micro elements Flashcards by C W

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cinematography - opening

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shaky camera, handheld - mockumentary
crash zooms - mockumentary
stills when doing talking heads - professional
dummy archive footage
high angle shots make the aliens look like animals
birds eye view of a real village

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cinematography - ending

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handheld camera - shaky from running
mix of: close ups and mid-shots
shots of wikkus inside the machine
focus pull from wikkus to the ship
close ups of humans with guns
blood splashes on camera - bring audience closer to violence
shaky, almost blurry footage - chaotic

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editing - opening

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jump cuts
mnu logo

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editing - ending

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lots of cgi
blood splattered on camera
fast paced editing - chaotic
1.61 shots per second during 29 second sequence

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mise-en-scene - opening

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office setting
harsh lighting - bright, bleached office
MNU lanyard
sociologist presented as smart - books, smart clothes
aliens presented as dirty, dark and slimy
filmed in a real life district

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mise-en-scene - ending

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dirty, rustic
dry setting
sweating, tired actors
sci-fi - alien technology
lots of blood - violence
fire/smoke/rubble - wasteland
army uniforms

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performance - sharlto copley

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appears exaggerated and comedic, this transforms into emotional depth and rawness - particularly in physical / expressive distress
initially bumbling, comedic, harmless, enjoys his work
laughter during ‘abortion’ sequence
becomes more confident
final look - he is proud

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sound - opening

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clicking of aliens - not told what they are saying with MNU
singing in the background
muffled microphones

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sound - ending

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fast paced, heavy drums
crescendo
major key, synth piano, uplifting indigenous song

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overall - MNU break in

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handheld camera - shaky
lowkey lighting
flashing lights
blood splatters
camera attached to a gun
“ill send you home in a jar”
dirty, chaotic, depressing environment
sad, slow strings
focus pull from wikkus to chris - different mental states

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messages about conflict

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conflict is sometimes necessary
teaches us about mistakes
wikkus and christopher save their own lives
we want christopher johnson to win

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