.). Lauri Antalainen. Retrieved April 22, 2014, from http://antalainen.wordpress.com/2012/02/05/in-time-and-the-lesson-of-the-time-economy/

• Clark, T. (2011). Digital photography composition for dummies. Hoboken, N. J.: Wiley.

• Zakia, R. D. (2013). Perception and imaging: photography--a way of seeing (Fourth ed.). Burlington: Focal Press.

Bibliography Bibliography

• Miotke, J. (2007). The Betterphoto guide to digital nature photography. New York: Amphoto Books.

• Chandler, D. (2002). Semiotics: the basics. London: Routledge.

Education

4mz008 assignment 2 in time.ppt 75%