luca film study

Sound where you see on screen where it is coming from

when you can’t see on screen where it is coming from,

i.e. voiceovers

Massimo

kindest

1. The difficulty to accept who is different from us

2. It lets us appreciate the beauties of life, which we often forget

3. The fantastic craziness of living and the power of true friendship

4. The end of bullying or the “reign of terror”

5. The role of knowledge

6. Luca and the Vespa: the freedom’s idea

7. The proper way to swear, Santa Mozzarella!

8. The role of moms and dads

9. Money? Who needs those

music
most famous Italian songs by
Edoardo Bennato
(Il gatto e la volpe),

Gianni Morandi (Andavo a cento all’ora, Fatti mandare dalla mamma),

Rita Pavone (Viva la pasta col pomodoro).

Nature.
Italy is a perfect place for beautiful landscapes, the sun, the sea, the beaches and the sensational stars above our heads.

The food.
In a consumerist society where tonnes of food become waste , the movie reminds us of its joy and importance. We often give it for granted but, this is probably, the best miracle of every single day we have.

Low Lighting:
Low light, shadowy.
This creates an ominous or melancholy mood.

High key lighting:
Bright light.
This creates a cheerful, happy mood.

Overhead Shot:
The camera shoots a scene from directly overhead.

Eye level shot: The camera is positioned as if it is a person observing the scene so that the actors’ heads are at eye level.

⮚ Extreme long shot: contains a large amount of landscape. It is often used at the beginning of a scene or a film to establish general location (setting). This is also known as an establishing shot.

⮚ Long shot: contains landscape but gives the viewer a more specific idea of setting. A long shot may show the viewers the building where the action will take place.

⮚ Full shot: contains a complete view of the characters. From this shot, viewers can take in the costumes of characters and may also help to demonstrate the relationships between characters.

⮚ Medium/Mid-Shot: contains the characters or a character from the waist up. From this shot, viewers can see the characters’ faces more clearly as well as their interaction with other characters.

⮚ Close-Up: contains just one character’s face. This enables viewers to understand the actor’s emotions and also allows them to feel empathy for the character.

⮚ Extreme Close-Up: contains one part of a character’s face or other object. This technique is quite common in horror films, particularly the example above. This type of shot creates an intense mood and provides interaction between the audience and the viewer.

⮚ High angle shot/elevated angle: High angle (also called bird’s-eye view): The camera looks down at a character. This makes the observer feel more powerful than the character. The subject seems smaller/weaker or lower status.

⮚ Low angle shot: Low angle: A low angle places camera below the character. This exaggerates the importance of the subject, making that character appear larger than life.

⮚ Undershot: The scene is shot from below and this makes the subject look big and powerful.

The exposition is the introduction to a story

The rising action starts right after the period of exposition and ends at the climax. Beginning with the inciting incident, rising action is the bulk of the plot. It is composed of a series of events that build on the conflict and increase the tension, sending the story racing to a dramatic climax.

climax is the highest point of tension in a storyline, often depicted by a confrontation between the protagonist and antagonist. A climax resolves the main conflict of the story and is the moment the main character reaches—or fails to reach—their goal.

is a literary term that refers to
the elements of plot after a story’s climax and before the resolution.

is the end of the story. It occurs after the CLIMAX. It is when you learn what happens to the characters after the CONFLICT is resolved.