Mr. Popper’s Peguins- Trailer
Character and Casting
Who is in the video?
Jim Carey , Penguins, his kids
What is each person’s motivation in the video? (In other words, what does each character want?)
At first Jim didn’t want the penguins and then had a change in heart and raised them as his own.
How does the casting influence how you see the characters?
Jim Carey has been known to be a comedian and involved in comical movies, therefore, this movie should be a comedy film.
How do costumes contribute to how you see the characters?
Costumes were casual and business type instead of outrageous.
Setting
Where is the video set?
In New York penthouse
Why/how is this setting significant?
Penguins usually wouldn’t stay in a penthouse when they are use to being in the cold. Typically you see penguins in polar areas.
What stands out about the setting?
Jim changes his house environment to comfort the penguins. He changed the air conditioner temp to extremely cold, and put snow inside his home.
Camera Work
What kinds of shots were used in the video? (Long, wide, etc) How did they affect the story?
Starts off with a close up shot and transforms to a long shot. These affected the story by focusing on one character in the close up, and surprises the viewers in the long shot with the penguins added to the scene.
What kind of camera angles was used?
Front view angles were used the most, and a couple of side views.
What point-of-view do the camera angles suggest? Is the camera acting as the eyes of a character or of the audience?
The camera is acting as the eyes of the audience, because usually if the camera is acting as a character eye they are holding the camera.
How does the camera move? What effect does camera movement have on viewers?
Every time the camera moved it brought different emotions for the characters, as far as elaborating on what the character is trying to portray.
Does the film use slow motion?
Yes, when it moves away from a close up to a long shot.
How is the film edited? What effect does the editing have on you?
How the producer manages to move the camera affects the way I see the movie. I feel more connected with the characters when I view their whole reaction close and as the picture expands the concept gets better.
Mood and Soundtrack
Is there music? How and when is it used? What is its effect? What mood does it create?
Yes, the music is used to show their dance routine. Hearing the music made me get excited and want to see the movie more. Just by having the penguins dance to such a hip song drew my attention.
Are there other sound effects?
Not that I know of
Does the film make use of voiceovers? When? What is their effect?
Yes, when they are doing their dance number Jim says
How else besides music is the mood created?
The characters because they intertwine with the music and creates a flow together.
Six Flags Commercial
Character and Casting
1. Who is in the video?
• A old man, and six different families
2. What is each person’s motivation in the video? (In other words, what does each character want?)
• The old man wants to grab the family’s attention and make them want to stop working and go have some fun. There’s a time for work and a time for play.
3. How does the casting influence how you see the characters?
• The casting influences how I see the characters by them using an old man to dance around. That shows that old people can have a good time too.
4. How do costumes contribute to how you see the characters?
• The old man being dressed in the bow tie and suit makes the commercial more interesting you don’t usually see people wear that type of attire every day.
Setting
1. Where is the video set?
• The video set is in a fancy suburb type of neighborhood and Elitch Gardens.
2. Why/how is this setting significant?
• This setting is significant because usually the people that live in that type of environment are conservative.
3. What stands out about the setting?
• The people were having a good time on the rollercoaster. You could tell that they were having a good time.
Camera Work
1. What kinds of shots were used in the video? (Long, wide, etc) How did they affect the story?
• Close shots: Made what the people were doing known. When the close shot was placed on the man shoes it was used to be as mysterious and make you think what is about to happen and who is he.
• Mid- Shot: Make the movement of the man’s big belly show and make you want to dance as well.
• Long Shot: Get the full effect of the dance movements the old man was doing, and temp the people watching to excited and hype.
2. What kind of camera angles was used?
• Straight shots, and rotation
3. What point-of-view do the camera angles suggest? Is the camera acting as the eyes of a character or of the audience?
• The camera is in the point-of-view of the audience because you can see everything that’s going on and no main character is holding the camera.
4. How does the camera move? What effect does camera movement have on viewers?
• The camera moves in a quick motion and makes the viewers think what just happened.
5. Does the film use slow motion?
• No not really only on one small part.
6. How is the film edited? What effect does the editing have on you?
• The film had some transactions and it made me think that kind of cool and it helped speed up the whole process of them making it to their destination
Mood and Soundtrack
1. Is there music? How and when is it used? What is its effect? What mood does it create?
• Yes there is music when the man gets off the bus and starts dancing. This music made me want to get up and dance, the tune was exciting and kept me entertained along with his movements.
2. Are there other sound effects?
• There was a narrater at the beginning when the bus was pulling up. He was giving a mini story.
3. Does the film make use of voiceovers? When? What is their effect?
• Once they were at the amusement park the voice was explaining all the fun you could be having and how Elitches is worth going to. This made me think that I would have a good time and should plan a day there with my friends.
4. How else besides music is the mood created?
• The dance moves that was portrayed and all the rollercoaster’s and water park that was displayed.
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