Sunday, 26 January 2014

Paprika - Scene Analysis

I chose a scene where Paprika is travelling between dreams, going deeper into an old abandoned city.

Characters
There \re very little characters bar Paprika in this scene. She has no interactions with any other characters except for a large manifesttation of another character. This character then chases PAprika. She changes costume 3 times. The first being like a superhero outfit, then her regular clothes and finally a fairy outfit.

Setting
As far as I can tell the only way the setting pushes the story forward is that the abandoned city could be suggesting that the parade is getting closer to the real world and the city it will eventually invade. She goes deeper and deepr into the dark recesses of the city where things get more sinister.

Mysien Scene
The space infront of Paprika shattering like glass re-enforces the idea that it's a dream, it's something impossible.
The large statue that's brightly lit is clearly important to the dreamer. It stands out against the dark browns of the rotting city.
At one stage Paprika is lit from behind by a white lit in an angelic way.

Camera
Shot List:

  1. character on 3rd
  2. character on 3rd
  3. close up
  4. establishing
  5. pan
  6. One Point Persective
  7. OPP
  8. close up
  9. over the shoulder
  10. pan
  11. wide
  12. close up of statue
  13. close up
  14. zoom
  15. pan and freeze
  16. moving down one point
  17. OPP
  18. character on 3rd
  19. close up
  20. pan
  21. pan
  22. establishing
  23. extreme close up
  24. establish
  25. close up
  26. wide
  27. fast moving
  28. reveal new character
  29. close up
  30. extreme close up
  31. fast moving
Shots beging in OPP to create tension then move into fast pace when the action picks up and oaorika must escape. Entire scene is solely 3rd person.

Sound
There's a very strong presence of wind. It's suggestive that there's an opening at the end of the tunnel that she's heading towards. 
The tinkling of the fairy costume has a strange technical/ mechanical sound 
Music gradually rises in volume and pace as she reaches the end point.
There's a static sound to raise tension
The final music reminds me of battle music from a video game.

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