Film analysis using the syriana model

Film Analysis using the Syriana Model

Film Name: The Family Stone Year: 2005 Director: Thomas Bezucha Certificate: 12 First 2 minutes

Start Time Content Sound

0.00 Titles- 20th century fox logo

ionic theme tune

0.20 Fade in form black Title- Fox 2000 pictures presents( in red curly writing in the centre but a lined to the right)

Let it snow- sound track With over sound from classic phone calling

0.28 Black background Title- a Michael London Production( red curly lettering in centre)

‘’ ‘’

0.33 Fade to black background with just sound

Dialogue with let it snow

0.38 Close up of back of head answering the phone in a shopping centre.

Dialogue

Camera stays imposition but woman walks away looking at different items still on the phone with camera following but at a distance and panning with all the shop item with people and not always seeing the woman but still being able to hear

Dialogue and let it snow sounds as though in the store

1.03 Shot leads and stops at a man buying something mid shot

Let it snow

1.05 Close up with shot reverse shot of talking to sales person

Dialogue, woman’s phone call and let it snow

1.13 Mid close up of man with woman walking in and talking to him but still on the phone

Dialogue, woman’s phone call and let it snow

1.16 Over shoulder shot of Dialogue, woman’s phone

sales woman looking annoyed

call and let it snow

1.17 Other woman walks to the other side of the man. Where he takes phone off her and closes

Dialogue and let it snow

1.21 Over shoulder shot of sales woman changing the scarf

Dialogue and let it snow

1.25 Mid 180 degree shot form sales woman of the man taking the woman’s other phone off of her.

Dialogue and let it snow with phone ringing

1.31 Title- The Family Stone (on an old style Christmas card background with red curly writing in the centre, With bell moving )

Sound track 2 – Christmassy up beat

1.35 Title- Claire Danes( Old card flips down and new card with different background and font in gold writing and positioning centred with snow moving in card )


1.40 Title- Diane Keaton ( old card flips new card appears with new font and colour and positioned in the bottom left corner with clouds moving)


1.44 Title- Rachel McAdams (old card flips down new card appears with new font and colour but writing in top left corner with snow moving within the card)


1.48 Title- Dermot Mulroney (old card flips down new card appears with new font and colour but writing in bottom right corner)


1.52 Title- Craig T. Nelson (old card flips down new card appears with new font and colour but writing in bottom right corner with snow moving within the card)


1.56 Title- Sarah Jessica Parker (old card flips down new card appears with new font and colour but writing in bottom right corner)


2.00 Title- Luke Wilson (old card flips down new card appears with new font and colour but writing in below middle left side and snow moving in the card)


Film analysis using the syriana model

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