Coraline film study

Opening scene

Music: Creepy

           Slow

           Miner tone - Warning that something bad is to happen

           Lullaby - Childlike

           Made up the language - Makes more interesting, creepy, can’t understand it

Camera shots: High angles - Other mother her point of view

                      Extreme close up - Detail shot on the button - foreshadowing

Lighting/Colour: Colour green

                        Dark - adds to the creepy

                        Old

                        Shadows - adds to the creepiness

                        Cold light

                        Adds horror atmosphere

The pin palance

Music:

At the start :

                      -  Gentle

                      -  Dramatic

                      -  Enchanting

                      -  Happier/sweet                       Add to imacare

                      -  Bit more major tone

                      -  Slow timbre

Change:

• Chasing music
• More dramatic
• Faster timbre
• High tension                            Danger
• Minor tone
• Sad
• Chanting/warning

Camera shots:

• Pov - Mover looking at money
• Over the shoulder - Cat looking at Coraline
• Long shot - Distance running from the cat, see more setting
• High angle
• Birdseye - Looking down, to the setting, depth of the well
• Transition filt - Nice way to go between setting (place and time) 

Lighting/Colour: 

• Dark
• Grey
• Cold
• Dull
• Deary
• Boring

Coraline:

• Mean
• Sassy
• Curious
• Childlike imaginative
• Moody
• Costume - Yellow raincoat

                         - Bright clothing - She stands out

                         -  Blue hair - Not only in the dull setting but also from everyone else

                         - Shows she is different she doesn’t belong

Inside:

• Dark
• Cold
• Old
• Boring - Pastel colours
• Empty
• Worn down
• Untidy
• Rustic

‘Real Parents’:

• Neglectful
• Busy
• Workaholics
• Forgetful
• Mum is more passive-aggressive
• Old
• Bland
• Tired
• Unhealthy
• Deferred - Expression (after frowning)

                        - Tone of voice

Dutch tilt:

• Warning - something bad is going to happen
• POV - Dolls

Music: 

• Creepy
• Minor key - Warning       
• Slow/Medium timbre
• Sounded like a music box - Like a ‘jack in a box’

Colour/Lighting:

• Bright - Coraline fits in here -  Clean

                                         - Looked after

• Vibrant
• Homely        
• Warm
• Welcoming          
• Full of things - Unpacked

‘Other Parents’:

• Healthy
• Energetic - Dad with the piano
• Mum cooked a full meal - Selfless
• Happy
• Clean