Analysing Film Openings - School of Rock

Scene Summaries-School of Rock

This begins with a person walking. We can’t see his face and so we focus on his hoodie. He walks past a person talking on the phone outside the room where the mini concert is happening which is heard in the background. Then there are two men walking to the room where the band is playing with a very rock look having their noses pierced etc, which is a good use of mise-en-scene to suggest character. Then it shows how a person is getting stamped to go in. We have to make sure our characters wear the right clothes to show their personality.

The camera tracks to the door which a person pushes open and then the title of the movie appears on the brick wall which we get a close up of. We need a good empty shot for out title to appear, although we don;t know what it is yet. Then the camera tracks towards the room which works as an establishing shot of all the things that are happening for example people talking to each or enjoying the music. You don't have to put establishing shots first, which I didn't realise. The camera is creating a POV shot because it moves as if it glances around the room which connects with the audience. We then have a direct view of the band itself and of them playing but the camera first turns to the first character and then the rest of the band which is also known as a group shot, helping us to identify and remember these key characters. Our characters work in a gang so a group shot is a good idea to show this.

There is another POV shot when the person is texting a person about not liking the gig. His direct gaze at the camera distances us and makes us draw back from the film a little. We can use this kind of editing to make it clear we are not serious in our genre. When the main character makes a dive and falls onto the ground it makes the camera tilts downwards to make a shot which is a POV shot which leads to the camera spinning around him while he was lying which creates a dizzy atmosphere.

In the two minutes, we get the impression that the main character is seen as a person who doesn’t takes things seriously and does not think about the consequences of his actions. This has been useful to show how quickly you can give the audience an insight into the character. From our initial ideas, we will be introducing quite a few characters so we need to be quick in how we do this.

Screen shots-School of Rock

This is a two shot of a couple who seems to be shouting over each other in a rock concert.

This is an establishing shot which gives a sense of the atmosphere of a small rock concert that is going on.

This is an extreme close up because it shows an impression of this character which shows excitement.

This is a low angle looking up to the singers which is in a sense a POV shot because the audience would be looking up to them to watch them perform live.

This is a POV shot of the person writing the text which engages the audience with what is going on at the time. This is also a slightly canted angle.

This is a close up of the character’s emotion which makes us feel sympathetic towards the character because of the facial expression which suggests pain.

This is a tinted angle looking down which makes this character look distraught but also this is a POV shot after he landed on the floor which shows how we are the witness of this action.

This is a non-transparent shot which engages the audience to get involved which at this time to leave the concert because he thought it was rubbish.  This is also like a one way conversation.

Titles and Credits

The first three slides are the production and the last slide is the title of the film. There seem to be different designs in each slide which gives a sense of fun and there will be no restriction. The background in each of the slide changes which gives the movie a slight edge.

Use of Sound-School of Rock

From the very start, there is a use of diegetic sound which has been used because of the loud band playing in the background while the first few seconds is filmed in the background. This is also a use of synchronous sound because the first few seconds seems to be chaotic and hectic which reflects  the song in the background. There is a use of dialogue from time to time in the movie which gives a sense that there are other things going apart from the concert. Then there is a sense of silence when he lies down with a distant dialogue which means that the main character is away from the room.