In Fargo (1996), directed by Joel Coen the opening scene starts with non diegetic sound with big dramatic drums which become quite daunting and makes you think that something is about to happening or already happening. I think it also helps to set the mood of the film as its parallel sound. The next music we hear is diegetic sound of the music playing in the bar which again helps to show the setting and what kind of surroundings Jerry is in. another part of the film that helps show the setting and what the character is like is when we see a shot of Scotty’s room.
There are many different cinematography shots in Fargo such as an over the shoulder shot, camera tilts from a height, mid shots and close ups. Eye line matching when a number of people are having a convocation in the film, this shows what or who they are looking at. This is good when there are more than two people in a conversation so we can see who the characters are talking to and who it is that are talking. One of the camera shots used in Fargo was a bird’s eye view of Marge walking to the car which shows the surroundings of the snow. A favourite part from the film is when the two witnesses get shot and all we see is blackness as if we see through their eyes or as if it was our body. There is a deep focus used after Jerry is beaten up by a co worker and is using the telephone. At the end of the film when Marge sees the dead body in the wood chipper she is horrified, scared and nervous which we can tell by her expression and the chit chat.
From looking at Jerry’s costume I would think that he is a businessman as he is always wearing a shirt and tie which makes him look like a respectable character however as we know he has money problems which could show an opposite side. The bad guys in the film Carl and Gaear have opposite costumes which shows that they are slightly scruffier, don’t care what they look like and have a quite bad reputation which is then shown when they kidnap Jerry’s wife and kill Jeans father. Carl and Gaear are shown to be disrespectful as if they don’t have any emotions as they kill a number of people and sleep with women they don’t know.
The non diegetic music helps to emphasise the fear of the character and to set the atmosphere when the policeman is coming up to the car. Other non diegetic sound used is when the music becomes very dramatic and it makes you wonder what's going to happen. At the end of the film when Marge has found the car they have been looking for the non diegetic sound almost congratulates her.
There was a continuity shot used for speed so we don’t watch Marge eat her whole meal as this would be too long and irrelevant.
The expressions of the characters really help to address the mood and emotion in a film and usually make it feel more realistic rather than staged. An example of this from Fargo is when the driver is shocked when he killed the policeman which shows he didn’t know it was going to happen when he does really from the script.
The lighting used in the film had a lot of natural light especially when the characters are outside in the snow and because the snow is so white it makes the scene brighter.
There is a binary opposite in Fargo of good and bad when Carl and Gaear are trying to watch television and it changes to a view of the policemen watching television. This is also a good use of cinematography when it pans round to different characters when the editing makes it look like one scene.
I didn’t like this film as I thought it was hard to follow and a lot of things weren’t explained and moved on and ended suddenly.
There are many different cinematography shots in Fargo such as an over the shoulder shot, camera tilts from a height, mid shots and close ups. Eye line matching when a number of people are having a convocation in the film, this shows what or who they are looking at. This is good when there are more than two people in a conversation so we can see who the characters are talking to and who it is that are talking. One of the camera shots used in Fargo was a bird’s eye view of Marge walking to the car which shows the surroundings of the snow. A favourite part from the film is when the two witnesses get shot and all we see is blackness as if we see through their eyes or as if it was our body. There is a deep focus used after Jerry is beaten up by a co worker and is using the telephone. At the end of the film when Marge sees the dead body in the wood chipper she is horrified, scared and nervous which we can tell by her expression and the chit chat.
From looking at Jerry’s costume I would think that he is a businessman as he is always wearing a shirt and tie which makes him look like a respectable character however as we know he has money problems which could show an opposite side. The bad guys in the film Carl and Gaear have opposite costumes which shows that they are slightly scruffier, don’t care what they look like and have a quite bad reputation which is then shown when they kidnap Jerry’s wife and kill Jeans father. Carl and Gaear are shown to be disrespectful as if they don’t have any emotions as they kill a number of people and sleep with women they don’t know.
The non diegetic music helps to emphasise the fear of the character and to set the atmosphere when the policeman is coming up to the car. Other non diegetic sound used is when the music becomes very dramatic and it makes you wonder what's going to happen. At the end of the film when Marge has found the car they have been looking for the non diegetic sound almost congratulates her.
There was a continuity shot used for speed so we don’t watch Marge eat her whole meal as this would be too long and irrelevant.
The expressions of the characters really help to address the mood and emotion in a film and usually make it feel more realistic rather than staged. An example of this from Fargo is when the driver is shocked when he killed the policeman which shows he didn’t know it was going to happen when he does really from the script.
The lighting used in the film had a lot of natural light especially when the characters are outside in the snow and because the snow is so white it makes the scene brighter.
There is a binary opposite in Fargo of good and bad when Carl and Gaear are trying to watch television and it changes to a view of the policemen watching television. This is also a good use of cinematography when it pans round to different characters when the editing makes it look like one scene.
I didn’t like this film as I thought it was hard to follow and a lot of things weren’t explained and moved on and ended suddenly.
Really excellent Rachel, you discuss a wide variety of elements that help to bring meaning to the film, well done!
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