In , Greg is the leading role. He is a kid just goes to middle school and he feels ready. He uses a diary to write down his feeling about starting middle school and he thinks he should be fine. He wants to be famous and imagines that one day they will make a movie about his life. The first day in middle school, he always to find a way to be famous. But that no use.

When I was young, I also want to be famous. The reason of that is to be a famous person is really cool. We could find them on newspaper, on television. When their parents see them in anywhere, they will be proud of their children.

When I was 10, I saw a 12 years old kid to be famous, then I imagine that when I was 12, I also could be famous. But when I really 12, I have nothing, I am just a wimpy kid. Then I imagine that again and again until I am 20. I still have nothing. I waste too much time to imagine. I did not make efforts, so I would never be famous and my youth can not come back. Never!

But Greg, at the beginning, he sells and hurts his friend. Then he lose his best friend. Then he gets lonely. No one would like to make friends with him. After some fight, he admits mistakes, he become a real brave boy. I think one day he will realized his dream and that day will coming soon.

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Scene Analysis

Yawen Song

August 2010-08

Memento

Scene Overview:

Memento is about a man with anterograde amnesia which renders his brain unable to store new memories. The scene I chose to analysis is the very beginning part. During the opening credits(Which portrays the end of story),it is shown that Lenard kills Teddy for rape and murder of his wife.

The whole scene was shown in reverse order. At the beginning you only can see someone’s hand keep shaking a photo of a dead body. Then the pictures on the photo became more and more unclear and disappear into blank at last. Then the photo goes back to the camera, now it is cleared everything was going reversed. Then at last it shows the person who took the photo was the one who murder the person in the photo. The music is long, slow, pretty heavy that feels something series, the music changes when photo back into the camera. It became quiet and much more intense and weird feelings that you can feel clearly something goes not right.

The story of this scene is the end of the whole film’s story. It is unique and attractive by using reverse technique at the first scene of the film, and also give audience an idea that the movie would show in reverse order to tell the story.

Almost all the shots were CU or ECU during this scene. Only one Medium shot on Lenard after photo goes back to the camera. The first shot was long and no movement. Then the second shot become shorter and got tracking shot movement. And then every shot become even shorter. At last, after it reverse to Teddy’s death, everything happened really fast and with in very short shots. Those short shots attract the audience attention; let audience have strong interest about what was happened.

Editing:

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Editing Style:

The scene have both many short sequences and longer sequences. A long sequences at first half of time, then it change to lots of short sequences. The style have a huge changes, which give the audience a unexpected feeling about what was happening.

Shot Analysis

Shot 1: 1 min 14 seconds

Shot Size: This is a Extremely close-up, you only can a photo and part of a hand.

Sound: In this scene, we only can hear the soundtrack and the sound effect when the hand shaking the picture.

Color: The back ground is gray, and a little bit green. We can tell it should be in somewhere internal. And the picture in the photo is full of blood. Generally it’s a pretty dark and intense feeling the color present.

Text: You can see a little bit words tattoo on the hand, but hardly read it. And the credits come up in the middle one by one slowly.

Shot 2: 2.5 seconds

Shot Size: Extremely Close-up. The blood flows reverse to the up.

Sound: The background soundtrack only, but the music become much more intense.

Color: Blood flows on dark color surface. It gives thrill and uncomfortable feelings to the audience.

Character Analysis:

Characters: Leonard and Teddy

Characters relationship: Leonard killed Teddy.

Movements: Everything goes reverse in this scene. At beginning, we can see Leonard’s hand shaking a photo. Then the hand puts the photo back to the camera, Leonard put the camera back to his suit and watch something for a little bit, then a pistol goes into his hand, he kneel down and point the gun to someone in front of him. Then a bullet comes back to the gun and gun fired and at last Teddy watched back and shout at Leonard loudly. The shots at beginning are pretty slow, and the shots become faster and it became really fast at the last.

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Memento

Scene Analysis

17-Aug-2010

1. Scene Overview

Memento is confused story describe a man with anterograde amnesia which renders his brain unable to store new memories. During the opening

credits, it is shown that Leonard kills Teddy for the rape and murder of his wife based on information provided by Natalie.

This film is often used to show the distinction between plot a

nd story. The film's events unfold in two separate, alternating narratives — one in color, and the other in black and white. The black and white sections are told in chronological order, showing Leonard conversing with an anonymous phone caller in a motel room. Leonard's investigation is

depicted in color sequences that are in reverse chronological order. As each sequence begins,

the audience is unaware of the preceding events, just lik

e Leonard, thereby giving the viewer a sense of his confusion. By the film's end whe

n the two narratives converge we understand the investigation and the events that lead up to Teddy's death.

The scene is in color, Natalie tangle with Leonard, because Leonard no wants to kill Dodd for Natalie. Formally, She has not been is good, story to have puzzled the audience.

2. Shot Analysis

Shot 1: 1:13:47-1:13:50

Shot size: This is a mid close shot throughout even as the character moves about.

Mise-en-scene: Interior, cinema setting, Natalie’s arm

Sounds: The sound in this shot is no music just Natalie’s voice.

She’s very angry.

Music: No music in this scene.

Color: It is color scene in this area.

Lighting: The lighting in this shot is very low key. In the beginning of this area, character is draw the curtains when she came in.

Character Movement: Natalie’s arm movement within this shot is the main focus. She is going to find pens and hide pens in her bag.

Character Relationship: Within this sequence, Natalie has prepared to puzzle whit L

eonard and Leonard has know nothing.

Editing style: This sequence has three shots. All of shots focus on Natalie’s arm. This is show the character is plan to divulge herself.

Subtext: All of information that Natalie is not good guy in this story. She never want to help Leonard and she just use Leonard.

Shot 2: 1:14:02-1:14:05

Shot size: This is a mid shot throughout even as the character moves about.

Mise-en-scene: Interior, cinema setting, Natalie’s busto.

Sounds: Natalie very furious and insulted Leonard.

Music: No music.

Color: It is color scene in this area.

Lighting: It is lighter than before, Natalie turn about the body and face to Leonard.

Character Movement: Natalie’s arm movement within this shot again. She shaking arm to show us she’s not happy.

Character Relationship: Within this sequence, Natalie has puzzle whit Leonard and she want to enrage Leonard, but she do not care.

Editing style: This sequence has two shots. Focus on Natalie’s face and her sharking arm. The camera is immovable.

Subtext: The same to shot 1.

Shot 3：1:14:06-1:14:36

Shot size: Mid close shot

Mise-en-scene: Interior, cinema setting, Leonard’s face and Natalie’s face. They are falling-out because Natalie want to Leonard kill Dodd for her, but Leonard do not understand and he do not want to kill someone for money.

Sounds: No music in background. The dialog about characters.

Music: No music.

Color: It is color scene.

Lighting: Same above.

Character Movement: In the beginning, Leonard set on the sofa, than he stand up face to Natalie to talk. He’s unhappy with Natalie’s word. But Natalie not wanna be friendly yet.

Character Relationship: Natalie know Leonard’s sick from beginning to end. So she do not scare exposure herself. She can say whatever she want. That is her lines too.

Editing style: This sequence has many shots and camera remove

from the list.

Subtext: Natalie never be friend with Leonard, just always for her benefit.

Shot 4: 1:14:40-1:15:06

Shot size: This is a close shot. Focus on Leonard face.

Mise-en-scene: Interior, cinema setting, Leonard face.

Sounds: The sound in this shot is no music just Natalie’s voice.

She knows Leonard will find pen but she has been hide all.

Music Color Lighting: Same above.

Character Movement: Leonard throughout of all body want to find a pen. He looks like very fidget.

Editing style: Camera remove from the list. Focus on characters face.

Subtext: Leonard will lose memory as usual.