Jack the Giant Slayer 2013
This film depicts
a story of a young farmer Jack, who unintentionally gets possession of some
beans which are able to give access between two worlds. Back in history, these
two had an unfinished debate and during the second meeting with the princess, the
beans unleash the connection between the two and the princess ends up in the
reign of the giants. This is where Jack (played by Nicholas Hoult) and the crew
depart for this journey to get back the princess while risking their kingdom’s
fall due to another unexpected war.
The Cloister Castle
Housing Interactive, 2003. Let 2013′s
Wildest and Wackiest Movie Homes Inspire You. (online) Available at <http://www.housinginteractive.com/global-realtor-blog/movie-homes-2013/>
(Accessed 27 October 2013)
It is evident that
a lot of movement was captured in this scene. I chose this in particular to
observe the actions which are happening in the area. Horses which are running
straight to the castle, fire burning and smoke coming up of the sea surface
clearly shows us the stage of a battle. All this rush is being brought out by
the outbreak of a war between Jack’s kingdom and the reign of the Giants. As
for camera position, it is quite a long shot to bring out the element of a
battle and the castle which is seen to prepare defending its kingdom by the use
of fire.
You Tube, 2013. Jack
the Giant Slayer Movie CLIP - Run! (2013) - Nicholas Hoult Movie. [ONLINE]
Available at:<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4roqTB4eqH0>. [Accessed 18 December 2013].
In this one minute of shooting, it’s
all about how to capture all that movement.
In the beginning there was this extreme
wide shot from behind to establish the shot. At first there is no sound except
for the voice of Jack which is yelling run.. however horses are still moving
slowly so at first there was stillness.
Moreover as the princess realises
that there are giants behind.. we see her in this close up shot to show us how
surprised and astonished she is. In all of a sudden, the next shot is again extremely
wide and shows all of the giants coming out from the forest with a high pitch
of sound of the actors screaming and yelling and lots of movement. So here we
could say that camera movement and sound was combined to bring this drastic
change across.
Something which I also noticed was
at 0.37 the camera angle was slightly lowered down to the ground to show us
that the giants are reaching the soldiers from behind. In fact, the giants grew
bigger in three seconds and with the help of the lowered down shooting, it was
more effective.
Personal
Reflections:
On the whole, the film was worth
watching with lots of action. The plot was well planned and achieved certain
goals. Costumes were adequate for that certain time period which I believe that
was around the 14th century
from the way castles were built, society which was still divided; the very rich
(bourgeoisie) and the poor villagers (proletariat).
IMDb, n.d. Jack the Giant Slayer. (online)
Available at <http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1351685/?ref_=nv_sr_1> ( Accessed 27 October 2013)
Camera Shots. 2013. Camera Shots. [ONLINE] Available at:<http://www.mediacollege.com/video/shots/>
[Accessed 18 December 2013].
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