Harry Potter and the Philosopher Stone Analyse

This is the opening two minutes to Harry Potter. Straight away we find out the genre of Harry Potter being fantasy, mystery and magic we know this because we see Dumbledore who we do not know so we see a guy in robes with a little button that sucks the lights into it showing abnormal or magic so we know it will be different and fantasy. We also know that it is magic because we see a cat turn into a person, this is a classic magician trick shown in movies as its not possible in real life and shows magic strongly. We also see a flying motorbike which obviously isn't in real life so we assume that is not going to based in real life and will be fantasy. 

Some key questions were left asking are who are these people? Why do they look so out of place? Why is the little boy Harry Potter going to be famous? We ask these questions so we feel the need to watch the movie to answer these questions. We also find out a few things in these opening 2 minutes for example we find out that this baby is going to be the main character when he is older as his name is Harry Potter. We also find out that there teachers of some sort as they call each other professor and there surname. We also find out that where ever there dropping Harry Potter at the only family he has suggesting that his actually family is gone or maybe dead. The final thing we find out is the woman says " there won't be a child in our world that doesn't know his name" notice how she says our world meaning that they have a totally different world to normal people or muggles as we also hear them say. 

The non diegetic music we hear straight away sounds very magical and mysterious fitting with the genre and really stands out the genre perfectly. The diegetic sounds we hear are the swooshing from the light being absorbed this adds effect because it makes it feel more real. We also hear the motorbike noises coming from the flying motorbike this adds effect as it shows its still a motorbike but they have added some sort of magical ability to the bike so it can fly. Some camera shots that are effective to me are the close up of baby Harry Potter revealing the scar on his forehead showing this could be of some significance. Another effective camera shot is the long shot of Hagrid landing the bike i think this is effective as it shows true magic and we now know for certain that this is a fantasy magic genre.   

Worlds End Analyse

This is the opening 2 minutes to World's End. We immediately know it is a action and a fantasy. The reason behind this is because of the movies before this and the actors in the movie. Hot Fuzz was a action fantasy movie with the same stars in the movie this is sort of a follow up and the stars have been a few fantasy movies so we could guess it is going to be a fantasy as it is about the world ending. The music is quite upbeat and loud showing this movie will be fast and exciting its also non diegetic as only we can hear this music and the narrative of Simon Pegg. Some of the diegetic sounds in this opening two minutes we can hear glass clashing and smashed down on the bar from drinking in a pub, we also hear the fire alarm bell in there school when they set it off also one other sound is the sliding of the car there driving in. 

Some key questions were left asking are why is he narrating this is if he stars in it? Has something happened to him? Or has something happened to his friends and hes telling the story now? We ask these questions so we watch the rest of the film and answer these questions, some questions are more anticipated then others, viewers probably are really wanting know what happened to them? We also find out a lot of information about the characters mainly as this introduction is focused on them. In the first 2 minutes we find out all there names and what the main guy thinks about them so we know what to expect from them. We also find out there task throughout the movie is to go to every bar all the way to Worlds End where we can expect for something to go wrong as the bar shares the title with the movie. We also find out there all best friends who just finished school. 

Some camera angles and shots that are effective to me as the viewer are a master shot of all the main characters, this is effective because it shows who the characters and how many there are. Another camera shot we see is close up and we see multiple of these when the narrator is saying all of there names, this is effective because we see there faces and know who is who for the rest of the movie.  Another effect camera shot we see is a two shot of two of the characters sitting together, this is effective because we see two characters instead of just meeting one also we now know they will be best friends. Another camera angle we see is an establishing shot of the area where they will be based and where the pubs are based, it is effective because we can see what there area is like and what to expect from the characters as where a person lives can say a lot about what someone is like. The last effective camera shot we see is a over the shoulder shot/long shot what we see is them on the fields looking over at the place they live in a peaceful setting this is effective s we feel at peace as he feels. 

Ride Along 2 Opening Scene Analysis

This is an effective opening 2 minutes to Ride Along 2. In just these 2 minutes we find out it is an action/comedy, we know this because there are two police detectives and they are chasing a car also guns are involved. The action part is shown as a police chase and intense music, guns are involved as well as this is a big indicator to a action movie as most action movies have guns. For example we see gun fire towards this green car and the green car crashing out of the car park. The comedy part is shown because of the actors and we know they have a past of comedy movies. Kevin Hart is shown as the funnier one making silly comments to make the viewers laugh whereas Ice Cube was seen as the serious one which makes this movie just that more funny. For example we see Kevin Harts character nearly get run over and him say a funny comment " Oh he did not just do that" this little comment is trying to make us laugh and it works quite well. 

Some key questions we are left asking ourselves about those opening 2 minutes are: who are they chasing? why are they chasing them? and about the characters we ask why are they undercover? and do they know more than the viewers do? We ask these questions so we get drawn in we want these questions to  be answered and to do that we must watch the rest of the movie... Terrible I know. Seriously these questions are of the most important reasons to continue watching this movie so we answer these questions. We also do find out quite a bit of information anyway in these two minutes as we find out that they are chasing them for more information about drugs because Ice Cubes character says at the end " This looks like more than just drugs". We also find out these two detectives are the main characters throughout the movie. 

The music in this opening 2 minutes its quite upbeat and fast pace showing this scene is meant to be an exciting scene and a fast pace introduction, the first scene sets the mood throughout the movie and the mood this scene sets is exciting and upbeat so were quite focused on the movie. Some ambient sounds are a badge drop, screams and some car brakes. At the beginning we see Kevin Harts character drop his badge showing he was meant to be undercover this sound is effective because it tells us he was suppose to be undercover. Next we hear car screeches from brakes turning in the park its quite enhanced because the car is in a car park which means it creates an echo so were going to hear it quite load. It is effective because we know how fast the car is going and how intense the chase is. The last thing we hear is some screaming from both detectives, Kevin Harts character screams about nearly being run over and Ice Cubes character screams about the chase and is trying to get the car to stop. It is effective because we feel how intense this chase is. 

Camera Angles and Shots of World War Z

This is a 2 minute clip from popular zombie apocalyptic movie World War Z. In these two minutes wee see a chaotic New York City running everywhere trying to escape from zombies.We see a family in car: a husband, a wife and two daughters. The husband seems to be focused on driving behind the garbage truck and getting out of there, however this does not go well and he crashes into another car and the clip ends there. The wife looks very worried all of the time and is trying to keep the kids safe this conforms with the role of the mother. The daughters seem very scared and upset, one of the daughters demands for her blanket to comfort her in this hard time. It is a strong scene as you can feel all four of these characters emotions. You feel how scared they all are, how focused the husband is, how worried the wife is and how upset the kids are and we worry about all of them and makes us go to the edge of our seats to see what happens next. The camera angles are all amazing throughout these two minutes with a range from close ups to high angles and some mid shots, even a canted angle. 

This certain camera angle is very effective as it is a high angle/mid shot showing perfectly the destruction and panic that is happening in the city. In this shot we see a garbage truck destroying all the cars in the way trying to escape. We see the garbage truck flipping all the cars and this mid shot shows this perfectly as we can see the complete destruction and the wonderful effect of the car flipping. The high angle makes this perfect as well as we also see people running as they are not only scared from the zombies but also scared of the flying cars everywhere we can see that this camera angle is trying to make them look vulnerable and it works very well. The high angle shows the situation perfectly we are now informed about the panic and the destruction happening down the city and we also know that the people of the city are vulnerable. 

This camera angle is a close up mix with mid shot as we see Brad Pitt on the left of the cameras sight with people in a state of panic behind him. His facial expression in shot is very strong as we now know he is the main character as he is the first thing we see after the crash, the facial expression shows shock of the city as this is the first time he sees the main area of panic and he doesn't seem to know what to do in this moment. The reason hes on the left is you don't see the character in the middle as we don't need him to be the center of attention and we wouldn't have the effect of the panicking people behind him. 

This final scene is the most effective as it is a aerial shot. These shots tend to be the most effective as it usually shows the chaos around, everything that is happening, whats happening and sometimes a shocking dead city. This one is effective because it shows complete chaos, it shows the state of panic on how its not just a few people it is literally the whole city terrified of the zombies. We see people running around not knowing where to go, we also see cars and buses abandoned in middle of the road. This camera angle would be most likely used by a drone or a helicopter or even set up on a high building. Aerial shots are rare but always used effectively as seen here we can also see this being used in other effective scenes in movies like: Skyfall, Wolf of Wall Street, Spectre and Captain America Civil War. 

Camera Angles and Shots in 28 Weeks Later

This is the opening 2 minutes to 28 Weeks Later. It is a horror about a zombie apocalypse. In these first 2 minutes there is a lot going on it is a very strong opening. We see married couple with a child who has been chased and led them to the house. In this we see a very shocking to all of us every man for himself scene as Dom (the married guy) leaves his wife to die with this child. It is a very strong scene because you can feel her emotions of him leaving her and you can also feel his emotions of desperation. The music throughout the whole 2 minutes is perfect for the scene as it makes the situation more intense and shows it to be very dark scene. Later we see him running along the field this is also a powerful scene because the camera angles are perfect and you feel really intense if he gets away or not. His facial expressions make it so much more impressing. 

This close up is really effective because we feel her emotions in this scene. We know shes shocked and cannot believe that her husband would save himself but not her. In this she really makes us feel as if she is more bothered that her husband left then she is about to die. She is so shocked that her own husband would do this to her and the camera angle is perfect for this feeling. The scene would not be the same if it was not a close up the close up shows the feeling like no other camera shot she is so emotional which makes this scene so effective to us watching. 

This camera angle is a high angle shot. It is effective because its trying to make him look vulnerable and if we are bigger than him. It is true as he is panicking and trying everything to escape even leaving his family. He is vulnerable because zombies are attacking and there better than him so he can't do much against them so he has to try and escape. We know he is very scared as he is panicking and trying his hardest to open this window as the only thing he was focused on was leaving. 

This is a close up and it is very effective. It is effective because we are feeling what she is, we as the viewers feel very shocked and scared as should she because her loyal husband has left her to die and she knows she will die but still calls his name to try and give us more of a emotional scene. In this scene we also see the camera going from a close up to becoming a mid shot because the camera is zooming out as if we are running with Don, the husband. Its also a little bit of a lower angle and this is trying to show the effect of Don being quite low down and running away showing his point of view making this much more shocking.

About Me

I'm currently a sixth form student studying media studies who is working on coursework which is actually this blog. I have always been interested in films my friends say I watch them too much, I think I haven't seen enough! I love movies and whats behind them I've always been interested in what goes on behind the curtain that's why I think this media course is perfect for me. When it comes to what movies I am interested in, its mainly action and comedy. These two genres have been my favourite since I can remember. This blog will be me just being me and getting on with my coursework, it is mainly for my media teacher but everyone is welcome, I hope you enjoy :)

Dark Knight Opening Two Minutes Analyse

This is the opening 2 minutes to my favourite action movie Batman The Dark Knight. It shows me that it is in the action genre because there is fighting, guns and crime. The fighting in this opening 2 minutes is between the bank robbers, security guards and the civilians. This shows it is an action movie because it includes violence and a series of close combat for example in the scene they enter the bank and the gang are killing each other till the ring leader is the only one left and one civilian tries to shoot the ring leader but ends up getting gassed, this shows violence which proves it as a action movie. The guns in the opening 2 minutes is between the bank robbers, the ring leader, the security guard and the civilians. In this scene the ring leader is shown as one of the bank robbers and he ends up killing all of his team to keep the money for himself, this shows it is an action movie as it includes violence, crime and combat. The crime in the opening 2 minutes is a bank robbery, this shows it is an action movie because most action movies like 007 Skyfall and Kingsman, have crime involved. Most, if not all, action movies have a good guy and a bad guy. In this clip we are shown the bad guy called The Joker, in some movies we already know the good guy because of the title or the movie before, it tends to be a squeal. This opening 2 minutes adheres to conventions of a action with different uses the camera does close ups and long shots of the gang members and them doing warning shots and uses guns and violence. The director made this scene as realistic as possible and has done very well as this could happen in a real situation as bank robbery's are common.

This is the opening 2 minutes to my favourite comedy Step Brothers. In this opening scene we see the 4 main characters, we see the first being one of the Step Brothers (Will Ferrell) melting some cheese on nachos, he also grabs some soda and cereal whilst watching TV. In the same scene we see another main character who is the mother, this shows him still living with his mother and showing he is childish. This shows it is a comedy because you can tell he is on the older side and acting more like a teenager, we can tell he is going to be childish and hilarious. In the next scene we see the other Step Brother (John C. Reilly), around the same age, playing a video game also showing that he is childish. In the same scene we see the last main character the father and this shows he is also just as childish as the other brother. We know from the opening two minutes it will be a comedy because of the scenario. The scenario being a mother and a father of 40 year olds living with them getting together and having to get along as a family, as we find out later in the movie they cause chaos instead. We also know it is a comedy because of the actors, Will Ferrell is popular because of his comedy movies for example Get Hard and Anchorman and John C. Reilly is known for his comedic moments for example Wreck it Ralph and The Promotion. 

Genre	Conventions	Film Titles
Action	Explosions, fight scenes, chase sequence, hero and villain.	Casino Royale Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull Die Hard Mission Impossible
Comedy	Funny, Funny people, Jokes, Happy and Laughing	Step Brothers Ride Along Ted Deadpool
Sci-Fi	Futuristic, CGI, Aliens, Heroes, Villains, Space, UFO	Avatar Star Wars The Matrix Jurassic Park

My Influences and Interests in Film

I have watched many films so it is hard to pick a favorite, but I have chosen 1 that went above the rest, I thought this movie was the perfect combination of comedy, action and superhero. My favorite film is Deadpool. Deadpool is my favorite movie because I have always been a fan of superhero movies and this one stands out because it was by far the funniest and had some outstanding CGI to make Deadpool come to life. I liked all the action in the movie and I like how they made all the fight scenes funny there was not one I didn't laugh at. One of my favorite scenes in the movie is when he has 12 bullets and he is counting them down when killing all of the bad guys, the action scene was amazing and so funny. I also loved the actors they got to play in the movie especially Ryan Reynolds, he is the perfect Deadpool and I have seen most of his movies and thought he was great in all of them. Ryan did well as Deadpool and Wade Wilson, Wade was the guy behind Deadpool and he was great by himself, he was funny and romantic with Morena Baccarin who played Wades girlfriend. She was great as she was the supporting role and was the perfect damsel in distress for Deadpool to save. The whole movie was perfect and the actors and actress' were brilliant I can't wait till the second one.



My favorite director is George Lucas. He is known for the Star Wars films and I have watched every single one. The movies are always perfect George Lucas got it right everytime. I really enjoyed all the actors and actress' he got to play all the roles they were always perfect and the most recent showed that. George Lucas struggled to get Harrison Ford to play the role of Han Solo but he got him and how amazing he was throughout all 4 movies he was in. The prequel movies are not my favorite but they are still decent and he made up for it in the next 4 which were outstanding. The Star Wars franchise is huge and it all goes back to George Lucas awesome directing.



My favorite genre is comedy. I like this genre because I like to have a laugh and most comedy movies I have watched i have enjoyed. Here are some examples of comedy movies I enjoyed: Deadpool, The Hangover, 22 jump Street, Central Intelligence, Bad Neighbors, Ride Along, Get Hard and Ted. All these movies I enjoyed they all made me laugh and all the comedic actors in them. The funnier ones are: Kevin Hart, Seth Rogan, Channing Tatum, Jonah Hill and Ryan Reynolds. These actors are perfect for comedy movies, I really enjoyed there films.

I have 2 Films I cannot wait for I've seen all the trailers for both and it just gets me more and more excited. The movies are Doctor Strange and the new Star Wars movie. I love Marvel movies i'd say I've seen most of them, they are all brilliant so i know Doctor Strange will be too. The most recent Star Wars movie showed us they have still got it because that movie is brilliant so this is why I can't wait for the next one. The last movie i saw was Step Brothers and i have seen it twice before it is that good. I think Step Brothers is brilliant every scene will make you laugh I guarantee it. Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are a perfect team they are hilarious. I thought the movie is at least a 7/10 the movie is brilliant I highly suggest it.