THE LOVELY BONES A Film Analysis by: Brittany Franco Ramirez & Kai Jin Novel to Film Adaptation The Lovely Bones, based on the novel by Alice Sebold, was turned into a narrative film that is set in the early seventies and takes place in both the world of the living and the afterlife. Susie Salmon continuously faces an internal battle with her family: she must choose between dwelling on the past pain of her tragic murder or move forward to grant herself and her family peace of mind. Through the film elements; cinematography and sound, The Lovely Bones invites the audience into a state of introspection in which life and death must be equally accepted in order to move forward with purpose. The Lovely Bones' elements of CINEMATOGRAPHY - Brittany Franco Ramirez 3 PART BREAKDOWN OF CINEMATOGRAPHIC ELEMENTS 1. COLOR/TEMPERATURE 2. CAMERA DISTANCE/SCALE/SHOTS 3. MOVEMENT/LENGTH/EFFECTS 1. COLOR & TEMPERATURE ADD CLIPS The Reflection of Mood Through Color Temperature 2. CAMERA ANGLE, SCALE, & SHOTS Camera Angle 3. MOVEMENT, LENGTH, & EFFECTS The Lovely Bones' elements of SOUND - Kai Jin 3 PART BREAKDOWN OF SOUND ELEMENTS 1. DIEGETIC/NON-DIEGETIC 2. ONSCREEN/OFFSCREEN 3. EXTERNAL Film Element 3 (Sound)(Kai) 2-3 points and related techniques in 2-3 paragraphs. Research shows that elements of sound such as noise, background sound, music, and silence in a film usually evoke our sensational experiences that make the movie more appealing and pleasant (Peters 9). Such sound elements have been used quite widely in the Lovely Bones film to improve narration. Ruth utters a spine-chilling scream when she discovers that Mr. Harvey had murdered Suzie and her blood was smeared all over in Harvey's house (37:40-38:06). The background sound also plays an important role in communicating the feelings and current situation to the audience. After the death of Suzie, the background sound changed to manifest a sorrowful situation which makes some characters shed tears because it reminds them of the painful incident (39:25-39:45). The background sound then changes to demonstrate the accumulating tension following the murder probe. The sound of splashing water is heard when Mr. Harvey is cleaning the blood in his bathroom to hide the evidence regarding the murder. He then rashes inside the house. The sound made when Harvey is running back into the house to hide Suzie's clothes after seeing police heightens the tension and informs the audience that the police are about to storm into the house of the suspect. Knocks on his door make the tension even more and Harvey gets more frightened (40:00-41:11). Film producers use sound to capture the attention of the audience and evoke the necessary emotions. Moreover, different sounds have also been used interchangeably in some incidences throughout the film. A background sound plays as Suzie, who is heaven, speaks her thoughts loudly as his father is deep in thoughts. When Suzie’s dad is breaking bottles,（Comment:I believe there was diegetic and nondiegetic sound in this and several scenes） Suzie is seen running by the shore of a sea where floating bottles are broken by the sea waves after being knocked against the shore. Later, Suzie whispers to his father, who is now shocked and silent. Then the tension is broken by background music plays as Suzie is seen enjoying life in colorful in-between (52:30-58:20). In the introductory scene, another sound is heard when Suzie is thinking loudly when she was very young. Her father interrupts her thoughts and the tension is broken by a piece of background music, which then introduces another incidence where Suzie is thinking out loud of the past memories when she was given a camera. Likewise, the cracking sound of camera shots is added to spice up the music (1:20-4:00). Different types of sounds spice up a film, making it appear more real than just a creative art simulating imaginary incidence. Comment: For sound, you are talking about concepts such as Diegetic and Non-diegetic Sound, Ambient and Environmental Sound, Voice Over, Off Screen Dialogue, etc. Please add these into your section, tying the thoughts and concepts you are expressing with the specific cinematic language and terms.
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