Thursday, 9 October 2014

Codes and Conventions of a Dystopian Film

I am Legend 
Im am legend is a classic example of a dystopian film. It involves and man and his dog in a vampire outbreak which has wiped out the majority of the population. It follows the adventures the main characters goes on. The clothing uses in the film is a common trend among dystopian films the main character is wearing old worn clothing that shows how much the character has been through. Also the camera shots are also very popular within this type of genre as it shows and sets the scene as something terrible has happened, one shot in particular is them showing the city with weeds coming through the pavement and the whole place deserted.

Camera Shots
There is many different types of camera shots that are used in a dystopian film, The wide rages include establishing shots, which is normally used a lot in of them to set the scene of everything gone and ruined. Also close ups are used to to show emotion. Camera angles are also very important to show the scene, For example if you are filming a scene where the main character is looking out to a deserted city you want to get the correct angle that will show that hes alone and that the city is deserted.

Setting
The setting for a dystopian film is also very well known ie a big city. The reason this is so common is because this is what most people are used to as in they walk around these city's quite a lot or may even live in them. By having a apocalyptic event happening in a setting like this would give it more impact and more of a dramatic effect.

Mise en Scene
The colours of  a dystopian film are always very dark and gloomy to represent the loss of hope and how bad of a situation the as you can see from the picture below of the I Am Legend the pictures are very dark, lots of brown and dark yellows.

Editing
The editing in a dystopian film trailer is key in making look like a dystopian film. The editing needs to show genre by using straight cuts, fades and jump cuts. For example in I Am Legend uses quick fades at the beginning to show the panic, then during the trailer the editing slows down, they still use straight cuts and fades but they are slower to allow you to see the scene and to show you the setting and that the city is deserted.

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