Film Study

Coraline Notes:


Opening scene:

. Music - sounds like a child's music box, bit creepy, repeated lyrics 'dreaming'; starts quiet.
. Perspective - Other Mother P.O.V we see from her, know its her by the needle hands.
. Use of close up - makes audience focus on doll not on creator.
. Lighting/Colour - dim, dark, green, faded - sets the mood/atmosphere that its old, abandoned, unappealing and run down.

Stetting: Pink Palace - Real Word

. Music - happy, gentle, harmony, chanting, sung by children, lyrics in a made up language. Makes calm happy atmosphere. Music changes  to increase tension - faster, louder, minor
. Coraline - Sassy, moody, stubborn, bright colours - blue hair, yellow jacket & boots, - main character - makes us focus, shows shes different from those in the real world.
. Colour/Lighting - dull, grey, boring, dark, bland, tinted, makes the 'real' house feel depressing, old crusty & cold, not a place Coraline wants to be.
.'Real' Parents - dull, workaholics, don't have time for Coraline, not happy, depressed, tired.

The 'Other' World:

. Colour/Lighting - Bright, vibrant, warm, welcoming - makes it feel inviting and safe, Coraline dosen't  stand out anymore.
. Other parents - Fun, active, show Coraline attention, energetic cooked her nice meal, they look happy & healthy unlike the real parents.
. Music - Spooky music, dosen't  match what we are seeing, slow to medium pace, minor, quiet. 

The 'Real' Neighbours

. Colour - greys, dark, mournful, sad. Colours - Pallette, foggy, faded, washed out

. Lighting - dark/gloomy - inside house cold light

. Music - bland, background, medium pace - Latin style, upbeat, movement

. Setting - Forest, looks dead, house is old, rustic, rundown, dusty, sticky, dark, poor - basement, theatre room, used to be fashionable, now is dated

. Characters - Mr Bobinsky - Russian, 'drunk', awkward, weirdo - Miss Spink & Forcible - they argue, opposites but like some thing, actress, old fashioned, confident, attention seekers - Coraline dosen't like them but better than nothing

The 'Other' Neighbours 

. Colour - Bright, light, good dark, shiny, bright, vibrant

. Lighting - Warm, light- orange/yellow, warm light - spotlights are bright

. Music - Loud, joyful, circus music, playful minor, energetic, brass

. Setting - Friendly, welcoming, garden is alive, house is painted/looks new, apartment looked colourful, theatre, grand, large, osh, good condition

. Characters - Mr Bobinsky - Clean/tidy/done up, healthy blue, nice to Coraline - gets her name right - Miss Spink & Forcible - transformed, young, thin, attractive, talented actresses/acrobatics, modern - Coraline likes them, is enthusiatic to have them as neighbours.

The Beldam:

. Colours - Dark, green, colourful, purple/pink, neons that show in the dark

. Lighting - Dark, cold, unsafe, horrific, 

. Music - slower, quiet, menacing, creepy, spooky, Other world, suspicious

. Settings - Chocolate & furniture were beetles, sinister, transformed from the perfect home to a spider web - polluted