Friday, January 24, 2020

Genre Research: US



The film: US

Camera angles/movements/shots:A lot of aerial's, two-shots, and extreme close-up/close up. The aerial was used to show how much clones there actually was and the chain they were creating. The most predominant shot used a two-shot because, most of the movie just showed someone and their clone fighting. The the extreme close-up and close ups were used to show to makeup on the clone's face or get someone's expression.

CLAMPS:

COSTUMES of the main characters were in casual clothes while the clones were in red jumpsuits.

LIGHTING in the beginning of the movie was very light, in order to showcase the normalcy that the family that the family was experiencing. At times the lighting would get darker whenever one of the clones appeared.

ACTING in the film was very impressive. This was a movie that involved the topic of evil clones, meaning the characters had to take on two different roles that were the complete opposite of each other.

MAKEUP in the film was very heavy. The clones of main characters all had to have this malnourished, pale, an dirty look. In order to achieve this, the makeup artists had to give them hollow-looking cheeks and off white powder to look like dust/dirt.

PROPS in the film were big scissors that each of the clones were carrying around, and weapons like knifes and a fireplace poker the family used to defend themselves.

SETTING of the film was in several places like, the lake house they were vacationing at, which was in a semi-populated woodland area. An amusement park, which was on the beach. Lastly, the hideout that the clones were stationed in, which was underground.

Editing: The main editing that was done was double role editing. This is act of making it look like there are twin-like versions of that one person by using someone else who is similar in looks.


Sound: The main sound that was used was the struggling noises the clones were making due to their difficulty in speaking and regular communication. The music that played was a classical version of many popular songs like "5 On It". This was used to create ominous scary feeling throughout the movie, and add action to certain scenes like the ballet fight scene.

Elements: The elements of this film include the double role editing, the costumes and makeup used.

Elements that appeal: The think the idea of not making the clones look exactly like the main characters was unique because, it goes against the typical "evil clone" plot, when one is trying to take another place. It shows that even though the clones want to get rid of their look like-alike, they don't want to be them. Another element that appeals to me is, the fact that you have to pay attention to detail because, the smallest things in the beginning came back and that basically determined the ending of the movie.


Elements that don't appeal: At the beginning of the the movie, the mother obviously very uncomfortable going to her family vacationing home but, they never explained why. I felt like that information left out could've been very crucial to the story.



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