Kylas Film Journal

 In “The Quiet Place” silence isn’t just background noise, but it is the main character in a game of survival. The film directors used sound and the idea of it being deadly to really drive home the entire film. Sound editing and mixing is very important to dialogue. There are many important scenes throughout the film, but a couple that I chose to use in order to represent the use of sound and lack of it in the film.      One scene that stood out to me is the opening scene that is used to set the mode for the entire rest of the film. The family of 5 is walking along a bridge after being inside an a grocery store. Everything feels peaceful and quiet until the youngest child in the back turns on a toy with a little siren. He is then killed by a death angel as his father is running towards him. This scene is important because it shows us as an audience how even the smallest of sounds is so deadly in their scenario. The sound editing and syncing is important because we go...

      In the film “Whiplash” the editing is what captures the audience’s attention, and makes the whole film. There are a lot of editing shots throughout the whole film that add emotion and suspense. One big detail that I noticed was that in every scene where there is a conversation, the editing uses a shot reverse shot to show us all sides of the conversation.     One scene that’s editing really stood out was Andrew Neiman's ending drum solo. When Andrew steps on stage he has confidence and is ready to play his old music after a long break. Fletcher steps on stage and with a shot reverse shot shows the news Fletcher shares that changes Andrews whole demeanor. He then does his own thing to steal the show. Throughout the whole scene the shots go from the drum set to Andrew to the sweat and blood coming from him. The pacing feels fast and the cuts are jumping around the stage. Emotions are high and the editing adds the intensity of the scene.     Another...

      In the film “Sinners” the camera angles, movements, and overall cinematography plays a huge role. Cinematography is important in films because a well-crafted shot can build suspense, emotion and more without a word even being spoken.         In this film there are two scenes that stuck out most to me. One of these scenes is during the opening of Smoke and Stacks new juke joint, they had people dancing, and the camera moves around them and complete the mood. The camera follows the characters and takes us around different rooms in the club each with different music. There is a focus on the instruments characters are playing, as the lighting is arm and fun. People are dancing and seem to be having the time of their lives. The scenes visuals made it feel like I was there having fun too, as the genres of music are switching by rooms.      Another scene that popped up to me was the fight between the humans and the vampires. The camera mo...

    In the film “Sherlock Holmes” there was a lot of different mise- en- scène moments. For example the setting, the costumes, the lighting, and even the overall composition. One specific scene that stuck out to me in this film was about halfway through, when Sherlock Holmes and John Watson were saving Irene Adler. Holmes and Watson were searching for clues from a place Blackwood had been, and there they found Irene stuck going through a machine being used to sever deceased pig bodies.     In said scene, the lighting was dark and mysterious, the only lighting coming from fire being used to burn pigs bodies. The costumes that the characters are wearing help to further set the mood as well. The two detectives are wearing suits, Irene is wearing suspenders and looks like a victorian business woman, and in the few seconds we see Blackwood he is wearing the cape that he appears to wear very often throughout the film. Through the whole scene there are bodies and heads of d...