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AJ Craig, Jeffrey Houser, Andrew Lefever , Bria Valentino

AJ Craig, Jeffrey Houser, Andrew Lefever , Bria Valentino. Production Info. Ridley Scott Blade Runner (1982) Alien (1979) Black Hawk Down (2001) Robin Hood (2010) Collaboration DreamWorks SKG Universal Pictures  Budget over $100 million Filmed on location United Kingdom Morocco

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AJ Craig, Jeffrey Houser, Andrew Lefever , Bria Valentino

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  1. AJ Craig, Jeffrey Houser, Andrew Lefever, Bria Valentino

  2. Production Info • Ridley Scott • Blade Runner (1982) • Alien (1979) • Black Hawk Down (2001) • Robin Hood (2010) • Collaboration • DreamWorks SKG • Universal Pictures  • Budget over $100 million • Filmed on location • United Kingdom • Morocco • Malta

  3. Production Info (Cont) • Russell Crowe - Maximus • Joaquin Phoenix - Commodus • Connie Nielsen -Lucilla • Oliver Reed - Proximo • Richard Harris - Marcus Aurelius • Derek Jacobi - Gracchus • DjimonHounsou- Juba

  4. Movie Clip Time • Beginning • Prior to battle with Germans • Maximus talking with Troops • This scene sets the stage

  5. Mise en scene • Maximusis dominant • Camera focused on Maximus • Center of the frame • Subsidiary Contrast- the great mass of • Soldiers • Weapons • Armor • Shots

  6. Mise en scene (Cont.) • Character Placement- Maximus and Marcus Aurelius always in center • Most soldiers and guards in edges of frames • Camera Angle- Birds eye showing the battlefield • Eye level showing Maximus • Low angle showing Marcus Aurelius • Camera Proxemics • Extreme Long Shots • Long shots • Medium shots

  7. Mise en scene (Cont.) • Lighting Key- High Key • Color Values- Washed out colors • Density and Framing- Highly Dense/Tightly Framed • Form- Open Form Image • Depth • Mid-ground • Deeper background fog

  8. Mise en scene (Cont.) • Staging Positions- Maximus shot with full-frontal view • Character Proxemics • Intimate and Personal between Maximus & soldiers • Public relationship between the Roman and Germanic armies

  9. Sound • Hans Zimmer (Score) • Pirates of the Caribbean • Inception • Batman • Sound FX • Clanging armor • Thundering horses • Men shouting

  10. Sound (Cont.) • Dialogue • “General” • speaking relatively quietly in relation to those around him • Calm • Shows he has respect • Ancient dialect of German • Left out subtitles

  11. Movement • Maximus walking towards the camera • Camera moves down while showing the Germans

  12. Editing • Cutting to continuity • Classical cutting • Why?

  13. Ideology • Leftist • “Strength and honor.” • “Stay with me.” • “What we do in life echoes in eternity.”

  14. Historical Accuracy • Setting - Germania 180AD • Characters • Maximus • Didn’t exist • AvidiusCassius • Throwback general • Marcus Aurelius • Quintus • Sets/Costumes • Siege Equipment • Color Red • Color Blue

  15. “What we do in life echoes in eternity.” The End AJ Craig, Jeffrey Houser, Andrew Lefever, Bria Valentino

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