Moulin Rouge Analysis Essay

Sound & Editing

The Movie Moulin Rouge by ... . The Genre of its introduction is ... as... . For this scene, I will be analysing the Sound & Editing because sound and editing has a large impact to the beginning of the movie and therefore would be a good example. In addition, it is also a musical film, which means that voice, sound/ music would play a big part in the film. At first the singing was quiet, we could hear and see but then we couldn't see the person, there was images fading in and out, the image of the boy (overlay-ed) with France behind him.Showing the main character. Then the orchestra caught the audiences attention. Then singing became louder and louder, it was like narrating.This makes us concentrate on what he was singing then the typing was like at the same volume which caught our attention to what he was typing. The music made it mystery and creepy but then it had a feeling of sadness, and classical old music, with it being black and white made it seem as though it was a memory or of someone's story. Like it was something that made you expect it to be that.

Time lapse then it slowed down, showing someones view of someone who is disorientation, drunk, confused and lost in the crowed. There were very colourful clothing but it also seemed slightly freaky, with how the camera moved as if someone was drunk, it made you slightly sick or it gave you the feeling of a confused lost child who was going to cry if they didn't find their parent soon. There was a change, a different scene,mixing together.The end of the dramatic music and then come a sad piano to a very cheerful or like a traditional classic music. To the time of when the world still seemed wonderful. The same views, scenes are shown again with people more cheerful and colour and bright compared to how it was shown at first.Narrating voice was filled with more excitement.
- an undertone of something dark about to happen. S

Moulin Rouge

Notes

At first the singing was quiet then it became louder and louder, it was like narrating.This makes us concentrate on what he was singing then the typing was like at the same volume which caught our attention to what he was typing.
The music made it mystery and creepy & kind of ....
- roller coaster ride
- drama
- historical
- musical
- dramatic epic qualities
- surreal
- bizarre
- match cut
- at first we could hear and see but then we couldn't see the person
- the orchestra caught the attention
- fading in and out of the image of the boy (overlay-ed) France behind him
- fade out + volume
- dolly shot pans into the seen
- zooms in establishing shot
- to the heart of the action
- it would stop at parts to show us how some people acted and their behaviour
- black & white
- absent bar- hallucination
- slight use of colour ( the main themed building, red , passion, love, death)
- colour fading in and becoming more saturated bringing the story to life
- cut away close up shots of his face- emotional
- dramatic music
- time lapse slowed down ( showing someones view of someone who is disorientation, drunk, confused, lost in the crowed)
- Very colourful clothing but slightly freaky.
- a change, a different scene,mixing together
- the end of the dramatic music and coming the a sad piano
- to a very cheerful or like a traditional classic music
- continuous of
- same views, scenes are shown again with people more cheerful and colour and bright compared to how it was shown at first
- his voice was like more excitement
- an undertone of something dark about to happen.
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Part B/A

Part B Notes
introduce film, introduce film genre
conventions of the film
how does it show that?
mise en scene
cinamatography
can be classified as the chosen genre
make sure that it is clear and specific reference to film
choose a few things to discuss in depth
body paragraph
TEC
explain the arguement
clincher
conclusion
summarise
leave reader with a clear conclusion to ur findings

Part A Genre Activity

Comedy Films
Comedies are light-hearted plots consistently and deliberately designed to amuse and provoke laughter (with one-liners, jokes, etc.) by exaggerating the situation, the language, action, relationships and characters. This section describes various forms of comedy through cinematic history, including slapstick, screwball, spoofs and parodies,romantic comedies, black comedy (dark satirical comedy), and more.

Crime & Gangster Films
Crime (gangster) films are developed around the sinister actions of criminals or mobsters, particularly bankrobbers, underworld figures, or ruthless hoodlums who operate outside the law, stealing and murdering their way through life. Criminal and gangster films are often categorized as film noir or detective-mystery films - because of underlying similarities between these cinematic forms. This category includes a description of various 'serial killer' films.

Drama Films
Dramas are serious, plot-driven presentations, portraying realistic characters, settings, life situations, and stories involving intense character development and interaction. Usually, they are not focused on special-effects, comedy, or action, Dramatic films are probably the largest film genre, with many subsets.

Epic Historical Films
pics include costume dramas, historical dramas, war films, medieval romps, or 'period pictures' that often cover a large expanse of time set against a vast, panoramic backdrop. Epics often share elements of the elaborate adventure films genre. Epics take an historical or imagined event, mythic, legendary, or heroic figure, and add an extravagant setting and lavish costumes, accompanied by grandeur and spectacle, dramatic scope, high production values, and a sweeping musical score. Epics are often a more spectacular, lavish version of a biopic film. Some 'sword and sandal' films (Biblical epics or films occuring during antiquity) qualify as a sub-genre.