Aliyah's Film blog

Casablanca In the first few scenes of Casablanca we are introduced to all of the characters which hold relevance in the plot; all except one- Rick. Throughout the opening scenes we are partially introduced to Rick through the description of other characters, however we do not see him until scene three. In this scene cinematography, costume choice and editing are used not only as a way of introducing Rick, but also as a way of conveying the type of character he is and the decisions that he is going to make. The scene is opened with an establishing shot of Rick’s café. This is done as a way of introducing the audience to Rick before we even see him since characters in films are often characterised by the job that they do. From this shot, we are not only able to see what Rick’s job is, but also a peak into the type of establishment he is running. This shot is quite brightly lit, however there seems to be a dark shadow hanging over Rick’s café. This could be suggestive of both the fac...

Analysis of ‘House party’ The film House party follows the story of a teenage girl and a boy that seems to be her boyfriend on the way to, during and after a house party. Through this film the themes of relationships, loneliness and fear. The first shot that is used in this film is an over the shoulder shot of the main character in a car speaking to somebody. For the first 30 seconds, the focus is on her, and we don’t even see the person that she is talking to. At the 47 th second invisible editing is used- this automatically creates a sense of separation between Lacey (the main character) and the guy that is presumably her boyfriend. In addition to this when the two of them step out of the car the first thing that we as an audience notice is the fact that it was cold. Once they get out of the car the camera zooms in on Lacey. This done so that we are able to see the mist coming out of her mouth. Here the producer (Conor Evert) uses setting as a way of foreshadowing that Lacey is ...