Action Comedy: the definitive fine line between the breathtaking experiences of movement and sarcastic humour. A hybrid style genre that fuses two of the most notable film genres to cross our screens and forms into a new type. However, having been one of the oldest hybrid genres, it also stays one of the more memorable genres of film itself-and The Quest will prove that point with relative ease...
Two Tennesseans: Brandene (Charlotte Pell) and Charlene (Charlotte Cooper)-on vacation to the wide wilderness of Sherwood Forest, home to the once legendary Robin Hood, and the glorious land of England. Everything seems beautiful, by way of nature. However, how many laughs can a Camping Trip bring? None? Wrong. What shall surprise most budding Film experts is these Tennesseans inability to get out of even the simplest of situations. Yes, even when they already have a prepared tent with them, it unexpectedly (or as it so sullenly seems to Brandene and Charlene) collapses on them. It’s England. It’s autumn. It starts raining. You get the picture.
The ‘exciting’ trip continues throughout the morning, when Brandene and Charlene (having finally put the tent up) wake up to an alien figure, a hunter of the forests and a searcher of ‘groovy’ expectations. Oh, it can only be a hippie from England. Yes, and as all hippies do, they fret about the ‘consummation of the planet’ and ‘how the world will end’, if people ‘don’t do something (dude)’.Ah yes, she has a name-‘Moon drop’. The Tennesseans are in a state of shock, about to fall backwards due to such a frightening awakening. Then in comes everyone’s favourite (or most hated for that matter) Action comedy character, a forest warden from Germany who hates the environment and is slightly confused as to why he has been given this job (he’s only German after all), comes into the scene and brushes Moon Drop away, using only the harshest swear words from the German dictionary and quite literally insulting the ‘helpful’ hippie. It will have you flying off your seat, and by the end you will bear no voice as you will laugh that much. It’s Stark-raving bonkers. It’s verbally abusive. It’s amazing.
The tension begins again. This time, in an abandoned (?) house, made from only the dirtiest materials, threatening the forest with it’s ‘architecture’. And guess who’s stumbled upon this disgusting discovery? It can only be young Brandene and Charlene, who, after finally figuring out what Moon Drop was waking them for, find someone’s plans to sell the trees and build them self a lovely, wide house. And then, that ‘someone’ comes in, and discovers them. Oh dear, it seems that this ‘someone’ appears to be of male substance, a dark-coloured uniform, and grumbling with a strange accent. Now, we all know that Brandene and Charlene aren’t very good at remembering particular faces (neither are they good at anything for that matter), but even the most forgetful person couldn’t dismiss this man’s face from their own minds. It is Hans, the forest warden, the German who hates his work, but loves his native language.
Like any other action comedy film, the main characters (Brandene and Charlene) decide to dismiss themselves from the situation, eventually losing them in the mist of the forest. And guess who’s there to save them from this perilous adventure? Why, it’s innocent Hippie Moon Drop! The one who is there to say that famous line ‘I told you so’, and hopefully rescue them from being arrested. Aha. And therein lays the satirical twist. The evil one, Hans, is eventually arrested, cursing underneath his breath with his own native language, and now, the forest remains as it was at the start, beautiful and full of wonderful pleasures.
This is a film that will silence the doubters, prove the haters wrong, and impress the willing audience. A new generation will begin.
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Detailed film treatment of The Quest
By way of introduction, I would like to say that our trailer took timing,effort and precision in order to be the best they could naturally be, and therefore, i feel that our genre could not be more equivalently matched with the theories and footage of our filming.
One of the interior shots at the beginning introduced the two main characters(Brandene and Charlene) and through the use of a two-shot, portrayed their bubbly, excited characteristics and personalities. A freeze frame of this scene, displaying the two main characters' names, had been frozen deliberately to show their excitement inside, via the footage of them jumping in mid-air gleefully and with a warm atmosphere. As explained earlier, the representations of these two tennessean youths could not be any clearer to the public eye, as the audience will automatically deduce they really are happy about something. Therefore,this is where the audio has been particularly useful, as two seconds before the freeze frame took place, Brandene quite obviously expresses her excitement through the speech 'Charlene, we're going to england!' , in her natural Tennessean accent. However what, is not as obvious is the relevance to the actualy hybrid genre,known as action-comedy. We wanted to keep a sense of mystery throughout the trailer,not giving too much away, in the process maintaining the thoughtful guesses of the audience. Meanwhile, there was very little that was given away to the public eye, since the image of a globe may have suggested that the two Tennesseans were travelling somewhere, therefore combining the action genre with the idea of travel and adventure, and fusing the comedy genre via the Tennesseans' bubbly personalities.
Following on from this, a brief screenshot of one seemingly beautiful sky, on a leaflet and the other representing a dull, natural view of a forest, are both displayed interchangebaly. However, what instantly catches the human eye is the transition of both images, exchanging from a bright,blue sky to a dull atmosphere, to emphasise the difference between the two. This also represents and portrays both the main characters'(Brandene and Charlene) perspective of the two shots; both characters feel that there is 'more than meets the eye' to their destination,once they pull the seemingly beautiful picture down, only to reveal a visually destructive envronment,complete with visions of the natural world, which seems drastically interchangeable to the human eye. However, to the audience, once again, the element of comedy has been portrayed in this scene, as, now having discovered the obvious personalities and features of Brandene and Charlene, the leaflet picture would seem apparent to the audience that it was there purely to distress the radical feelings of both main characters even more, and so as there is two completely different themes between the two images, it furthermore portrays a critical situation in the film, particularly of the two tennessean girls' arrival.
Naturally, the aftermath of the preceding shot would lower the two characters' hopes, as they discovered something that would exclaim a feeling of disappointment. Their expressions to one another are also in a very morbid and uninteresting fashion, appearing as a moody approach to their first impressions of the arrival. The scene also captures them looking around in wonder, as if they are confused as to why they ended up here. Of course,it would seem to the audience that their moody expressions only help to furthermore portray the comedic feeling of the whole film, whilst creating a sense of suspension, as, in the natural world, they would be worried that they were being watched, therefore emphasising the action genre, and also perfectly capturing the whole sense of the hybrid genre,action-comedy.
What helps to make the trailer seem more professional and genuinely produced, is the constant use of a narrator, giving out speech throughout the trailer so that they can obtain the gist of what the trailer is trying to say. One shot in particular, wherein the narrator(Nathan Staples) expresses the situation by saying "The two friends embark upon their journey, facing many obstacles", is deliberatley emphasised by the current situation conjoined with the diagetic dialogue.
The shot itself commemorates a situation in which the two Tennesseans are putting a tent up, and having listened to the narrative as well, the audience would realize that this was purely used to emphasise the comedy genre. Holding the tent up, the two girls release their grip and watch,in sheer disappointment, the tent fall down in front of their very eyes, as the audience can clearly see. This connotes both a hilariously depressive moment for the two main characters and a prime example of the fusion of the action and comedy genre, as, conjoined with the narrative viewpoint of the word 'obstacles', this further challenges the idea of the action genre. To further represent a very muddled situation, but also to state the obvious to the audience, Charlene expresses her feelings via saying 'Brandene, I think we did it wrong', which,in turn, also contrasts the immediate opposite of the current situation, therefore bringing in the element of ironic comedy.
With due respect, the subject audience would now expect the two Tennessean girls, having analysed their personalities and actions respectively, to move on from the troublesome situation of not putting a tent up properly. However, this is truly correct,via the immediate next shot of Brandene and Charlene, having finally put the tent up, 'cooped up' under the covers, and saying 'Night' to each other. This connotes a relaxed feeling and the theme of comfort and calmness, because, as they have been through a series of unfortunate events, they are now resting in peace. However, to the audience, this would show them the extreme opposites that the aforementioned shots reflect on each other through connotations of several different themes, and so they would also praise this film for doing just that.
As a deliberate improvisation of the general effect created by the shooting features, the very next shot connotes the binary opposition of the weather; the previous shot shows a dull-timbred weather,involving dark colouring and an overall cold atmosphere, whereas the very next shot emphasises a bright coloured setting,connoting a general sense of warmness and calm. however, what immediately grabs the reader's attention is the transition effect in between the two aforementioned shots that have been contrasted, in which a shot with central focus on a moon is accompanied by the natural voice of an owl, in order to contain that natural feeling of the wilderness,as whoever from the audience who had had a previous experience would instantly recognise and follow on with their past experiences as a result of watching this film trailer. However,the latter shot emphasises yet again, a unique continuation of frustation within the personalities of both Brandene and Charlene,so that this further pushes the boundaries of the hybrid genre,action comedy. This is constructed through Charlene saying 'Brandene, what is that noise?', in which the reply from brandene is 'I don't know!'. This is a natural consequence as the overall impression by the audience is indeed not as surprising, since they would already know the general feelings of these two main characters, via the aforementioned shots.
This,in turn,leads into a transition effect that introduces two of the other characters in the film, the first shot,of a female bearing light mise-en-scene and a seemingly flowery headband, of course connoting the stereotypical representation of an environmental supporter, known to the common public so often as a 'hippie'. However, this is deliberately contrasted when the transition effect quickly exchanges into a close-up of the other character,bearing dull, seemingly smart mise-en-scene, as well as the obvious fact that he is german,as appointed to by the clear german language of his clothing. the dialogue of both characters further emphasise their own characters and interests, as well as connoting the common contrast between the two, whereas one is merely singing gracefully, the other is giving a command in a rather angered mood. However,from the audience's point of view, it furthermore elongates the excitement and amusement within the film, due to the addition of two new characters within the trailer's footage, and this also perpetuates the ideology of the both Brandene and Charlene characters, as more often than not this would normally be brought up had the director wanted there to be a whole story to the actual trailer,without giving away too much to the audience.
A key scene that represents the otherwise similar personalities of the two main characters, Brandene and Charlene, is the two-shot of Brandene and Charlene, -scene,complete with a microphone, for excessive use of typical mise-en scene, which may be used for a typical type of scene. The dialogue of '...and here we meet our foreign heroes...', though obviously diagetic, still does not seem to appear from any of the characters in the actual shot, and this may deem wondrous to the audience, as it prepares for them an enveloping plot that will only become more and more obvious to the audience, if they watch the film,which is entirely what the director of this film would have wanted, to be in secret to a degree within the viewing of the film trailer, so that viewers would want to watch it more and more.
In order to complete a trailer in unsuspected and surprising fashion, there have been a number of film trailers that have imported a key scene at the end, not necessarily to connote the beginning or ending of the film,as it could be at any time of the film. Having took important notice of this fact, we would have wanted to leave a degree of surprise and excitement within the audience's expectations for the film,so that in turn, it would persuade them to go and watch the whole film,just to find out more about the plot.
The scene in question includes four characters, two being the frequently aforementioned main characters, 'Brandene' and 'Charlene', and the other two merely performing cameo roles, of which they seem to the audience as being relatives or friends, due to the comforting actions purveyed by hugging and waving goodbye, in which this connotes an overall sense of adventure due to the constant use of sympathetic emotions used by the actors of Brandene and Charlene. However, the element of comedy has not necessarily been ignored, since the very last shot of Charlene turning away envelopes into a shot of her just falling down, which is a frequently used idea within films categorzed in the comedy genre, and so these two particular representations tie in together, in order to establish the action-comedy hybrid genre. This also leaves an element of suspiscion and surprise unto the audience, as the shot does not cover thoroughly the movement of Charlene falling down, as this would persuade the audience to find out more through watching the film.
By way of conclusion, i would like to say that, throughout the constant effective use of different representations, both element of action and comedy have been balanced through various feelings between the two main characters of Brandene and Charlene, and so this would only consider the audience's expectations as unexpected,due to the constant elements of surprise used in the aforementioned scenes.
One of the interior shots at the beginning introduced the two main characters(Brandene and Charlene) and through the use of a two-shot, portrayed their bubbly, excited characteristics and personalities. A freeze frame of this scene, displaying the two main characters' names, had been frozen deliberately to show their excitement inside, via the footage of them jumping in mid-air gleefully and with a warm atmosphere. As explained earlier, the representations of these two tennessean youths could not be any clearer to the public eye, as the audience will automatically deduce they really are happy about something. Therefore,this is where the audio has been particularly useful, as two seconds before the freeze frame took place, Brandene quite obviously expresses her excitement through the speech 'Charlene, we're going to england!' , in her natural Tennessean accent. However what, is not as obvious is the relevance to the actualy hybrid genre,known as action-comedy. We wanted to keep a sense of mystery throughout the trailer,not giving too much away, in the process maintaining the thoughtful guesses of the audience. Meanwhile, there was very little that was given away to the public eye, since the image of a globe may have suggested that the two Tennesseans were travelling somewhere, therefore combining the action genre with the idea of travel and adventure, and fusing the comedy genre via the Tennesseans' bubbly personalities.
Following on from this, a brief screenshot of one seemingly beautiful sky, on a leaflet and the other representing a dull, natural view of a forest, are both displayed interchangebaly. However, what instantly catches the human eye is the transition of both images, exchanging from a bright,blue sky to a dull atmosphere, to emphasise the difference between the two. This also represents and portrays both the main characters'(Brandene and Charlene) perspective of the two shots; both characters feel that there is 'more than meets the eye' to their destination,once they pull the seemingly beautiful picture down, only to reveal a visually destructive envronment,complete with visions of the natural world, which seems drastically interchangeable to the human eye. However, to the audience, once again, the element of comedy has been portrayed in this scene, as, now having discovered the obvious personalities and features of Brandene and Charlene, the leaflet picture would seem apparent to the audience that it was there purely to distress the radical feelings of both main characters even more, and so as there is two completely different themes between the two images, it furthermore portrays a critical situation in the film, particularly of the two tennessean girls' arrival.
Naturally, the aftermath of the preceding shot would lower the two characters' hopes, as they discovered something that would exclaim a feeling of disappointment. Their expressions to one another are also in a very morbid and uninteresting fashion, appearing as a moody approach to their first impressions of the arrival. The scene also captures them looking around in wonder, as if they are confused as to why they ended up here. Of course,it would seem to the audience that their moody expressions only help to furthermore portray the comedic feeling of the whole film, whilst creating a sense of suspension, as, in the natural world, they would be worried that they were being watched, therefore emphasising the action genre, and also perfectly capturing the whole sense of the hybrid genre,action-comedy.
What helps to make the trailer seem more professional and genuinely produced, is the constant use of a narrator, giving out speech throughout the trailer so that they can obtain the gist of what the trailer is trying to say. One shot in particular, wherein the narrator(Nathan Staples) expresses the situation by saying "The two friends embark upon their journey, facing many obstacles", is deliberatley emphasised by the current situation conjoined with the diagetic dialogue.
The shot itself commemorates a situation in which the two Tennesseans are putting a tent up, and having listened to the narrative as well, the audience would realize that this was purely used to emphasise the comedy genre. Holding the tent up, the two girls release their grip and watch,in sheer disappointment, the tent fall down in front of their very eyes, as the audience can clearly see. This connotes both a hilariously depressive moment for the two main characters and a prime example of the fusion of the action and comedy genre, as, conjoined with the narrative viewpoint of the word 'obstacles', this further challenges the idea of the action genre. To further represent a very muddled situation, but also to state the obvious to the audience, Charlene expresses her feelings via saying 'Brandene, I think we did it wrong', which,in turn, also contrasts the immediate opposite of the current situation, therefore bringing in the element of ironic comedy.
With due respect, the subject audience would now expect the two Tennessean girls, having analysed their personalities and actions respectively, to move on from the troublesome situation of not putting a tent up properly. However, this is truly correct,via the immediate next shot of Brandene and Charlene, having finally put the tent up, 'cooped up' under the covers, and saying 'Night' to each other. This connotes a relaxed feeling and the theme of comfort and calmness, because, as they have been through a series of unfortunate events, they are now resting in peace. However, to the audience, this would show them the extreme opposites that the aforementioned shots reflect on each other through connotations of several different themes, and so they would also praise this film for doing just that.
As a deliberate improvisation of the general effect created by the shooting features, the very next shot connotes the binary opposition of the weather; the previous shot shows a dull-timbred weather,involving dark colouring and an overall cold atmosphere, whereas the very next shot emphasises a bright coloured setting,connoting a general sense of warmness and calm. however, what immediately grabs the reader's attention is the transition effect in between the two aforementioned shots that have been contrasted, in which a shot with central focus on a moon is accompanied by the natural voice of an owl, in order to contain that natural feeling of the wilderness,as whoever from the audience who had had a previous experience would instantly recognise and follow on with their past experiences as a result of watching this film trailer. However,the latter shot emphasises yet again, a unique continuation of frustation within the personalities of both Brandene and Charlene,so that this further pushes the boundaries of the hybrid genre,action comedy. This is constructed through Charlene saying 'Brandene, what is that noise?', in which the reply from brandene is 'I don't know!'. This is a natural consequence as the overall impression by the audience is indeed not as surprising, since they would already know the general feelings of these two main characters, via the aforementioned shots.
This,in turn,leads into a transition effect that introduces two of the other characters in the film, the first shot,of a female bearing light mise-en-scene and a seemingly flowery headband, of course connoting the stereotypical representation of an environmental supporter, known to the common public so often as a 'hippie'. However, this is deliberately contrasted when the transition effect quickly exchanges into a close-up of the other character,bearing dull, seemingly smart mise-en-scene, as well as the obvious fact that he is german,as appointed to by the clear german language of his clothing. the dialogue of both characters further emphasise their own characters and interests, as well as connoting the common contrast between the two, whereas one is merely singing gracefully, the other is giving a command in a rather angered mood. However,from the audience's point of view, it furthermore elongates the excitement and amusement within the film, due to the addition of two new characters within the trailer's footage, and this also perpetuates the ideology of the both Brandene and Charlene characters, as more often than not this would normally be brought up had the director wanted there to be a whole story to the actual trailer,without giving away too much to the audience.
A key scene that represents the otherwise similar personalities of the two main characters, Brandene and Charlene, is the two-shot of Brandene and Charlene, -scene,complete with a microphone, for excessive use of typical mise-en scene, which may be used for a typical type of scene. The dialogue of '...and here we meet our foreign heroes...', though obviously diagetic, still does not seem to appear from any of the characters in the actual shot, and this may deem wondrous to the audience, as it prepares for them an enveloping plot that will only become more and more obvious to the audience, if they watch the film,which is entirely what the director of this film would have wanted, to be in secret to a degree within the viewing of the film trailer, so that viewers would want to watch it more and more.
In order to complete a trailer in unsuspected and surprising fashion, there have been a number of film trailers that have imported a key scene at the end, not necessarily to connote the beginning or ending of the film,as it could be at any time of the film. Having took important notice of this fact, we would have wanted to leave a degree of surprise and excitement within the audience's expectations for the film,so that in turn, it would persuade them to go and watch the whole film,just to find out more about the plot.
The scene in question includes four characters, two being the frequently aforementioned main characters, 'Brandene' and 'Charlene', and the other two merely performing cameo roles, of which they seem to the audience as being relatives or friends, due to the comforting actions purveyed by hugging and waving goodbye, in which this connotes an overall sense of adventure due to the constant use of sympathetic emotions used by the actors of Brandene and Charlene. However, the element of comedy has not necessarily been ignored, since the very last shot of Charlene turning away envelopes into a shot of her just falling down, which is a frequently used idea within films categorzed in the comedy genre, and so these two particular representations tie in together, in order to establish the action-comedy hybrid genre. This also leaves an element of suspiscion and surprise unto the audience, as the shot does not cover thoroughly the movement of Charlene falling down, as this would persuade the audience to find out more through watching the film.
By way of conclusion, i would like to say that, throughout the constant effective use of different representations, both element of action and comedy have been balanced through various feelings between the two main characters of Brandene and Charlene, and so this would only consider the audience's expectations as unexpected,due to the constant elements of surprise used in the aforementioned scenes.
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