Mick M homework

The Sound Of Music- by robert wise


ATMOSPHERE
The film starts out in what looks like scandinavia or somewhere very cold which tells us that the story is likely to be quite an emotional journey. this then converts to a nice country-side with a big lake and then to a nice quaint village this signify`s that this will be a film for all ages. The bells from the local church come along a tiny bit later which shows that this is a highly catholic area and they are within tranquil surroundings.

CHARACTER
We come up to Maria singing "the hillls are alive with the sound of music" , she then crosses a river whilst singing which shows us that she confident and safe and is not going to be come to any harm and shows us she is not afraid. she also throw's stones in the river which depict's to us that she is in a nice and peaceful place. It then goes on to maria forgetting her hat because she was so happy on her own, which shows us she does like company, but not too much.

CAMERA
The film pans along the scandinavian alps probably in a helicopter getting in all the scenery to show that this is a family movie,also that it is a nice area. We then pan in to a quaint village which also shows us what this film is planning to do for us. we then get a close-up of maria who starts to sing "the hills are alive with the sound of music" this shows us who the main character is and it also signify's that it is a family adventure.