In super 8 there's quite a lot of location and settings to make the movie interesting:factory,garden,house,snow,funeral,school,Charles bedroom,train station,Josephs bedroom. These settings and locations gives the movie a better look and makes it interesting, without these settings and locations the movie would have no meaning and would be very dull.Something that stood out and gave us a better understanding of the situation during that time and the events that's accrued was the difference between Josephs house and Charles house.Ever since Josephs mum passed away who he was close too,his relationship with his father is awkward and different because his mum was always around and his father spent more time at work. when his mum passed his house is very dull,isolated,dark and not homely like it probably was when his mum was here before. Charles house is full of light and happiness his house is very loud but makes you feel very homely and welcomed because there's many people. a hose with lots of people is more energetic and homely than a house with two people who are grieving and this is the case in the movie.During the funeral of Charles mum its snowing, and snow is cold this can be represented as how his mother is because when people die they are cold as they are not living anymore. the snow also represents the mood of the movie at that time, because its a funeral and someone important has passed they are not happy they are shocked,hurt and sad.
4 months later and its all sunny and happy Joesph is still grieving because he still misses his mum but when his friends talk about the girl he likes, he has a smile planted on his face and is excited that she is coming to make the movie. he is happy because he gets to be with her. the sunny and bright weather matches this because when people are in love it tends to be sunny and happy weather not gloomy and dark. the summer weather represents his affection towards his crush.
Joesph and his dad don't have a strong bond. when he joins his father for dinner in a bar its very awkward and the atmosphere in the bar is lively but where joe and his dad are sitting its not the same. the music is quite slow and sad, this can represent the grief and the not so strong bond between Joe and his dad.everything has changed after Joe's mothers death this music in the back relates to it. During the train station scene its very dark outside and its out in the open it foreshadows that something bad is gonna happen. The atmosphere is very dangerous which gives you a bad vibe.
Props:
Props used:Lighter,Script(paper),Payphone,Camera,Mums necklace,Lego like cube,Map,Gun,Empty box,Bikes,Walkman,Walkie talkies,Torch.
all of these props are used and each can mean something they can also sometimes tell a part of the story,Like Joe's mums necklace this helps tell the story because his mum died and he had a strong bond with her,which we can tell in the beginning of the film. when he's outside Joe obviously doesn't want to be inside during his mothers funeral because he doesn't want to think about how she died and doesn't want to accept the fact that she has passed away in a horrific way and that she wont be back.when the train crashed its kind of similar to how is mum died in the factory she worked in.During the aftermath of the crash joe was holding his mums necklace because it was as if she was protecting him and he felt more safe holding to remember her.
Costumes,Hair and make up:
Without these the movie would make no sense because it kind of ties it all together and makes the movie realistic. for example when Joesph puts makeup on for alice it makes them closer physically and emotionally. the police uniform, this represents they are reliable and have strong responsibility they can sometimes be stressed and tired because they have lots of things to do at once. the soldiers uniform:joe's and his friends are in act but the real soldiers are fierce and determined. when Alice was crying she lacked make up it made us believe her when she cries and feel sorry for her, it also showed how emotional she got when she told Joesph the truth about her dad and how she feels about him too. Alice's dad is a mess, hes lost the plot and is very untidy. he drinks his emotions away which causes Alice grief. this is shown through his hair,it also shows us how unclean and dirty because he looks like he hasn't shaved in quite a while.
Facial expressions and body language.
the facial expressions helps us understand the movie much more because we see how they feel and how things effect them.You can tell how much charles likes alice.you could tell that Charles really likes Alice and is kind of jealous that she likes Joesph and he likes her too.The soldiers are really determined and loyal to their authority's, they are strong and have everything in control. you can tell this by the way they walk and their faces look very fierce and serious.They are different to the civilians. they are scared and worried you can see this through their facial expressions, they are confused and all over the place, they are running around horrified and it shows us that something very bad is going to happen. Mr Daniels is panicking because Alice has gone missing. he looks very fragile and traumatized. joe is very determind to find Alice but he is quite worried. he will do anything for Alice and is quite shocked when he gets told that alice is missing.joes father is very aware and eager but concered about his son and alice. he has a very serious look and looks like someone at that time not to mess with becasue he has important things to do. joe looks very hurt when they take his moms necklace but when he gets it back hes happy and kind of has the strength to carry on and find Alice. when the magnet thing takes Joes moms necklace he looks hurt but knows its time to move on and accepts it when he lets go of it after catching it. the soldiers are scared from before it suggests that whatever it is is very dangerous. When alice and joe find each other they look very happy and you can tell that they both have feelings for eachother. when the alien and Charles connect, they both get each other and its like they both understands ones situation. joe feels sympathetic and scared at the same time but has little hope that everything is gonna be okay and seems quite pleasesd with himself that him and the alien had some sort of connection.
4 months later and its all sunny and happy Joesph is still grieving because he still misses his mum but when his friends talk about the girl he likes, he has a smile planted on his face and is excited that she is coming to make the movie. he is happy because he gets to be with her. the sunny and bright weather matches this because when people are in love it tends to be sunny and happy weather not gloomy and dark. the summer weather represents his affection towards his crush.
Joesph and his dad don't have a strong bond. when he joins his father for dinner in a bar its very awkward and the atmosphere in the bar is lively but where joe and his dad are sitting its not the same. the music is quite slow and sad, this can represent the grief and the not so strong bond between Joe and his dad.everything has changed after Joe's mothers death this music in the back relates to it. During the train station scene its very dark outside and its out in the open it foreshadows that something bad is gonna happen. The atmosphere is very dangerous which gives you a bad vibe.
Props:
Props used:Lighter,Script(paper),Payphone,Camera,Mums necklace,Lego like cube,Map,Gun,Empty box,Bikes,Walkman,Walkie talkies,Torch.
all of these props are used and each can mean something they can also sometimes tell a part of the story,Like Joe's mums necklace this helps tell the story because his mum died and he had a strong bond with her,which we can tell in the beginning of the film. when he's outside Joe obviously doesn't want to be inside during his mothers funeral because he doesn't want to think about how she died and doesn't want to accept the fact that she has passed away in a horrific way and that she wont be back.when the train crashed its kind of similar to how is mum died in the factory she worked in.During the aftermath of the crash joe was holding his mums necklace because it was as if she was protecting him and he felt more safe holding to remember her.
Costumes,Hair and make up:
Without these the movie would make no sense because it kind of ties it all together and makes the movie realistic. for example when Joesph puts makeup on for alice it makes them closer physically and emotionally. the police uniform, this represents they are reliable and have strong responsibility they can sometimes be stressed and tired because they have lots of things to do at once. the soldiers uniform:joe's and his friends are in act but the real soldiers are fierce and determined. when Alice was crying she lacked make up it made us believe her when she cries and feel sorry for her, it also showed how emotional she got when she told Joesph the truth about her dad and how she feels about him too. Alice's dad is a mess, hes lost the plot and is very untidy. he drinks his emotions away which causes Alice grief. this is shown through his hair,it also shows us how unclean and dirty because he looks like he hasn't shaved in quite a while.
Facial expressions and body language.
the facial expressions helps us understand the movie much more because we see how they feel and how things effect them.You can tell how much charles likes alice.you could tell that Charles really likes Alice and is kind of jealous that she likes Joesph and he likes her too.The soldiers are really determined and loyal to their authority's, they are strong and have everything in control. you can tell this by the way they walk and their faces look very fierce and serious.They are different to the civilians. they are scared and worried you can see this through their facial expressions, they are confused and all over the place, they are running around horrified and it shows us that something very bad is going to happen. Mr Daniels is panicking because Alice has gone missing. he looks very fragile and traumatized. joe is very determind to find Alice but he is quite worried. he will do anything for Alice and is quite shocked when he gets told that alice is missing.joes father is very aware and eager but concered about his son and alice. he has a very serious look and looks like someone at that time not to mess with becasue he has important things to do. joe looks very hurt when they take his moms necklace but when he gets it back hes happy and kind of has the strength to carry on and find Alice. when the magnet thing takes Joes moms necklace he looks hurt but knows its time to move on and accepts it when he lets go of it after catching it. the soldiers are scared from before it suggests that whatever it is is very dangerous. When alice and joe find each other they look very happy and you can tell that they both have feelings for eachother. when the alien and Charles connect, they both get each other and its like they both understands ones situation. joe feels sympathetic and scared at the same time but has little hope that everything is gonna be okay and seems quite pleasesd with himself that him and the alien had some sort of connection.