In the movie Alice In Wonderland a movie produced by Tim Burton it continues the journey of a girl named Alice as she finds her way back to wonderland. It begins off with Alice running through the forest to follow the rabbit after being proposed to. At first she is confused and believes that she is dreaming. In this adventure she has to defeat the queen of hearts to give back power to the white witch. Along the way she remeets her friends the Mad Hatter, cheshire cat, tweedlede, tweedldum and many more. As the story continues Alice begins to remember when she was there as a young girl.
In this movie the film techniques are used to make the story come alive and at points make you feel like your in Alice's position. The camera work in this movie is what I believe is the most important. When Alice is getting her proposal there is a low angle on her to give the feel of superiority where as the low angle on the man to make him seem weak. The next use of camera work is when Alice falls down the rabbit hole. As she falls the camera uses match on action in a spinning motion that makes you feel like your falling. Also the camera uses sharp movements to give that feeling of discomfort. There are multiple use of close ups in the movie on the characters faces to show the emotion they are expressing. For example when Alice is slowly backing away when the others doubt she's the right Alice. Another close up is of the Mad Hatter when he sees Alice for the first time which gives off the emotion of joy and hope. This movie also uses the technique of subject perspective when the twins are being carried away. Because of this camera work that Tim Burton uses it makes the movie very enjoyable to watch.
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I also think that camera work in Alice In Wonderland are very important the movement and angles make the story very easy to piece together as it goes along. The movement of the camera angle is at times rather confusing as well. In one of the first scenes immediately after she falls down the rabbit hole it shows her on an oddly shaped surface, but her hair is standing straight up. The camera comes to show all of us that she is actually sitting upside down on the ceiling. The camera then does a 180 degree turn and shows her fall to the real floor. I also think that the close up on the faces of the main characters are very important as well. Although many of the characters are computer generated images the expression on their faces really gets the point they are trying to make across. For example, When the Mad Hatter (Johnny Depp) is telling Alice the story of how the red queen took power. His facial expression as well as his makeup goes along with the grim and dark feeling to the story. Also the high camera angle looking down on the pair shows the surroundings and the area they around was actually the same place the Mad Hatter’s story took place.
ReplyDeleteI also just watched Alice In Wonderland last night. In this film, like Sarah and Alex both said, the film techniques are a big and important part in this movie. A specific scene where I found an important camera technique is the part where Alice goes to Absalom who is the blue caterpillar that everyone goes to for a problem. Absalom in this movie is very intimidating and kind've gumpy. In this scene, as Absalom and Alice are talking, The camere is at a low angle on Absalom making him seem bigger and more powerful than Alice who is shot at a high angle shot. It is used to make Alice seem weak and not so powerful. Also in the scene with the mad hatter when they are a having a tea party, the mad hatter stands on the table and starts walking over to Alice. As the hatter is walking, the camera is tracking and then it has short shots going from the rabbit and Dormouse the mouse and then back to the hatter. The short shots are used to make them seem crazy because of the hatter walking on the table.
ReplyDeleteI have recently also watched Alice and Wonderland and I agree that it is a very well put together film. It displays many film techniques such as lighting, camera, editing and many other. The scene that Jordan is talking about when Alice goes to Absalom who is the blue caterpillar that everyone goes to for a problem. Absalom who plays as very intimidating and kind've gumpy. In the scene, when Absalom and Alice are talking, there is mis en scene in the scene. It is rather dark, it appears to be night time and it appears to be foggy while Absalom is talking to her but then again he is smoking but that also represents that he is older and mature than Alice creating the notion that he knows what he's talking about hen he is giving Alice advice and telling her what it is that she is needed to do. The smoke indicates and represents a mystery, but also something serious and Alice has to defeat the Gabawogy in order for the white princess to become ruler of all land. I agree that this film in fact is done very well with its camera work and editing as well as lighting skills, in all the film is a personal favorite.
ReplyDeleteTim Burton's 2010 film Alice in wonderland was one of the highest grossing films of all time. The special effects in the film helped create a more realistic feel than the original Alice in Wonderland. But the special effects with the complexity of the new story line make the movie feel crowded. It doesn't have the simplicity of the old Alice movie from 1951. The original Carroll novel and other movie adaption were absurdist, fragmented stories that involved Alice encountering one strange create and situation after another. Tim Burton's version introduces almost all the characters within the first ten minutes of Alice arriving in Underland. He deduced that the characters were iconic enough that they didn't need separate introduction for each of them, but the joy of Lewis Carroll's novels is Alice's progression from all the different charcters.
ReplyDeleteAs Alice goes on her quest, it doesn't have the same magical feel as the original. Since her quest basically involves finding inner strength, the movie has a feel of The Wizard of Oz mashed with The Lord of the Rings. This would be okay if it had more to do with the spirit of Carroll's novels instead of feeling like a big, 3-D production.
This has to be one of my absolute favorite movies. Not just because of the story, but the fantastic visual effects. The spinning of the camera when Alice falls down the rabbit hole really makes the viewer feel as if they are falling with her. It makes everything seem more cluttered and confusing, along with the floating objects, which is what Wonderland is all about. I also agree with the use of camera angle in the beginning when Alice is being proposed to. Even though she is considered an outcast in the real world, she does somehow have a sense of superiority about her because of her vivid imagination and love for creativity. When Alice is talking to the Mad Hatter about what happened to “Underland”, the setting is very dark and autumn-like, showing how everything was pretty much destroyed. The lighter scenes are always brightly lit and have a cheerful atmosphere to them, while the more serious ones are dark. I also like the use of fog that surrounds Absolem when Alice is talking to him. It gives him an air of mystery and prestige, because he’s supposed to be extremely wise. I agree with the smoking part too, because it makes him appear more serious and adult-like. Another scene that causes the viewer to be visually confused is when Alice is being thrown across a field on the Mad Hatter’s hat. The background is spinning, but the camera stays on Alice so that the viewer almost feels like they are spinning with her, rather than just watching her.
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