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Rebel without a cause

The first two minutes of the movie is a mid shot of the presumably main character. This long take is mostly covered by names of important employees, but it is still possible to see the character fall asleep on the street. The take ends with a police siren, but the cops aren't visible until the next take. In the next take, the police siren slowly fades, and there is a short take following the main character and two cops holding him up as a dolly shot. The first lines of dialogue appear in the next take, where the main character is followed with a panning shot, then they are shown to be interrogated and stripped by cops, and this is where the first two minutes end.

American Graffiti

The beginning shows is a static picture of a[] diner, from the 1950s era. In front of the diner, there is a bright yellow text showing the actors, directors, and other employed people. The frame switches to a long shot, consisting of 50s cars, and the first two minutes ends with the cars coming to a stop. There is era music playing, Rock Around the Clock. The movie is comprised largely of long shots, and there are a lot of monologues between the characters. There is dark lighting in most of the shots, showing how the entire movie takes place over the course of one night.

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Bullitt

Bullitt's story is not even eluded to during the opening two minutes, and a ton of dolly shots, close ups, and wide-shots are used. Only the starring actor's names are shown, and primitive CGI is used to dramatize the showing of their names. There is no sound besides the jazz-like music in the background. At a $5 million budget, it grossed over $43 million at the box office. The film was nominated for 17 awards, of which it won 7.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

The story is semi-revealed, as the audience is told it will be about a teenager faking an illness to skip school. The camera shots consist of wide-shots, mid-shots, and primarily close-ups. There is very little editing except for skipping from shot to shot, and the sound is equal among all cast members. Only the starring cast's names are revealed. The film made $70.1 million from a $5.8 million budget. It was nominated for two awards, one of which it won.

The Fast and The Furious.

None of the story is revealed in the first two minutes of this movie. The only thing that is occurring is a road shipment of TVs is being hijacked, and there are close-ups, wide shots, and mostly aerial shots of the vehicles. There are zero job titles listed, but there is the Universal logo. The movie was nominated for 21 awards, and won a total of 10. The movie's budget was $38 million, and it made more than $207 million.

Project Selection- My Decision

I have chosen to complete a movie for my Media Studies project. I have access to many cameras along with any props I would need for the movie. I also have made movies before, so I have more experience doing this than writing a newspaper. The film will most likely be a comedy involving racing, as that's what I am most familiar with. It will likely be a comedy or a drama, as those are the only types of films I have made. I am working alone for the projects, but I will have actors to play different roles. All my actors will need to be decent at acting and have confidence, but won't need anything more than that.