Analysis of Momento

There are many ways in which we can tell that Momento is a thriller.

Starting from the end
What Momento does that most thrillers do is that they start the end from the begining the reason why they do this is because to leave suspense and keep us as the audience clues to what may happen later in the film e.g. the first scence is of the man with a gun to his head and makes us want to know why is this?

Clues

Like most films in the opening title sequence the directors try use clues to make us as the audience understand the film and how the clues may help us

shooting sch.

shot lists

casting (Main Characters)

Casting

Jake Gellar - Hooded Thug

Played by: Tyler Watts

Age: 18

Ethnicity: White British

Appearance: Blonde hair, Blue eyes.

Height: 5 ft 11

Reasoning: Malcolm and Jordan have known each other for much longer than I have known either of them. Therefore, It would make sense for them to be friends in the opening sequence, as the performance will be more realistic/convincing. This left me with the role of the 'hooded thug'.

Tony Brando - Falsely Imprisoned man

Played by: Jordan Fakolujo

Age: 17

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Reasoning: Jordan has experience of being in front of the camera as shown in his youtube videos. Therefore, he'd be less likely to get nervous and give an all round good performance. This character is the 'main' role in the sequence/film, meaning the actor playing this needs a calm state of mind.

Matthew Casey - Tony's friend

Played by: Malcolm Uzodibia

Age: 17

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Reasoning: Jordan and Malcolm are friends in reality, meaning that they can both give a convincing performance when acting. It's logical for Malcolm to play this character.

script

Script

There isn't much dialogue in our title sequence. The lack of dialogue leaves the audience wondering more, which is the purpose of an opening sequence.

Jake: I'd like to report a crime

(reverse clash sound effect)

Tony: You've got the wrong man, you've got the wrong man (flashback, reverb and delay)

Matthew: It's been a long time bro, how're you doing?

(Matthew gets ignored, identity of who he's talking to isn't revealed.)

character description

Tony brando

ethnic group : Black african

Age : early 20's

Gender : Male

Personality :

A very short tempered person who has been caught by the whole gang streets culture as young boy now he is out of prison all he wants to is get on with his life but the streets keeps dragging back in.

Occupation

high street manager

Jake Gellar - Hooded Thug:

Age: 19

Gender: Male

Height: 6ft 0.

Facial Features:

Medium haircut, Blonde hair and Blue eyes

Personality:

Has very low morals and a bad attitude. Very self-obsessed and doesn't care about the wellbeing of anyone else. He takes no responsibility for his actions and is a consistent drug user.

Occupation:

Unemployed - Drug Dealer

Outfit:

Grey baggy hoody. Hood baggy covering eyes to keep the identity of the criminal hidden. Stereotypical intimidating, hooded 'chav' like character.

titles

We originally choose this font for our title sequence. We choose this is because its unusual and disorted, as is our film. the font of the titles and the way they're displayed says a lot about the contents of the film. We want the audience to feel uncomfortable and uneasy when watching out opening sequence and the font helps.

Storyboard

Conventions of a thrillers

Conventions of a thriller

Close up :

Close ups are very common in allot of film genres but no more so than thrillers because they are enphzied in thrillers because they want to leave as many clues as possible leaving us as the audience guessing making us want to know more about the film.

Clues :

Clues are key to any film because it leaves us as the viewers wandering what is that for or we know what its for but we want to know when they are going to use it, which leaves us excited which the directors are trying to do.

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Location

The Bill ( Sun Hill Police Station )

Tyler's garage

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Lists of props,costumes and location

Props

sports gym bag
The reason why we decided to use a black sports gym bag is because us as a group we have looked at thriller films and seen that it used to add a sort of mystery to it or a indcation that something bad will happen.

tools
We've decided to use tools because they suit the type of film that we are doing.
car
The reason why we are using the car is because it is key prop in are opening title sequence is because it gets Tony brando one place to another.
handcuffs
handcuffs are being used in the flashback to show that Tony has been arrested.
plastic bag
To place the drugs in.
sun glasses
this is to hide Tony's identity.

LIS

Film Sypnosis

Revenge is the name of are film, Tony Brando has been worngly accused and has been set up by a friend in the gang, tony does a 3 year sentence for possesion of drugs while a ' the rat ' is free. No one believes him , family, girlfriend and friends he can only trust his self in a search to find his mark.

Soundtracks

One of the soundtracks that I had in mind was devlin ft labrinth - let it go the reason behind this is because of the sort of instruments they use when and the bass that which suits are type of film.

the other one I had in mind was biggie - juicy the reason behind this is because of its a very gangster song which also suits are film.


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I believe that the potenial soundtracks that i have chosen are go perfectly well with the type of genre that we are doing.

Initial Ideas