Thursday, September 23, 2010
Rampaging Monster
Cloverfield is the perfect example of a true disaster movie. The trailer entices the viewer with an unique presentation. The movie is filmed as though someone is carrying around a videocamera and is enjoying themself. However, an unknown monster attacks New York City and citizens run for their lives. The trailer especially caught my interest because the main characters are searching for loved ones and you feel their desperation. You form a bond with the characters through your short but miraculous glimpse. The fictional media inside of the movie also has no clue what is going on. It adds a realistic sense of terror to those who are watching the movie. It is a very well crafted trailer to get people to watch the movie and view the fate of the city's unfortunate citizens.
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ReplyDeleteGreat example of a primary source Kyle. You've done a really good job of identifying the significant parts (perspective through which the movie was filmed, the desperation as people search for their loved ones, the realistic sense of terror). Now if this was your primary source, I would say, ok, now you have all of these significant parts, what's the relationship/link/association between them? In fact, in your response, you pointed out one of these things: "You form a bond with the characters through your short but miraculous GLIMPSE." In short, this "glimpse" has a lot to do with the way the film/trailer was filmed (i.e. the eye of a handheld video camera that mimics the human eye). Push the idea further. HOW has the director created the effect of this "glimpse" that you get of these characters? How has he created that effect in which you feel a bond? What specific devices/techniques has he used?
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