work shop 5 - creating characters

1. Physical - soft / round edges

                  - looks like real mum

                  - normal height.

Costume - basic - no patterns 

                  - baggy loose clothing.

                  - mostly covers body 

colour / lighting - warm artificial light, dull

                           - colour tattletale - orange 

2. physical - sharper edges - head / nose / apron 

                    - patterns on outfit 

    costume - black / reds 

                   - loose / baggy gives idea of softness

colour / lighting - warm artificial 

                           - orange / yellow 

3. physical - paler skin 

                   - weigh shirt to hips / bum - accents beetle.

                   - pointing nose, back of the head, elbows

costume - pattern pdkadols, black white, red 

              - fits her figure better 

              - beetle shell - like layers 

              - shows more skin 

colour / lighting - bright, vibrant, cold, artificial - browns / peaches 

4. physical - stick figure lost all the fat 

                  - taller, long neck 

                  - hair, back of head, arms, elbows back of dress.

costume - pattern - black white, red 

                - shows more skin 

                - a lot tighter 

                - beetle shape on the back and collar 

colour / lighting - bright, warm, artificial, oranges 

5. physical - ugly spider like, needles, no fat, no skin 

                    - lots of sharp angles - head, joints taller 

costume - Tattered rags, barely there

colour / lighting - green black. cold light unnatural.

Workshop 3: How does 'Lighting & colour' enhance the story

Atmosphere - feel in a space, space energy around you
mood - how you feel
Location - place something is happening

Lighting - Natural - light that comes from nature - sun man start, lighting fire
                                artificial - man made light source - electricity, light bulls

                                warm light - yellow/orange tone
                                cold light blue/white tone clean/clinical

                                bright - fills the space
                                dull - fills part of the space - forded

Colour - colour palette - what are the predominant colour used
                   
                             warm colour - welanming , happy friendly
                             cold colour - makes us feel sad, lonely, chilly
                                            - clean clinical

Brainstorm: Lighting / colour

what is happening - Coraline and her family having breakfast in the real kitchen
                               - looking rusted,tired

Describe - lighting - natural light - colour through window
                               cold - white tone
                               bright - whole space bright
            colour - white, yellowish , cream - old
                       - cold - makes space feel tired.

Effect on viewers - boring, dull,
( feel / think ) - understand they are not a a happy family
                      - coraline unhappy.

Directors purpose - makes other world more appealing
                             - coraline doesn't like the real world

Others techniques - setting - outside window is cloudy and grey
angles / shots, music, - furniture looks old run down
costume, make up, - doesn't feel livening - empty
setting.

what is happening - coraline other parents eating dinner in the other kitchen
                              - everyone seems happy

Describe - lighting - artificial - ceiling light
                              - warm - yellow/orange tone
                              - dull - some spaces dark

colour - red orange,white,black
           - warm - happy, sat, welcome

Effect on viewers - compact/close interesting/ welcoming, safe
( fell/think ) -coraline is happy to he there

Directors purpose - show theme looks con be deceiving because
 ( theme )       - other family looks kind to happy but are actually evil.

Others techniques - costume - formal , fashionable fit better 
angles / shots, music, - makes them looks tidier
costume, make up, -  bright black, red, white
setting.




                           

Workshop 2 Linking themes to the impact of angles, Movement and shots

Brainstorm
                               other
 Whats happening

                              - Wylie standing on stairs outside house. Other mother
                                aks him to smile from doorway, instead, he frowns.
               
                               - Other Wylie making self smaller - less of a target - head down
                                 shoulders hunched. looks week and vulnerable

Angles / shot 

                                - High angle - makes Wybie looks overpower, week & vulnerable.
                                  POV - other mothers, makes her seen stronger, bigger, more dominant.

• Viewer - makes viewer feel sorry for / scared for  O Wybie foreshadowing - hinting at whats is to come.
• Director - hinting that maybe the other mother inst so wonderful.
• Other techniques - Lighting - spotlight on Wybie - like he's on the spot/under focus - dark around creates a creepy atmosphere 

In the scene with the other mother and the other Wybie we see high angle shoots used to show the theme looks can be deceiving, We see this when the other mother asks, the other wybie to smile but he hunches over and frowns instead. this matins the audience feel sorry for the other wybie because he looks scared. the use of a high angle shot from the perspective of the Other mother adds to this feeling as it make the other wybie looks weak and vulnerable. the director did this to foreshadow the change of the other mother from creepy to more creepy. coinciding with this is the used of lighting. a spotlight is on the other wybie emphasising that he is unties the focused of the other Mother. this remids us of earlier in this film where a low angle shot was used to make wybie seem big and scary but really be was just ordinarily. this links to the scene because it also shows a moment when the looks of a character was deceiving.

Work shop 1 Unpacking themes and Ideas.

Them & Ideas - Continuous idea/ subject that links throughout the text.
'looks can be deceiving' - Don't judge a book by its cover
                                       - Don't judge by appearance

Example 1: Character of Wylie - when we first meet him he seems scary ( mask,motorbike
                                             use of high angle to look bigger, land music ) but in reality
                                             hes just a weird neighbour
show theme because like other characters, our first impression based
on appearance, tone,visual techniques aren't always correct.

- Important because helps audience understand with Coraline
   that just because something looks good doesn't mean it is -
   She should choose the real world over the other world.

Example 2: Character the others mother - she seems normal / friendly
                    At the start but by the end become a soul
                    devouring spider demon.
-shows theme because other mother' isn't what she appears to be at the start so we shouldn't judge by first impression.
 - important because Coraline realises that having something that looks perfect isn't always a good thing.

Statement - in Coraline , the theme 'looks can be deceiving' is used effectively
                   to engage the audience.

Evidence - for instance, the character of the 'other mother' shows us that looks can be deceiving because she start off as a kind mother figure
but gradually changes into a soul devouring demon.

explanation - this make us understand that we shouldn't judge a character
  audience       based on first impressions as they can often be wrong.

explanation -  This is done to help Coraline decide between the real world and the other world. if the director          other mother' was really perfect Coraline wouldn't choose to go home.

explanation - combine with this is the use of colour and lighting. the other mother first appeas in a vibrantly bright room that make us feel warm and safe. however, by the end it has become dark and green which makes the viewers feel scared and show that hers first look was deceiving.

Your link - this can be juxtaposed to the character of wybie who we think at first is evil but is actually kind, proving looks can be deceiving.

Coraline

Opening scene

Music: Creepy

           Slow

           Miner tone - Warning that something bad is to happen

           Lullaby - Childlike

           Made up the language - Makes more interesting, creepy, can’t understand it

Camera shots: High angles - Other mother her point of view

                      Extreme close up - Detail shot on the button - foreshadowing

Lighting/Colour: Colour green

                        Dark - adds to the creepy

                        Old

                        Shadows - adds to the creepiness

                        Cold light

                        Adds horror atmosphere

The pin palance

Music:

At the start :

                      -  Gentle

                      -  Dramatic

                      -  Enchanting

                      -  Happier/sweet                       Add to imacare

                      -  Bit more major tone

                      -  Slow timbre

Change:

• Chasing music
• More dramatic
• Faster timbre
• High tension                            Danger
• Minor tone
• Sad
• Chanting/warning

Camera shots:

• Pov - Mover looking at money
• Over the shoulder-cat looking at coraline
• long shot - Distance running from the cat, see more setting
• High angel
• Birdseye - Looking down, to the setting, depth of the well
• transition filt - Nice way to go between setting (place and time)

Lighting/colour

• Dark
• grey
• gold
• Dull
• Deary
• Boring

Coraline

• Mean
• sassy
• Curious
• Childlike imaginative
• Moody
• Costume - Yellow raincoat

-Bright clothing - she stands out

                              -Blue hair - Not only in the dull setting but also from everyone else 

                              -Shows she is Different she does't belong

Inside 

• Dark 
• clod
• Old
• Boring-Pastel colours
• Empty
• Worn down 
• Untidy 
• Rustic 

Real Parents 

• Neglectful
• Busy
• Workaholics
• Forgetful
• Mum is more passive-aggressive 
• Old 
• Bland
• Tired 
• Unhealthy
• Deferred - Expression ( after frowning)
• Tone of Voice 

Dutch tile 

• Warning - something bad is going to happen 
• POV - Dolls 

Music 

• Creppy
• Minor key - warning 
• slow/Medium timbre 
• Sounded like a music box - Like a jack in a box'

Colour/Lighting

• Bright- Coraline fits in here 
• Vibrant
• Homely
• Warm
• Welcoming
• Full of things - Unpacked
• Looked after 

Others parents 

• healthy 
• Energetic - dad with the piano 
• Mum cooked a full meal - selfless
• happy
• clean

CAMERA TECHNIQUES

CAMERA TECHNIQUES

                                                                        Camera shots 

                                                                     

                                                                        Camera movement

                                                                                                            Camera angles

CLOSEUP

This is a common 

camera shot and can be 

used to film a number of

Different things objects

people etc.

                               

MEDIUM CLOSEUP

similar to closeup this

camera technique is 

simply shot from further

away this is a very common

technique

MID SHOT

the mid shot also known as the waist shot

is a common camera technique

used for dialogue

scenes etc.

LONG+WIDE SHOT

the long + wide shot is

less common but still used in film

for a number of different scenes- larger objects

building etc.

HIGH ANGLE

the high angle is rarer camera

technique; a perspective from an angle 

higher than an object/person.

TILT

the tilt camera shot is 

a common technique

used in film. the frame is 

tilted on a slight angle.

PANORAMA 

the panorama is a extremely wide.rarer

shot and can be used for filming

horizons. or streets.