Final Movie review
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In the Pixar Animated film, Rio, there are a lot of ways that the clear narration was delivered. The story in the clip I was watching was well-explained because the scene flowed from one part to another successfully. When the birds were dancing, the part that I thought was going to happen was when Rio finds a mate to be with. My prediction was on point and movies are supposed to match people’s predictions as much as possible. Otherwise, the story would be confusing and no one would understand what is happening.
The lighting also stood out to me. The amount of exposure in the scenery and the characters highlighted the actions the characters possessed. The colors were vivid and not dark which means the scene shows a lot of protagonists which feature Rio and the bird gang. Generally speaking, birds usually come in a variety amount of colors. This scene represents the color tone in a way that catches the viewer’s eye. The lighting made me enjoy the scene more since the scenes weren’t dull and edited in a successful manner.
Some of the sounds of the scene made the action more enjoyable to watch. As the characters were dancing, the action was full of satisfaction and makes anyone want to join in the dance. This means that emotion was represented well since the characters were having fun which results in a natural, smooth delivery. Characters can explain their feelings more when they are doing a certain action to intrigue the viewers. One actions that really made the film interesting was when the characters were dancing. The characters should be excited to be in a film and this scene represents that.
The close up on some characters highlighted their time to be in the spotlight. When a certain bird is in the spotlight, they represent what is going to happen next. For example, a yellow bird speaks in a low tone and builds the action as its volume got louder. This makes this particular scene more interesting and yet intricate. The camera set up for close up makes the characters speak for themselves and have a natural delivery without relying on a script the entire scene.
Behind the Scenes with "The Rats in the Walls"
Before filming, there were many factors we had to consider. In this picture, Henry had to make sure that the camera had good focus and it successfully pertains to the light. Good focus will help reduce the change of having to increase or decrease the amount of exposure and saturation. We also had to figure out which room we were going to film in. We had to think of a place where the sounds were minimized. Too much sound in a film will remove the awe-inspiring action in any film. Our group ran into several different conflicts. Sometimes, Mr.Hunter wouldn't understand when to say his lines since he doesn't have a lot of cinematography experience. We had to tell Mr.Hunter when to say his lines based on Henry's direction of command. As a result, we had to do several takes which took up a good chunk of our time. After each take, Henry had to refocus the camera so that the angles didn't break the rule of thirds. The rule of thirds is important in our film because we don't want any actors in the dead center of the camera which won't produce as good of a film.
Emmett was one of our actors in our film. He played Delaporte in "The Rats in our Walls". He had to spend a lot of time applying fake blood to represent the genre which is horror. The blood also represents how his background identity relates to depression and terror. He had to represent the scene when the detective asks him about Mr.Norris's death. Our group had to do several takes of Emmett speaking his lines because he needed to work on eye contact with the camera. This took up another good chunk of our time. Later in the process, our group started to get slightly distracted and ended up bursting into laughter. The process of creating a film seemed stressful and it took a lot of multitasking which invaded our minds. As we continued to go along with the film process, our group started to gain composure which moved the process quickly.