Theatrical release poster |
Release Date: 2008
Budget: $25,000,000
Takings: $79,351,605 (USA)
£9,120,932 (UK)
Paramount
Bad Robot
At the start of the idents there
is a loud banging, something approaching, attack or a heartbeat. Stops and hear
crackling noise screen has lines across it for a short time. This is easily
done in final cut express with the use of the effect “Bad TV”. Then the
connections lost sing which beep. Pictured to the left.
Text appears after the timer
reaches 4 minutes. U.S. Department of defence – signifies something has
happened – flashback to what has happened? Pictured to the left. More text appears – Digital SD
Card – signifies filmed on a handheld camera, furthermore anchored that it was
filmed by a handheld camera with the next piece of text. Pictured to the right.
Opening shot, date and time are anchored in the bottom left. |
Several jump cuts to
include photographs – family and friends? Another jump cut to a woman in bed –
actions of both people signifies they are in a relationship also the woman is
wearing no clothes further signifies a relationship. Woman says “I can see this ending up on
the internet” signifies something is going to happen? Male is also topless
further anchorage of a relationship between the two. Both male and female gazes play roles in this
scene.
Jump cut to outside,
different date and time anchored in the bottom corner. Currently on a busy street however another jump cut takes the new pair the audience are focusing inside a shop.
Camera is panned around –
different person is using the camera – jump cut back to an earlier date (27th
April), pictured to the left, and another to take them back to the present (May 22nd), pictured to the right, camera then pans to change the focus on the woman, bottom right.
Another jump cut used to move the time on. Common convention in this film
amongst others, used effectively here, before where in a shop buying items for
a party now in a stairwell – going to the location of the party? Pictured below.
All shots are effectively the same as it’s all been filmed by a handheld prospective although the angles do change, although zoom is sometimes used. To add to that there is no title screen except from the opening text which appears on screen. Thus isn't a common convention amongst films
Opening scene 4:50.
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Wikipedia page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloverfield
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