Friday 9 November 2012



As much as possible to this date, on this analysis of Pirates of the Caribbean 

Textual Analysis Task:
Thoroughly analyze the clip and comment on the 4 areas, camera, editing, sound & mise-en-scene. Use your definition sheets to help you.

Once you have identified the technique go on to say why you think the technique was used. 
For example:
“The extreme wide shots of the ship following the other ship across the sea shows the proximity of danger to the heroes in this chase.”   

Complete this grid by TUESDAY 06/11/12: my email dajoy@kentcollege.co.uk






Timings
Camera, Angles, Shots, movement & position. 
Editing 
Sound 
Mise-en-scene 






0.0-1 minute 
The first shot is an establishing shot. Showing where the scene is taking place, and what is going on. It is a low angle shot, so the audience feel like they are in the scene, and helping you to realise how big the waves are, and how rough the sea is.You can also sea the ship being followed by another, the low angle shot is also an extreme wide shot, showing the proximity between each ship.At 5 seconds, there is a reaction shot from a character, showing her emotion. This is also a close up/medium close up. At 6 seconds there is a low angle medium close up and a low angle shot of another character shouting. 

At 10 seconds there is another reaction shot from the same woman. This gives the affect that there could be many different emotions 

A boat is shown coming in from behind, this is a long shot, immediately after a high angle or ariel shot of the woman is shown, as she begins to climb. The camera stays at the same angle a she climbs up, this could give an affect of another crew member’s point of view as she climbs past them. Then at 22 seconds, a medium close up is shown of the woman steering the ship. At 41 Jack Sparrow is shown for the first time, a full body shot of him being dragged along buy a man with larger authority. 
Cutting, Sequence, Continuity,
Cuts become more frequent as the time goes on, giving the affect that many different things are happening, and as they get faster and faster, the camera movements are at a fast pace too, more action is occurring. There is a wide angle shot where is shows both boats, showing how close the two actually are.
There is diegetic sound that you can hear, this is the waves crashing against the boat. There is also background music adding suspense and affect to the scene. At 6 seconds dialogue is heard for the first time. (shouting) YOu can also hear other background voices, (This could be non-diegetic) 
Incidental music has been playing throughout the first scene, building suspense and creating an atmosphere, The music helps to dramatise the actions of everyone, for the audience, they may not actually notice the music, however it will keep them endured in the film.
Colour design, blue’s blacks, (darker colours)The location is in unknown waters of the sea. Smoke and mist surrounding ship giving it a haunting manner. As well as creating a dark, atmosphere. There are many small inclusions the director and editors have included, which may again become un noticed  by the audience, even though they are clear indications to simplify roles of different people, etc. There are a few cuts of the woman steering the ship including at 33 seconds, you can see she is wearing a larger, maybe more sophisticated hate than the other pirates, this could hint that she is more important than other pirates. Again, the colours are still relatively dark, this could indicate that bad things are yet to come, they make the atmosphere very dark and gloomy. Attire of most characters are dark, keeping to the colour design.

A side shot is then shown of Jack Sparrow looking through a gap in the ship, straight after a point of view shot from Jack Sparrow shows the view from the gap, helping the audience to understand what he is seeing, and maybe make them feel more involved with what is occurring. There is then a following shot from the ship being, now showing the audience what is happening on the other ship, and making it clear they ae being followed.



2-3 minutes 
The first thing you can see after the first minute has passed, is a close up shot of one pirate, shouting at another. Then a side shot of cannons, showing they are about to be used. A flag is then being shown at a low angle shot at 1:19. Cannon balls are then shown being passed from crew members, ready to be shot, this could be a close up or medium shot of each of their hands passing them along. A camera from the same level of the deck of the boat shows a barrel being thrown off, it then slightly pans right to then turn into a high angle showing the barrel land in the sea. There is then a medium close up of a man moving a box at 1:26. Then at 1:29 there is a low angle, possibly sea level shot of a man leaning over the boat, holding on to ropes. Then  a medium close up of him is shown, however this is from the boat. parallel to him. at 1:30. There is a tilt at 1:35 first showing a mans foot, then rising up to reveal all his body, this gives an affect of him looking down on people, giving him a higher priority or authority. There is then an ariel, or establishing shot at 1:40 showing both ships close to each other in the sea. This could also be an Enigma shot.
At 1:44 there is a close of of a main character followed by their point of view of the other ship. 
Again there are many quick and short cuts of different area’s of the ship.
Overlapping is used to show different areas of the action, everyone is preparing for a fight. 
The first pirate speaking mentions cannons, then cannons are shown straight after. (Relevant Dialogue) 

Diegetic sound is occurring, you can sometimes hear the sea, this could also be non diegetic sound as at some points the sea is louder than other times. Also when the cannon holes open you can hear them flap open. Sound of the wind is another diegetic sound. although this again could have been emphasised.

The scene colour design is still roughly the same, sky is blue, with clouds, slightly misty is some places, the costumes are the same, which is key because it is the same time as before so there aren’t any costume mistakes. 
3-4 minutes 
At 3 minutes, the first shot is a close up of the monkey in a pirates hands, there is a slight zoom, leading into an extreme close up of the mans face. There is then an underwater, medium shot of the anchor crashing into a rock at 3:03, then immediately after it cuts to close ups of ropes tightening, then at 3:05 there is a wide angle of the whole front of the boat being held back by the anchor.  





There is diegetic but enhanced sound of the anchor crashing against the rock. Throughout, music is still heard to enhance the atmosphere. You can also hear waves crashing against the boat.

4-4.20 minutes







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