Analysis of 3 Crime Movies
Donnie Brasco-
Macro Analysis-
Marco analysis is also know as syntactic analysis and it gives the audience as general overview about what the actual movie is about and what story is tells.
Key Plot-
The key plot introduced is that the main character angry about his situation he is in as it is shown by the close up of his eyes. It also denotes that he is involved with a particular group of gangster as shown by the multiple still images in the sequences. It also shows images of many people being circled or crossed. This shows that he is a cop and he is in a undercover investigation which is trying to find out secret information . This is also portrayed by the multiple images which show the cop watching them and the repetition of all the cross-cuts to this scene shows that it is a crime movie.
Story Line-
The story line i introduced from the ending which is also known as the favourite trick of film noir. As it does show Johnny Depp having a demonic the ending which maybe connotes that he has turned rogue which adds to the narrative thread.
Characters-
The main two characters introduced are johnny Depp and Al Pacino. hey are both accredited at the beginning with the first 2 starring titles but Johnny Depp is visually introduced first which denotes that he is the main actor and Al Pacino is shown halfway through the opening proving that he is also an essential character but the story line doesn't evolve around him.
Social Groups
One social group which is represent is a sort of Italian Mafia group. They are represented stereotypically as it shows them wearing overcoats, suits. hats and glasses. It also shows a group of men having moustaches , smoking, drinking and owning expensive classic cars. These are some of the codes and conventions which are included in crime genre movies but the actors are genre tropes of this particular genre.
Micro Analysis-
Micro analysis is also know as semantic analysis which looks at what is included in the movie which the audience doesn't realise but what ultimately makes it look appealing.
Sound-
The sound in any movie is very important and some say it makes up 50% of the actually movie. In this crime movie sound is used effectively to engage the viewer/ target audience. The movie includes diegetic sound which is sound that we can hear on the set which is plates being put on top of each other and cups being put down. As well as this it uses a sound track on top of the diegetic sound thus using sound layering effectively in the opening sequence. It also uses synchronous sound which is the same tone in in the sound and the visual image. The opening sequence uses synchronous sound throughout the movie.
Mise-en-scene-
This is what is actually the setting of the movie. In the opening title sequence it shows a Cafe you can hear the plates beginning put down and people talking. The props used are Cars, cigarettes and sunglasses. The costumes are mainly suits and hats and the mains characters are Johnny Depp and Al Pacino.
Camera-
There are multiple types of camera shots that are incorporated into this title sequences such as close ups of the main characters eyes, dolly shots of the building that he's is in, medium shots of multiple men across the street, medium shot of the other main actor and a low angel shot of people sitting on a bar.
Editing-
There are multiple editing effects used in the opening title sequence such as dissolving scenes together making the cross cut between scenes almost flawless. There are multiple still images used and put together to create a moving image of the scene which is a technique called 'stop motion'. The speed of the scenes vary from fast and slow speeds and the transitions are that there a multiple uses of dip to black which is integrated which the slow speed music. The editing also uses black and white scenes which cross cut to coloured images.
Title Conventions-
The title sequence is a discrete title sequence due to its secretive nature and the fonts used are mainly white with a size of 14 which is the same for even the title which is unusual and the title credits are integrated as part of the moving image.
Order of title credits-
Narcos-
Marco Analysis-
Key Plot-
The key concept or plot introduced is that this is a movie about crime and gangs as it shows a birds eye view shot of the whole location with areas being circled sort of like targets for a heist of some of some sort. It also shows a white substance which is an B class drug being made, sold and transported across the city. This connotes to the viewer that there will be death as the drug industry expands. Overall the key plot is that drugs will be sold and people will be robbed and killed in the country.This hard to grasp concept was introduced in the title sequence.
Storyline-
The story line is introduced to the viewer chronologically. It starts with selling drugs in small amounts in a small part of town then its grows to become a big business expanding across the country. They do go through bumps along the way such as the government and fights between each other but overall the main storyline is expanding their drug cartel business across the country.
Characters-
The main characters are introduced through the credits but not actually shown to the viewer. This also presents the type of title sequence which is a discrete title sequence as it hides the main characters from the audience. This is quiet effective in the title sequence as it also presents the sub- genre in this crime oriented movie which is mystery.
Social Groups-
The social group introduced in the movie are a group of Mexican men who are portrayed in a stereotypical manner. They are portrayed as dirty middle aged men who have no job but to work for big drug cartels as a profession. This is very stereotypical for a movie about drugs as it is not much so a convention but a cliché as this is the opinion of the general public and might not be the actually truth about their ethnic group.
Micro Analysis-
Sound-
The sound used in this movie is very asynchronous as it shows illegal drug transactions taking place and the song is calming tradition music which denotes that the sound is very asynchronous throughout the title sequence. The sound track put over the sequence is layered very effectively as they put the sound of a guitar on top of the song that is already playing which portrays the rich, cultural ethnic music. As well as this, it connotes that the location of the movie is in a south american country. This also proves how important sound is in a movie as it has shown to make or break peoples title sequences.
Mise-en-scene-
The props used in this movie are drugs, guns ,video recorders, tanks, pictures, planes, suit cases and military gear. The setting is in the favelas near a mountain in the South American country of Mexico. The main actors are Wagner Moura and Boyd Holbrook.
Camera-
There are multiple camera angles used in this movie such as a birds eye view of the location of the movie, a medium shot of the drugs and a Long Shot over the mountains,. They also use a dolly shot across the bedroom while simultaneously getting a close of a female actress in the movie. There are multiple shots of females in this movie who are portrayed sexually. There are multiple close ups of the females lip and hands which may connotes an element of romance.
Editing-
There are a number of scene where there is an image of a photograph and they zoom into the image with editing effects. They also use very smooth transition such as dip to black which is very effective when used correctly and dissolving the scenes together. In the editing area they also used a an effect whereby they turned the plain image of the blank screen into a scene were it is blue and red. Another effect they use effectively on their title is fade in as the present the title which is 'Narcos'.
Title Conventions-
The movie uses a discrete title sequence and I can tell this because it shows elements of the narrative thread but it shows irrelevant characters( i.e. the females) but not the main characters which indicates to me that this is a discrete title sequence. The fonts also used are a white, Arial font with a size of approximately 12 where they title is big, white and bold with a font size of 24. Also the titles are integrated with the moving image.
Title Order-
Scarface-
Macro Analysis-
Key Plot
The key plot introduced is that Fidel Castro let his harbour open where he allowed the Cuban people to leave to join their relatives in the USA. But instead of just sending 125,000 people, 25,000 of those people were criminals which denotes to the reader that movie has a main genre of crime as the refugees metaphorically represent the conflict between the two neighbouring countries.
Story Line
The story line is introduced chronologically as it starts of with the narration which says that the Cuban people are going to transported by boat to the American shores to join their relatives in the neighbouring country.
Character
The main character is 'Al Pacino' who is shown just before the title on the screen and after the possessory credits but he is not actually shown on the screen which is only giving the audience a hint of the narrative thread urging the audience to watch on. The other 4 characters are shown together on one title screen which shows that they are not that significant actors in the movie which connotes that the movie is based on the main character.
Social Group
One of the social group that are presented in the opening title sequence is a group of Cuban refugees. Even though they are not shown in a positive manner they are neither portrayed negatively or stereotypical. This is because the main actor is a criminal dreg from Cuba and by having a balanced opinion about the refugees makes the audience feel like they can choose whether they like the character or not and not to be force fed that they should dislike the actor.
Micro Analysis-
Sound-
Sound plays a major role in the opening title sequence of the movie. When the ident is about to come onto the a very mysterious non-diegetic sound plays which is synchronous with the visual scene as the audience doesn't actually know what is going to happen or appear. There is also on-diegetic sound playing throughout the narration which denotes that the story doesn't have a positive ending. You can also hear the thundering sound in the background as Fidel Castro is giving a very aggressive speech which is also synchronous with the non-diegetic sound. When Fidel Castro is speaking its is diegetic sound and this sound type conveys that there may be an unbalance in the equilibrium of the movie and there might be an anti climax.
Editing
Not much editing is used in the title sequence and the few editing techniques used are fast tempo music to denote that it is and action movie, the ident coming towards the camera lens giving it a zoomed in effect and black and white scenes.
Mise-en-scene
Title Conventions
The type of this title sequence is a narrative title sequence as it tells the viewer what the location is, what's the year and situation to give the viewer enough information to view on and understand the opening. This gives the viewer a hint and persuades the m to view on. The title credits are separate from the moving image which is understandable as the movie did come out in the 1980's. The font colour used in the credits is of a red tone. This connotes that there will be bloodshed and violence in this movie which can also be decoded from the title. The title and the main credits had a font size of about 18 while the narrative information has a font size of 12.
Order of the Titles
Macro Analysis-
Marco analysis is also know as syntactic analysis and it gives the audience as general overview about what the actual movie is about and what story is tells.
Key Plot-
The key plot introduced is that the main character angry about his situation he is in as it is shown by the close up of his eyes. It also denotes that he is involved with a particular group of gangster as shown by the multiple still images in the sequences. It also shows images of many people being circled or crossed. This shows that he is a cop and he is in a undercover investigation which is trying to find out secret information . This is also portrayed by the multiple images which show the cop watching them and the repetition of all the cross-cuts to this scene shows that it is a crime movie.
Story Line-
The story line i introduced from the ending which is also known as the favourite trick of film noir. As it does show Johnny Depp having a demonic the ending which maybe connotes that he has turned rogue which adds to the narrative thread.
Characters-
The main two characters introduced are johnny Depp and Al Pacino. hey are both accredited at the beginning with the first 2 starring titles but Johnny Depp is visually introduced first which denotes that he is the main actor and Al Pacino is shown halfway through the opening proving that he is also an essential character but the story line doesn't evolve around him.
Social Groups
One social group which is represent is a sort of Italian Mafia group. They are represented stereotypically as it shows them wearing overcoats, suits. hats and glasses. It also shows a group of men having moustaches , smoking, drinking and owning expensive classic cars. These are some of the codes and conventions which are included in crime genre movies but the actors are genre tropes of this particular genre.
Micro Analysis-
Micro analysis is also know as semantic analysis which looks at what is included in the movie which the audience doesn't realise but what ultimately makes it look appealing.
Sound-
The sound in any movie is very important and some say it makes up 50% of the actually movie. In this crime movie sound is used effectively to engage the viewer/ target audience. The movie includes diegetic sound which is sound that we can hear on the set which is plates being put on top of each other and cups being put down. As well as this it uses a sound track on top of the diegetic sound thus using sound layering effectively in the opening sequence. It also uses synchronous sound which is the same tone in in the sound and the visual image. The opening sequence uses synchronous sound throughout the movie.
Mise-en-scene-
This is what is actually the setting of the movie. In the opening title sequence it shows a Cafe you can hear the plates beginning put down and people talking. The props used are Cars, cigarettes and sunglasses. The costumes are mainly suits and hats and the mains characters are Johnny Depp and Al Pacino.
Camera-
There are multiple types of camera shots that are incorporated into this title sequences such as close ups of the main characters eyes, dolly shots of the building that he's is in, medium shots of multiple men across the street, medium shot of the other main actor and a low angel shot of people sitting on a bar.
Editing-
There are multiple editing effects used in the opening title sequence such as dissolving scenes together making the cross cut between scenes almost flawless. There are multiple still images used and put together to create a moving image of the scene which is a technique called 'stop motion'. The speed of the scenes vary from fast and slow speeds and the transitions are that there a multiple uses of dip to black which is integrated which the slow speed music. The editing also uses black and white scenes which cross cut to coloured images.
Title Conventions-
The title sequence is a discrete title sequence due to its secretive nature and the fonts used are mainly white with a size of 14 which is the same for even the title which is unusual and the title credits are integrated as part of the moving image.
Order of title credits-
- Studio
- Production Company
- Possessory Credits
- Main 2 stars
- Movies Title
- 4 other stars with separate titles
- Other stars which are put together
- Casting
- Music
- Costume Designer
- Editor
- Photograph
- Based on a book by
- Directed by
Narcos-
Marco Analysis-
Key Plot-
The key concept or plot introduced is that this is a movie about crime and gangs as it shows a birds eye view shot of the whole location with areas being circled sort of like targets for a heist of some of some sort. It also shows a white substance which is an B class drug being made, sold and transported across the city. This connotes to the viewer that there will be death as the drug industry expands. Overall the key plot is that drugs will be sold and people will be robbed and killed in the country.This hard to grasp concept was introduced in the title sequence.
Storyline-
The story line is introduced to the viewer chronologically. It starts with selling drugs in small amounts in a small part of town then its grows to become a big business expanding across the country. They do go through bumps along the way such as the government and fights between each other but overall the main storyline is expanding their drug cartel business across the country.Characters-
The main characters are introduced through the credits but not actually shown to the viewer. This also presents the type of title sequence which is a discrete title sequence as it hides the main characters from the audience. This is quiet effective in the title sequence as it also presents the sub- genre in this crime oriented movie which is mystery.
Social Groups-
The social group introduced in the movie are a group of Mexican men who are portrayed in a stereotypical manner. They are portrayed as dirty middle aged men who have no job but to work for big drug cartels as a profession. This is very stereotypical for a movie about drugs as it is not much so a convention but a cliché as this is the opinion of the general public and might not be the actually truth about their ethnic group.
Micro Analysis-
Sound-
The sound used in this movie is very asynchronous as it shows illegal drug transactions taking place and the song is calming tradition music which denotes that the sound is very asynchronous throughout the title sequence. The sound track put over the sequence is layered very effectively as they put the sound of a guitar on top of the song that is already playing which portrays the rich, cultural ethnic music. As well as this, it connotes that the location of the movie is in a south american country. This also proves how important sound is in a movie as it has shown to make or break peoples title sequences.
Mise-en-scene-
The props used in this movie are drugs, guns ,video recorders, tanks, pictures, planes, suit cases and military gear. The setting is in the favelas near a mountain in the South American country of Mexico. The main actors are Wagner Moura and Boyd Holbrook.
Camera-
There are multiple camera angles used in this movie such as a birds eye view of the location of the movie, a medium shot of the drugs and a Long Shot over the mountains,. They also use a dolly shot across the bedroom while simultaneously getting a close of a female actress in the movie. There are multiple shots of females in this movie who are portrayed sexually. There are multiple close ups of the females lip and hands which may connotes an element of romance.
Editing-
There are a number of scene where there is an image of a photograph and they zoom into the image with editing effects. They also use very smooth transition such as dip to black which is very effective when used correctly and dissolving the scenes together. In the editing area they also used a an effect whereby they turned the plain image of the blank screen into a scene were it is blue and red. Another effect they use effectively on their title is fade in as the present the title which is 'Narcos'.
Title Conventions-
The movie uses a discrete title sequence and I can tell this because it shows elements of the narrative thread but it shows irrelevant characters( i.e. the females) but not the main characters which indicates to me that this is a discrete title sequence. The fonts also used are a white, Arial font with a size of approximately 12 where they title is big, white and bold with a font size of 24. Also the titles are integrated with the moving image.
Title Order-
- Studio
- Production Company
- 2 Main Actors
- Other Actors in groups of 3
- Producers
- Executive Producer
- Other Credits (e.g. costume)
- Title
- Written By
- Directed By
Scarface-
Macro Analysis-
Key PlotThe key plot introduced is that Fidel Castro let his harbour open where he allowed the Cuban people to leave to join their relatives in the USA. But instead of just sending 125,000 people, 25,000 of those people were criminals which denotes to the reader that movie has a main genre of crime as the refugees metaphorically represent the conflict between the two neighbouring countries.
Story Line
The story line is introduced chronologically as it starts of with the narration which says that the Cuban people are going to transported by boat to the American shores to join their relatives in the neighbouring country.
Character
The main character is 'Al Pacino' who is shown just before the title on the screen and after the possessory credits but he is not actually shown on the screen which is only giving the audience a hint of the narrative thread urging the audience to watch on. The other 4 characters are shown together on one title screen which shows that they are not that significant actors in the movie which connotes that the movie is based on the main character.
Social Group
One of the social group that are presented in the opening title sequence is a group of Cuban refugees. Even though they are not shown in a positive manner they are neither portrayed negatively or stereotypical. This is because the main actor is a criminal dreg from Cuba and by having a balanced opinion about the refugees makes the audience feel like they can choose whether they like the character or not and not to be force fed that they should dislike the actor.
Micro Analysis-
Sound-
Sound plays a major role in the opening title sequence of the movie. When the ident is about to come onto the a very mysterious non-diegetic sound plays which is synchronous with the visual scene as the audience doesn't actually know what is going to happen or appear. There is also on-diegetic sound playing throughout the narration which denotes that the story doesn't have a positive ending. You can also hear the thundering sound in the background as Fidel Castro is giving a very aggressive speech which is also synchronous with the non-diegetic sound. When Fidel Castro is speaking its is diegetic sound and this sound type conveys that there may be an unbalance in the equilibrium of the movie and there might be an anti climax.
Editing
Not much editing is used in the title sequence and the few editing techniques used are fast tempo music to denote that it is and action movie, the ident coming towards the camera lens giving it a zoomed in effect and black and white scenes.
Mise-en-scene
- Ocean
- Cuba
- America
- Plane
- Boats
- Guns
- US flag
- Ocean
Camera
- Medium Shot of Fidel Castro's face
- Tracking Shot of people departing on the boats
- Birds eye view of people on the boat
- Zooming in shot off person
- Dolly shot of people
- Long shot of boats
- Low angle shot of flag
Title Conventions
The type of this title sequence is a narrative title sequence as it tells the viewer what the location is, what's the year and situation to give the viewer enough information to view on and understand the opening. This gives the viewer a hint and persuades the m to view on. The title credits are separate from the moving image which is understandable as the movie did come out in the 1980's. The font colour used in the credits is of a red tone. This connotes that there will be bloodshed and violence in this movie which can also be decoded from the title. The title and the main credits had a font size of about 18 while the narrative information has a font size of 12.
Order of the Titles
- Ident
- Production Company
- Possessory Credits
- Main Actor
- Title
- Starring actor (group of 4)
- Casting By
- Music By
- Edited By
- Produced by
- Directed by
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