Wednesday, 10 February 2016
Tuesday, 9 February 2016
Saturday Night Fever
In the start of this opening the director has chosen to use a dull, grey background of an aerial shot of New York with a contrasting red title. This juxtaposition shows the contrasting colours of New York and its people. This is followed by the non-diegetic sound of a horn with a smash cut of a close up panning shot of a train coming to a stop.This presents the idea of a working class and the idea of an urban feel. The train is also an indicator to the audience that the protagonist is about to take a journey. This lures in the audience and engages them to watch further.
After this the film is cut to a close up shot of shoes in a shop window which the protagonist compares to his own. This is in parallel to the now new non-diegetic music of "stayin alive" by the Bee Gees.This music has lots of significances as it is the centre piece of the extract; everything is in sync with the music. The music is a base in which everything is based around and the music itself it a very iconic and easily recognised. It also fits in with setting the tone for the genre and tells the audience that the film will have a high paced disco feel to it.
The panning shot of the protagonist reveals the outfit he is wearing; he is dressed very fancy and seems to be wearing expensive clothes compared to the people he walks past on the street. As he walks along the street he seems to notice other people who he finds physically attractive and is seemingly very aware of his own physical prowess. This gives him a sex appeal which the female audience can identify with as well as the male audience who can aspire to be as charismatic as the man they see. A canted low angle shot is also used as he is walking; this suggests to the audience a sense of dominance and is perhaps reflecting his personality and lifestyle.
The montage then goes back to the tracking shot of the protagonist walking. This is a significant and reoccurring shot as the protagonist feet are shown in rhythm to the music as previously stated. Throughout the opening his pace and actions match the beat this implies a disco vibe in correspondence to the genre. The paint pot in the protagonists hand is also significant as it is shown as a close up towards the end of the montage. It joins with the image of the train and re-establishes the idea of working class as the protagonist works in a paint store.
The images of the protagonist noticing oncoming women and going out his way to impress them and grab there attention shows this man may be a player or a stud. This again connects to the male establishment as some/most men want to impress women, and this is shown as one of the protagonists strength despite his inablity to capture this women
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