Genre Research: Movie: Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy Rich Asians 

Common CAMS

CAMS stands for...
Camera Angles:

• pan
• track shots
• high angle
• low angle
• mid close up
• two shot
• three shot
• wide shots
• establishing shots

Movement:

• close up
• medium close up
• zoom

Settings:

• london
• singapore
• new york
• Kuala Lumpur
•  Langkawi
•  Penang
•  Malaysia
• the beach

Common CLAMPS:

CLAMPS stands for...

Camera angles:

• tilts
• pan
• track shots
• high angle
• low angle
• mid close up
• two shot
• three shot
• wide shots
• establishing shots

Lighting:

• it depended on what the director wanted the audience to feel
• with the sad moods the lighting was dark and or the color tone was muted
• the happy moments were bright and full with pastel and bright colors
• the lighting for the romantic scene highlighting the people the lighting was cast over

Acting:

• the acting for this movie was very good and showed lots of emotions
• the lead female was a strong character but sensitive on the inside
• the lead male was a very minor character in this and was oblivious to most things
• the lead males mother was a strong character that had lots of character development at the end
• the lead females best friend was the comic relief when the times were happy or confusing for the audience it provided the lead female with strength when she needed it 

Makeup:

• for the main characters the makeup was at a minimum to show how they weren't fancy until they went to the party 
• the females that were used to add tension in the story all were dressed really fancy with many props and flashy makeup

Props:

• there were a lot of props in this movie
• to the decor of the wedding
• to the food
• to the dresses
• to the peoples clothing and purses
• to the things in the houses
• to the dogs and the toys
• to the kids and their props
• to the jewelry
• to the things the lead females friend bought
• to the mahjong table and pieces
• to the helicopter and airplane 
• etc...

Settings:

• london
• singapore
• new york
• Kuala Lumpur
•  Langkawi
•  Penang
•  Malaysia
• the beach

Common Sound in the movies...

• there was many changes in sounds
• sound of the city
• sounds of the airport
• sounds of the music
• classical music
• chinese pop music 
• voice overs 

Common Editing in the movie...

• There were many inserts 
• many jump cuts 
• there was many different transitions 

Elements of the Genre in the movie... 

• the colors the director chose along with the lighting told the mood of the story quite well to the happy and bright colors to the dark and muted colors
• The settings were gorgeous 
• london with muted colors for the past
• singapore with its bright and many colors showing the vast culture there
• the classroom showing a darker pallet showing incompleteness with being there from the perspective of the lead male character
• the mahjong table to show her sills and how she choose her paths wisely and not to play not to lose but to play to win. 
• the camera angles showed the different characters personalities and styles throughout the movie. The lead character female has been shown with high angle shots at the beginning to show how she felt small witht the male leads family but the angle changes when she decides to leave him for a bit and changes from a low angel to a straight ahead and mid to wide shots of her.

What Elements of the genre did the movie have that you like... 

• I loved the wedding scene as a whole the beautiful music (voice-over), complimented the scene ,and what was going on throughout the whole piece. I was blown away at the care that the directors put in to make it look and feel like a real wedding. The props and all of the costumes and makeup was gorgeous.  The settings the director choose made every element in the movie shine to the colors they choose to the way the scenes flowed together.

What elements of the genre did the movie have that do not appeal to you... 

• I didn't like the MANY jump cuts and the constant use of inserts. For this genre and this movie I know they were just trying to appeal to the audience that watch chinese romance movies. Chinese romance movies have many inserts and jump cuts to see all the perspectives in a short amount of time while also giving the individual actor screen time but it was all to much. 

How you want to challenge the conventions of the movie.

I would like to challenge the conventions by not having a distant romance theme, for instance the lighting is to bright for the over all theme that i would like to represent in my film.

The Mise-Un-Scene:

• This was the mahjong table this showed through the constant changes and the meaning of what the quote at the beginning of the film was "don't play to not to lose but play to win."