Watch the opening sequence and look at the script along with your viewing.Watch the sequence once, noting on the script how the scene descriptions are portrayed in the sequence. Answer in a post the following questions.
1. Is it the same as the script? 2. Any changes?
No. The script has a scene that was cut from the final product; it was the scene in a Hotel Lobby, Hotel Room and Restaurant.
3. Does the script portray what you expect to see in the film?
Yes. The script clearly portrays the plot of the entire film in just a few lines spoken by the characters. Jerry wants to get his wife kidnapped, and is getting help from two rough looking guys named Grimsrud and Carl. Their reward for the matter would be a “brand-new burnt amber Ciera and forty thousand dollars.
Now view the sequence again. This time looking at the dialogue. answer the following questions based on the script for each character.
1.What is their name?
Jerry
2.What type of words describe this person?
He is a very ordinary and insignificant person from his appeared and apologetic dialog.
3.Can you tell from this sequence the role of this character? i.e are they a protagonist/Antagonist?
At the beginning of the sequence he have a protagonist impression.
4.How do you know this?
Because once his intentions of kidnapping his own wife were made clear he seems to be more of an antagonist.
Tuesday 22 January 2008
Tuesday 15 January 2008
Task 2 – Protagonist / Antagonist Profile
"Find at least three different protagonist/antagonist characters, what is their role in the film? Are they flawed in any way? How does to main story of the film relate to the character? Can you find any information on these three characters, online? i.e. script, images, profiles. Remember this is for the character not the actor."
Character Profile 1/3: Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie)
The role of Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) in the film Taking Lives is a successful FBI profiler, and a protagonist. Her flaws are that she moves to North America to track down the killer, it forces Illeana to adjust to working in a strange city with a police team with which she doesn't really fit in.
Character Profile 2/3: Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt)
The role of Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) in the film Fight Club is a antagonist, a flamboyant soap salesman and the split personality of the protagonist of the film.
His flaws are that he gets pleasure and satisfaction out of fist fight violence, which reflects on his personality, if he doesn’t get his why he tries to compromise with intimidation and violence.
The main story relates to him because he is the one setting up a fight club across the cities, which is named Project Mayhem, when the protagonist realizes that Typer Durden is taking control of him when he sleeps to put all these situations in motion without the protagonist knowing until he calls Marla Singer (his girlfriend), and asks her to say his name. When she responds "Tyler Durden," he realizes the truth. The narrator, who is held by Tyler at gunpoint, realizes that, sharing the same body with Tyler, he really holds the gun. He finds himself holding the gun and fires it into his mouth, shooting through the cheek without killing himself. The illusion of Tyler collapses, with an exit wound to the back of his head.
Images of the character:
Character Profile 1/3: Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie)
The role of Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) in the film Taking Lives is a successful FBI profiler, and a protagonist. Her flaws are that she moves to North America to track down the killer, it forces Illeana to adjust to working in a strange city with a police team with which she doesn't really fit in.
The main story relates to her because she is summoned to help out Canadian law enforcement in Montreal, to hunt down a serial killer who assumes the lives and identities of the people he kills as he travels across North America
Images of the character:
Images of the character:
Character Profile 2/3: Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt)
The role of Tyler Durden (Brad Pitt) in the film Fight Club is a antagonist, a flamboyant soap salesman and the split personality of the protagonist of the film.
His flaws are that he gets pleasure and satisfaction out of fist fight violence, which reflects on his personality, if he doesn’t get his why he tries to compromise with intimidation and violence.
The main story relates to him because he is the one setting up a fight club across the cities, which is named Project Mayhem, when the protagonist realizes that Typer Durden is taking control of him when he sleeps to put all these situations in motion without the protagonist knowing until he calls Marla Singer (his girlfriend), and asks her to say his name. When she responds "Tyler Durden," he realizes the truth. The narrator, who is held by Tyler at gunpoint, realizes that, sharing the same body with Tyler, he really holds the gun. He finds himself holding the gun and fires it into his mouth, shooting through the cheek without killing himself. The illusion of Tyler collapses, with an exit wound to the back of his head.
Images of the character:
Character Profile 3/3: Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington)
The role of Lincoln Rhyme (Denzel Washington) in the film The Bone Collector is an ex-forensics investigator, and a Protagonist.
His flaws are that he got in an accident in a tunnel, him being a forensics expert is left as a quadriplegic who is able only to move his head and one finger.
The main story relates to him because he plans his "transition" (suicide) with the help of a hesitational doctor friend. That all changes when he is confronted with clues from a serial killer that obviously are pointed to a forensics investigation.
Images of character:
Task 1 – Definitions & Conventions
"Using some of the links on blackboard write 250 of your own words introducing what a thriller genre is.Think about the generic conventions, character types, story lines and sub genre."
Thriller is a genre of film and books. The genre is famous for being able to meld with many and almost all other genres to mention a few, Action thriller, Conspiracy thriller, Crime thriller, Drama thriller, Erotic thriller, Medical thriller and Supernatural thriller etc…
The most the common elements incorporated into a thriller are frequent action, resourceful heroes, cliffhangers and suspense. Thrillers often are set in exotic locations such as Polar Regions, high seas, deserts or foreign cities. The conventional thriller “hero” is a man accustomed to danger such as soldiers, seamen and spies etc. Even though traditionally these heroes are men, women have been increasingly common.
Thrillers are never told in a straight line, there are always overlapping mysteries that send the hero in a spiral trying to twart the enemys plan rather than focus on solving the crime that happened. Jeopardy and violent situations are common plot elements. Thrillers also occur on a much larger in scale, the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, and even the overthrow of a government. Thrillers are also heavily influenced by film noir.
Thriller is a genre of film and books. The genre is famous for being able to meld with many and almost all other genres to mention a few, Action thriller, Conspiracy thriller, Crime thriller, Drama thriller, Erotic thriller, Medical thriller and Supernatural thriller etc…
The most the common elements incorporated into a thriller are frequent action, resourceful heroes, cliffhangers and suspense. Thrillers often are set in exotic locations such as Polar Regions, high seas, deserts or foreign cities. The conventional thriller “hero” is a man accustomed to danger such as soldiers, seamen and spies etc. Even though traditionally these heroes are men, women have been increasingly common.
Thrillers are never told in a straight line, there are always overlapping mysteries that send the hero in a spiral trying to twart the enemys plan rather than focus on solving the crime that happened. Jeopardy and violent situations are common plot elements. Thrillers also occur on a much larger in scale, the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, and even the overthrow of a government. Thrillers are also heavily influenced by film noir.
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