Examining the texts Essay

EXAMINING THE TEXTS SA
INTRO:
Most authors and directors make all the actions, costume and sounds deliberate. They also use these elements to make sure the audience can make quick connections about the character and their personality. They make the movie and the characters more interesting as well.


APPEARANCE:
Most characters' costumes are made to show the character's personality. The characters' costumes are also deliberate. Sometimes characters have stereo - type costumes for example - Professor Snape was wearing black so he is mean and evil, or, Ron was wearing old second - hand clothes so he is poor, the lady walking down the street is wearing pink, yellow and green so she is happy and nice. One thing that really caught my attention was that Hermione was wearing her school robes which made her look ready and prepared, but her hair was poofy and wild.


OBJECTS:
The objects in the scene describe where they are, sometimes they show where they are and the topic of the scene. but the objects are always deliberate. They also help show what the character is doing because if you see someone in a movie or tv show holding a glass you would expect that they would be drinking water. They help describe where the character is. For example - In the potions room there are lots of jars with pickled animals which makes it look really spooky.


ACTIONS:
Actions also explain the personality of the characters, it also helps the audience get an idea about the character they are watching. Like if the character slams the door when entering people will think they are mad or they are mean. If someones bouncing around you would expect that they are really happy or excited. For example - Professor Snape slammed the door when he walked into the potions room, which might show that he is mean and evil. The director / author probably did that because he wants to show the personality


CAMERA ANGLES:
The angles of the camera show what position the character is in for example - the camera's angle is looking down on the character you would think that they are small and less superior then the people afraid them because it is looking down. If you see someone with the camera looking up at them you would think that they would be superior and great. For example - The camera looks up at Hermione because she is probably more superior than Harry and Ron.





CONCLUSION:

In most books and movies every thing that directors and authors do is deliberate, they do this to make sure that the audience can be drawn in and make quick connections with the characters and what roles they are playing. These elements are crucial for a book or a movie, because you wouldn't watch a movie where the actors were all in the same clothes.