Batman the dark knight analysis plot Batman is continuing his normal job of fighting crime But a new criminal robs a bank and kills his team mates in the bank attracted batmans attention The new criminal is the joker and he has a plan to throw Gotham into absolute chaos ID: 571603
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By Joseph Scott
Batman: the dark knight
analysisSlide2
plotBatman is continuing his normal job of fighting crime.But a new criminal robs a bank and kills his team mates in the bank, attracted batman's attentionThe new criminal is the joker, and he has a plan to throw Gotham into absolute chaosTherefore leaving batman to figure out his plan and try to put an end to the chaos.Slide3
Institutional informationProduction company: DC comics, Legendary pictures, Syncopy.Naturally since it involves batman (one of DC charecters) DC had to be involved.
Meanwhile with the other two, they are both amazing companies who have helped in many amazing movies and all three have commonly worked on movies together.Slide4
Warner brosDC comics (film industry) is strongly controlled by Warner Bros as they own DC entertainment, but they don’t own DC Comics however they do work together and when they are planning a movie they use their strong partnership with no problems. Warner bros is an American entertainment company which is world renowned and produces films and TV series
. Warner Bros. has several subsidiary companies, including Warner Bros. Pictures, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Warner Bros. Television, Warner Bros. Animation, Warner Home Video, New Line Cinema, Castle Rock Entertainment, and DC Entertainment. Warner Bros. owns half of The CW Television Network.Warner Bros didn’t take part in Production but they did distribute it
But basically warner bros has a deal with every production company in this film.Slide5
Legendary picturesFounded by Thomas TullThomas Tull founded Legendary Entertainment after raising $500 million from private equity firms.
It was one of the first companies of its kind to pair major motion picture production with major Wall Street private equity and hedge fund investors, including ABRY Partners, AIG Direct Investments, Bank of America Capital Investors, Columbia Capital, Falcon Investment Advisors, and M/C Venture Partners. Legendary Pictures, Inc. was incorporated in California in
2000
and in 2005 it signed an agreement with Warner Bros. to co-produce and co-finance up to 40 films over seven years.Slide6
SyncopyIn 2005, Christopher Nolan partnered with Legendary Pictures to produce Batman Begins, this was when there partnership created syncopy, which is primarily based around
Nolans films and is basically Nolans very own production company as he holds the control over it and can be seen producing Batman Begins (2005), The Prestige (2006), The Dark Knight (2008), Inception (2010), and The Dark Knight Rises (2012) for Warner Bros. Pictures. In 2013,
Syncopy
came out with Zack Snyder's Man of Steel (2013).
Syncopy's
most recent production is Interstellar (2014
).Slide7
Director: Christopher NolanNolan was highly determined to create this film ever since “dark knight origins” as even while making the story of that, him and Jonathan Nolan already had planned out the story ark of the trilogy whilst they didn’t even intend on making it a trilogy.When going to companies to fund the film, he had gone to warner bros for the funding. Warner bros absolutely loved his idea of a more serious batman film and how he became the super hero he is in the comics (even though Christopher Nolan was never a big fan of the comics) Warner bros instantly gave him the green light with the first of the trilogy and as soon as they heard about the rest of the trilogy they happily helped Nolan create the rest of the films.
Nolan was always a very talented director, so many actors and companies offered to help.Slide8
ActorsChristian bale – batmanHeath ledger - JokerAaron Eckhart - Harvey DentMichael Caine – AlfredMaggie Gyllenhaal – Rachel
Gary Oldman – commissioner GordonMorgan Freeman – Luscious FoxSlide9
Box officeThe Dark Knight earned $534.9 million in North America and $469.7 million in other territories for a worldwide total of $1 billion. Worldwide, it is the twenty-third highest-grossing film, the highest-grossing film of 2008 and the fourth film in history to gross more than $1 billion. It made $199.7 million on its worldwide opening weekend which ranks thirty-fourth on the all-time chart.In order to increase the film's chances of crossing $1 billion in worldwide gross and of winning Oscars, Warner Bros. re-released the film in traditional and IMAX theaters in the United States and other countries on January 23, 2009
. Before re-release = $997 millionAfter re-release= film crossed the $1-billion-mark in February 2009Slide10
First showingsThe Dark Knight opened on Friday, July 18, 2008 in north america. It set a record for midnight showings, by earning $18.5 million from 3,040 theaters (a record first surpassed by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
). The midnight opening included $640,000 from IMAX screenings. It was then shown on 9,200 screens at a record 4,366 theaters (a record first surpassed by Iron Man 2).
In the rest of
the world The Dark Knight is the highest-grossing 2008
film
and the fourth-highest-grossing superhero film. It premiered in 20 other territories on 4,520 screens, grossing $41.3 million in its first
weekend.Slide11
Propp's character theoryVladimir Propp concluded that all the characters could be resolved into 7 broad character functions in the 100 tales he analyzed:
The villain (Joker) — struggles against the hero.The dispatcher (commissioner Gordon) — character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off.
The
helper (the police/ Alfred)
— helps the hero in their quest.
The
prize (Gotham city/ Racheal (kind of)) – Incentive for the hero/
villian
The donor
(Luscious Fox)—
prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object.
The
hero (Batman)—
reacts to the donor
, gets the prize .
The false
hero (Harvey dent)
— takes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to marry the princess
.
The movie does follow
Propps
narrative theory but that is long, so I wont talk about it.Slide12
Effect on viewerThis is a comic book story so naturally it follows the simple story of the hero saving the day. Therefore the theory lets the viewer feel a connection to the comics and it reminds the viewer how much the enjoy the super hero.It is a cliché that this story follows super heroes but that it why the viewer feels so familiar with the story and why they can enjoy it several times.Slide13
Scene analysis: Jokers interrogationhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnOLhXmhkyAThis scene follow the 180 degree rule When you film a scene using separate shots, it's important that people understand where everything in the scene is. The 180 degree rule
will help you do thisImagine a invisible going between the two characters who are talking (in this case joker and Gordon/ BatmanThe camera must not go over the lineIf it does the camera should show the movement.
This is used well in this scene as they follow the rules.
And at moments they switch sides of the line without
showing the movement in order to confuse the viewer.Slide14
Joker interrupts the partyhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFbu2QwqhCwThis scene includes Parallel editing or intercutting as it quickly switches between what joker is doing and what Bruce Wayne is doing.They use this scene to fill in the gaps of the story which would have left people confused, and gives a good contrast on how different the situations are in only different parts of the building.Slide15
When joker kills gamblehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MX6arGq-wM8This isn’t using one of the methods we have done in class, and as far as I know this doesn’t have a name.But what it does is genius as what they do is show you the killing, but not really.
Right before joker kills him the camera cuts straight to the guy reactingThis is used to physiologically scare the viewer, as it forces the viewer to imagine what happened and all the build up helps too.This is commonly used in horror movies.Slide16
Robbery scenehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTxCc1S3LcMHere is another example of parallel editing, as it shows different things happening in the same area. However here it is used to show how organized this team is with its continuity. As it shows everything in the plan coming together from beginning to end.
Therefore making the scene what it is and giving the viewer a perfect idea of what is going on.Slide17
Mise en sceneMise en scene is everything within the shot.
Usually used in order to create a more believable atmosphere for the user, to do this will involve using props, backgrounds and outfits to make it more believableOne example would be the Lamborghini that Bruce Wayne drivesSlide18
CinematographyThe cinematography involves the lighting and shots used.In this film the lighting would be black and white (Low key lighting)Not to mention colorsThe colors are mainly black or brown (dark colors to fit the theme)Slide19
Where I got my infoMainly wikepedia…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTY65w-VqLI