Akira Kurosawa’s film Rashomon is a frame story set in the Heian period of Japan. Based on a short narrative by Akutagawa Ryunosuke, Rashomon recounts the incident of a murder of a man and the rape of his wife. To investigate this tragedy, the film revolves around the eye-witness recollection of this occurrence through of several onlookers such as a woodcutter, a bandit, a samurai, and the samurai’s wife. To exemplify one of the witnesses, the first person to be summoned to testify is the woodcutter. In regards to this scene, we will focus on the woodcutter’s story and explain what Kurosawa is attempting to communicate, the certain filmographic elements he utilizes, and how these aspects connect to the overall plot in Rashomon. Commencing this sequence analysis, the woodcutter’s scene initiates by him starting to describe his version of the incident. In this scene, the audience observes the scene cut to a flashback to the woodcutter’s testament. Beginning this …show more content…
One facet is the music being rather percussive and bass-heavy accentuating mystery and aiding in making mood feel unsettling. Another element is Kurosawa’s use of visual image through various camera angles and lighting. To reinforce this point, the lighting pictured in this scene was dark highlighting the gloomy complexion of the crime scene set in the eerie woods. In addition, while the woodcutter was traveling through the woods, there were plenty of camera angles demonstrating his trek by positioning the camera in front, behind, below, above, and to the side of the woodcutter. By doing this, the camera angles helped strengthen the repetitive feature of the sequence and add to its apprehension. Finally, the woodcutter’s dramatic reaction and shocked facial expression to the crime scene was an example of the utilization of visual image which furthermore supplements towards the scene’s
It is very clear that the best ways he shows this is through low key lighting, music, and dialog. A dark and old house with no light gives a better example of fear than a glimmering mansion. Dark music helps enhance the mood of helplessness and suspense. Lastly dialog helps create a feeling of reality and meaning to the pictures and music that fly off the screen toward you. Through these techniques burton has made a completely unique style of directing.
Breast cancer was not always something that could be freely talked about nor was it always a major illness that was endlessly researched on. In Maren Klawiter’s, “Racing for care, walking women, and toxic touring: Mapping cultures of action within the Bay area Terrain of breast cancer,” she analyzes the deep rooted culture of social movements and compares the differences of individual cancer activism fields in the San Francisco Bay area (Klawiter p.2). She write a comparative analysis by examining three different social movements that both educated the public on breast cancer but also reshaped the breast cancer movement in different ways (Klawiter p.2). My claim is that Klawiter produced an in depth analysis of the different breast cancer movements,
The second half of “The Life of Olaudah Equiano” written by himself focuses on his life as a freeman. Equiano, a tradesman traveling the world encountered new adventures, which led to spiritual transformations. Equiano endures a cultural mainstream through multiple viewpoints. He acknowledges similarities and differences between cultures, which transforms his curiosity for adventure toward the practice of converting new cultures to his beliefs as a Christian. What would one expect the identity of a man that bought his freedom out a slavery, only to take part in the practicing of slavery himself?
It creates an unwelcoming environment building suspense and creating an overall feeling of doom. Another element that the setting is suppose to exploit is
One of Alfred Hitchcock’s most famous movie scene is the ‘crop duster’ scene from North By Northwest. This scene demonstrates how the score and music of a film is incredibly important to build up tension in a classic thriller. The film’s music and scores were written by Bernard Herrmann, a well-known Hollywood composer (hitchcock.tv). In the infamous crop duster scene, Herrmann and Hitchcock used diegetic sounds to build suspense and uncertainty. The diegetic or natural sounds emphasized the distance of objects from the protagonist.
In this scene, it displays a clear view on how the angle on Victor's face can show the feeling of terror running through his body. This tells us framing and angling of characters is important to trying to figure out their perception on a
Yazel Myhoob 9/24/17 P. 5 Identify #3 Darius- Darius was an emperor reigning 521-486 BC. Darius expandend his empire east and west up to the Indus River in NW India. Darius practically ate Gandhara along with Thrace and Macedonia.
It makes the overall work more dark and robust.” Avery said that the variety and doctoring of the sounds made her feel disassociated from her surroundings and engaged in the new occurrences within the video. There is not one specific fear or theme to focus on, but rather a
For example, when Jeff overhears the bickering between Mr. and Mrs. Thorwald, it reminds him of his own fears about commitment and marriage. Hitchcock masterfully used an abundance of noise and the almost complete absence of sound to affect the suspense in these two
The short story “The Knife” utilizes various forms of diction to strengthen the quality of the text. He uses imagery in order to draw the audience into the story. Vivid phrases, such as “the tight click of clamps” and “the tough fibrous sheet” create a description that resonates with the audience. Selzer uses diction to create the tone and mood of the story. In the opening paragraph, his word choice suggests that the speaker is a murderer; in later paragraphs, it is implied that the speaker is a surgeon trying to save a patient.
In this scene, lighting is used where a shot reflects on eves face to the farmer in the car on the farm showing how far they are. The scene continues where the lighting used appears too bright and somehow blinding to show the time of day the scene is taking place and the emptiness of the field and the only part left out is Thornhill thus focus is drawn to him and this launches the audience into the attack where the lighting makes it easy to know that he is alone in the barren land which makes him vulnerable and the scene captivating. The editing is utilized in the film where quick and intense scenes are made to be real fast in pace which creates suspense. Sound is also used where the music in the background moves in sync with scenes of suspense where it turns loud and fast making the audience aware of the impending danger (Pernoud, 2015).
From beginning to end, I am captivated by the music. Each element brings a unique character to the overall piece. The music takes the listener on a suspenseful journey. The arrangement of the song gives me a visual of someone stumbling upon a dark forest and begins to hear the fast-approaching movement of something behind them. The pairing of several melodic phrases throughout the composition adds to the sense of chaos and turbulence.
In the beginning of the movie they used suspenseful music and imagery to keep the viewer more interested and make the viewer want to know what the “Secret” is and this is part of the logical chain of reasoning known as Pathos. Pathos is
Using methods such as these as well additional tactics like a dark background and quiet music enhance the response of the viewer or audience. All of these aspects contribute to the style which is central to successful
Early in the film, the importance of background music and its use can be seen. The music is used to create the mood, whether it be the eerie violin audio that often can be heard at times where suspense is anticipated or the same music to create sorrow for the overall significance of the film. The film being built upon a murder case creates fury and differing viewpoints between the main characters which often can be related to prejudice. The use of details not only makes the murder more interesting but also the overall scene more intense. The detailed dialogue among the characters is so precise it offers minute details such as the witness statement of the time of the crime, the entry way of the weapon, and the witness testifying without her glasses.