Visualization and Conception

Sin City

• The film Sin City is based on graphic novels by Frank Miller.

• Directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Special Guest Director Quentin Tarantino

• Released 2005

• Rated MA15+

The Idea

Visualization is about the idea behind a movie. The idea for this movie was not to make a comic book movie but to directly translate Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novels to the big screen.

Frank Miller

• Big comic book artist from 70’s & 80’s

• Not keen to make movie out of his novels because they were his pride and joy.

Robert Rodriguez

• Had the idea to make the Sin City movie for several years.

• Did The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl. A movie which has the same cartoon feel.

Conceptualization

• It wasn’t hard to imagine this movie as it was intended to be exactly like the graphic novels.

• The problem was the Frank Miller wasn’t keen to let his idea go.

• Rodriguez convinced Miller to allow for a 1 day test shoot.

• After a 10 hour shoot they has managed to shoot the opening scene and convince Miller.

• This scene was used to get other actors on board.

Plot

• This movie consists of four stories by Frank Miller. Which all twist around one another.

• The Customer is Always right. Opening scene which was shot in the test shoot.

That Yellow Bastard

• Lead Detective John Hartigan (Willis)

• A cop, last day on job, tries to tie up a loose end, half succeeds, protects the girl doesn’t catch the criminal. Rest of his story is about finishing the job.

• Feel sympathy because he gets betrayed by his partner and has a heart condition.

The Hard Goodbye

• Thug named Marv (Rourke) spends the night with Goldie, awakes to find that he’s been framed for her death.

• His story follows him trying to avenge her death.

• Feel sympathy because he’s loner who get framed.

The Big Fat Kill

• In this story Dwight (Owen) chases his girlfriends ex and his mates to Old Town where the group get murdered only to discover that the ex is a cop.

• The story follows him trying to cover up the murder and protect the hookers of Old Town.

• Feel sympathy because he's cool and was just trying to do the right thing.

Locations

• Because of the nature of this movie is was all shot in front of a green screen.

• Only 3 sets were constructed and they were,

• Kadie's Bar

• Shellie's apartment

• The hospital corridor

References

• www.wikipedia.org

• www.filmrot.com/images/sincity/comparisons

• Hem.passagen.se/fm4/sincity.html

• Sin City (2005) the movie