What are the positive effects of dialogue in the examples you have used?
The positive effects of having dialogue in the opening of a
film include helping to portray emotions of characters, creating a certain
atmosphere, helping to portray the emotions of characters and also creating a
connection with the audience. Dialogue can show the audience what a characters
personality is like, giving us a greater connection with them as we feel we
understand them more. The use of showing emotions in a film opening helps the
audience immediately connect with a character through a deep and meaningful
connection, making them feel like they understand them. Dialogue can also help
to create the right atmosphere and explain to the audience what is going on.
For example one of the films I chose was The Dark Knight, and without the use
of dialogue in this film I think it would've been quite hard for the audience
to follow what was going on. The use of dialogue in this film also helped to
create the right atmosphere for the character the 'Joker' as you could tell
none of the robber knew exactly who they were working for and as the scene went
on you could see that he had manipulated each one to kill one another. This
built up the right kind of suspense and hype for the audience about this
mysterious character which you wouldn't have been able to do without dialogue.
What are the negative effects of dialogue in the examples you have used?
The negative effect of having dialogue in the opening scene
of a film includes confusing the audience about where the plot is going. Having
a conversation which is irrelevant to the plot will only confuse the audience
at the beginning and put them off watching the film. Overly complicated
dialogue as well also causes the opening scene to not be effective in showing
the audience what the film is about. In the opening of a film you'd expect to
see various shots to establish the setting of the film to the audience and
possibly the characters, dialogue isn't essential in the first two minutes as
it in most cases ruins the atmosphere for the film. An example of this would be
in The Ring, as in a horror film you want to create a tense feeling in the audience to
evoke their fears, but this is harder to create when dialogue is involved as it
breaks apart that tense atmosphere that can be created by instrumental sounds
instead. The ring isn't a bad opening for a horror film as it does reveal elements that are harder to create without dialogue but personally I think using no dialogue for a horror film, like in the Woman in Black creates a better and more sinister atmosphere to the audience.
What are the positive effects of no-dialogue in the examples you have used?
Having no dialogue in a film opening means that the audience
tend to focus on the actions, expressions, props and other aspects of
mise-en-scene instead. This helps them to get acquainted with the different
aspects of the film and start to think about the features that might be
essential later on in the film. Having no dialogue also means they have a
chance to connect with the characters and understand what they are like by their
actions or narration rather than have to understand from a conversation they
have with another character. A good example of a film that uses no dialogue in
the opening is The Woman in Black, the use of no dialogue here helps to keep
the suspense up. You can clearly understand that the three girls are playing
happily in the attic when they see something in the corner which makes them
voluntarily jump out of the window. The use of no dialogue shows how strong the
force was from the woman in the corner to make the three girls simultaneously
jump out of the window without a word from here and without any resisting from
them. This creates a powerful message to the audience that the Woman in Black
is ruthless and a powerful force that needs only look at a child to get them
under her control. If dialogue had been used instead here the scene would have
been less emotional and powerful to the audience and would have broken down the
tense and sinister atmosphere that had been so carefully created.
What are the negative effects of no-dialogue in the examples you have used?
Having no dialogue in a film opening means you run the risk
of the audience not understanding what is going on in a film or not
understanding where the film is going. Having to rely on facial features and
other aspects of mise-en-scene could mean that the audience don't know what you
are trying to put across to them in the first two minutes causing them to lose
interest in the film. An example of where this happens is The Notebook, as here
you are only introduced to one character right at the end of the scene which
doesn't help to explain to the audience what might happen in this film or let
them properly connect with the only character we get a glimpse of at the end.
What issues do you think you would face in your own coursework by using dialogue?
I think using dialogue could be an issue in my film opening
due to the fact I have never written a script before for any of the projects
and I am working alone which means I would have to come up with all the
dialogue needed. The fact I am working alone means I would need to come up with
a concept that involves two characters speaking and then I would need to figure
out a script for them. I would also need to fit it to my genre, for example if I
were to do a comedy film opening I would need to included witty humour and
other element in the dialogue to make sure the audience knew that this was a
comedy. I would also need to find actors who would pull off the right tone for
the characters which suited the genre which could be hard for me.
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