Comparing The Usual Suspects And L. A. Confidential

For instance, in the intro of Edward Scissorhands when Kim was telling her granddaughter the story of Edward, they were in a room filled with warm light from the fireplace. This technique gave the audience the effect to become suspicious and watch more. Just like in The Big Fish when his Edward was telling the story of how he “caught” his wife with the fish swimming in the water. The lighting of the water made the viewer wonder if something good or bad is going to happen. Some of the viewers may not have noticed it but the camera framing plays a big role in establishing the mood.

In Edward Scissorhands , uses lighting to show the contrast between the rest of the teens and Edward being caught. For example, when the teens and Edward break into Jim's house the lighting is dark and you can only see the brightness of flashlights. In the room the lighting changes to bright where you can see all of the emotions on Edward's face one the police come. Burton's use of contrasting lighting establishes to the viewer which characters are caught and which once got away. Lighting also influenced Charlie and the Chocolate Factory .

The Narrative or storyline is much the same as any other film noir movie. It has a ‘hard boiled' cop (Russell Crowe) who we grow attached to. The narrative of any film must have certain ‘key conventions' which are apparent for the audience to tell the genre of the film. The

For example, the Los Angeles Police Department has mounting pressure due to public distrust, as the Hollywood and celebrity background intersects with the story. The backdrop of a warm California serves as a familiar location for the audience to visualize.

For example, low key lighting is used to flood a science with shadows and darkness ,creating suspense. One of the many films burton uses low key lighting is "Edward scissorhands" one of the scenes take place on Christmas Day where Edward is making an ice sculpture. There is a very dim light on his face making it see how concentrated he is on sculpting the ice. This lets the audience focus on Edwards face because of the dim lighting and sets the mood of

The Effect of Editing and Sound Features on Audience Response in The Usual Suspects 'The Usual Suspects' was directed by Brian Singer and released in 1995. Singer has directed several films including 'X-Men' and (earlier) ' Public Access''. Although Public Access was his first film it did not receive significant recognition, which is why the explosive success of The Usual |Suspects established him as something of a maverick.

Lighting can be broken down into categories, there is low-key lighting, high-key lighting and also mid-key lighting. In Edward Scissorhand and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, both use low-key lighting to create the mood of suspense, and intrigue. Low key lighting for this

Tim Burton uses lighting to set the mood and create suspense. One example is in the film “Edward Scissorhands” , when Peg goes into Edward's house to look for him and Edward is hiding in the dark corner. Burton uses lighting to set the mood because in the scene Edward is hiding in the dark corner and Peg

Lighting was a key cinematic technique that Well's used to project a character's persona in the film. He used shadows to hide or mask the faces of the seemingly corrupt characters, like the reporters who are trying to find the meaning of rosebud. He also used backlighting, when light is cast onto the characters from the opposite side of the camera, to create silhouette's .Single source lighting was another technique used to focus the viewers attention on a important prop or action that was taking place. For example, when the reporter is allowed to see the book of Kane there is one window through which all it's light is focused on the book emphasizing its importance.

People always look at the police or any law enforcement as the heroes or the “good guys”. That they are supposed to be the brightest and outsmart criminals in any given situation. But what if they really weren’t what they seemed to be? Directors Spike Lee and Bryan Singer tackle this idea in their movies Inside Man and Usual Suspects. The theme of cops being not as smart as they are supposed to be.

The film The Usual Suspects has all of the qualities of being a film noir movie, like Double Indemnity and L.A. Confidential. A modern film can still be identified as a film noir movie. I think that if it has everything that qualifies to be one it can. The Usual Suspects has the typical element that every film noir has, which is crime. Along with The Usual Suspects, the other movies that have crime are Double Indemnity and L.A. Confidential.

A very popular 1995 film involving crime is “Bad Boys” directed by Michael Bay. Michael Bay and his team of writers were able to film a highly intense action-comedy based around two detectives fighting organized crime. By examining distortions, crime causation theories, and the image portrayed in “Bad Boys,” the viewer is absorbed into the Hollywood perspective of our justice system.

Film Noir, a term coined by the French to describe a style of film characterized by dark themes, storylines, and visuals, has been influencing cinematic industries since the 1940’s. With roots in German expressionistic films and Italian postwar documentaries, film noir has made its way into American film as well, particularly identified in mob and crime pictures. However, such settings are not exclusive to American film noir. One noteworthy example is Billy Wilder’s film Sunset Boulevard, which follows the foreboding tale of Joe Gillis, the desperate-for-success protagonist, who finds himself in the fatal grips of the disillusioned femme fatale Norma Desmond. Not only does the storyline’s heavy subject matter and typical character

Film Noir was a result of it's time - The war had just ended and It was time where prohibition had influenced an abundance in crime and corruption. Film noir serves to highlight the darkest aspects of human beings. ‘Society is making the machinery of it's own destruction.

When it was released in 1995, The Usual Suspects was hailed as original, inventive, and, most of all, unpredictable. Having now seen this movie well over a dozen times, I can say that its impact is just as powerful today as it was the first time I saw it. In what I consider to be the best movie-making year of all-time, The Usual Suspects nonetheless distinguishes itself from everything else, offering a fresh take on the mystery and suspense genre.