Run Lola Run

Why are all of the scenes of Dad filmed in Video rather than in 35MM Film?
NOTE: Only when Lola and/or Manni are in the scene is there 35MM Film. Why?

QUALITY:
35MM Film - high definition - most important people in Lola's life/characters in the film appear in 35MM Film
VIDEO - characters that aren't shown in 35MM Film but are in VIDEO - low definition, not as clear as 35MM Film - not as important to Lola

MONEY:
35MM FILM - Expensive - represents the amount of money Lola and Manni need, and also the amount of money they end up with at the end of the film
VIDEO - Cheaper alternative - 'Dad' - shown in video - will not give Lola the money she needs - shows how cheap her father i9s and how unimportant she is to him

Run Lola Run 1998

What is the meaning of Lola's three screams - especially the third scream?

Scream One (9:26) (in her bedroom): 

• In this scene Lola is just 'off-center' and instead the phone she is using is the main focus of the frame
• The back ground is out of focus in comparison to Lola and her phone - what the audience is expected to focus upon most (1)
• Lola screams down the phone to Manni to get him to stop stressing out and going on about his current situation (1)
• As the scream increases in volume and length - the camera zooms in on the phone itself, intensifying the scene and the impact of Lola's scream (2)
• By screaming, Lola manages to shatter the glass bottles that are on a table across from her, yet the scream does not break the bottle by her foot - the nearest to her - insinuating that her actions will keep the person closest to her safe but damage those who surround her (3)
• The scene also shows a tortoise crawling by her feet - this represents a large contrast in pace between them both: Lola - needs to be very fast in the film in order to help Manni, whereas the tortoise - very slow (4)

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Scream Two (21:12) in her father's office:

• Similar to 'Scream One' - the purpose is to silence the other character in the scene (1)
• Lola is trying to silence her father so she doesn't run out of time to help Manni (1)
• The use of time is a connection to the glass clock shattering in the background - time is a common theme throughout the film - always in the background in frames and theoretically - constant reminder of the time limit she has to help Manni (2)

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Scream Three (1:07:38) in the casino:

• The purpose of Scream Three is different from the previous two - caused by frustration for wanting something rather than to silence somebody (1)
• Lola knows she has to win this bet/game - 'make or break' situation - the future for her and Manni depends on the next few seconds (1)
• Scream gets louder as the ball eventually lands - Lola's frustration and desperation grows along with her scream (2) & (3)
• Drinking glasses smash around the room but the reading glasses nearest to her do not - common theme in every scream - keep those closest to her safe, but damage the other surrounding her (4)

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This in depth analysis will aid me in my coursework as it has shown me how deeply I have to consider what I show in my opening, the purpose it will play and how it will be inferred by the audience - that I need to show the audience certain types of actions to make my intentions clear so that they do not infer it in the wrong way.

Run Lola Run 1998

Run Lola Run

The lighting in the film changes rapidly: in one scene (image 1), the lighting is very dark with a heavy red tint, suggesting an intimate and passionate atmosphere. The props in the setting include a bed, adding to the intimacy between the two main characters in the scene. There are no visible costumes in the scene, with the view of just skin; from this we can assume that both of the characters are naked in this scene. This use of mise-en-scene makes the audience feel intrusive on the privacy of the scene.

During another part of the film, the mise-en-scene changes to a completely different scene (image 2). In this image, there is still the same feeling of intimacy between two different actors. The lighting is quite high-key, with a bright reflection on their faces, showing almost a holy sign of hope before being set up for the up-coming fall. There are no props in the scene, just the view of their faces with minimal distance between them, again showing another private scene of intimacy.

The third scene (image 3) shows a mixture of the mise-en-scene in the other two images. The lighting in the background is very high key, whereas the lighting around the actress's face is quite dark. The colour of the phone and the actress's hair are both red; the colour red can suggest danger and death, both of which occur as a regular theme throughout the film.

Although the mise-en-scene changes frequently throughout the film as a whole, the narrative stays the same throughout the film; this being in the third person but constantly follows the plot through the same main character's eyes, with the exception of one scene where we see the film from another perspective, the other dominant character in the film.

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This in depth analysis of 3 screenshots taken from a film will help me in creating my own film opening by causing me to think about how I want the mise-en-scene: characters, costumes, lighting etc. to affect how the audience feel towards my opening and what atmosphere I want to present to them.