Moonrise Kingdom and Super 8 essay notes/plan

Super 8
-Cafe scene
-Very little music used in Super 8 to focus on the story
-Narrated by characters as the story progresses
-Flashbacks used to tell the story, set the tone of the film/make the audience aware of the situation
-Confiding in each other
-Joe and Alice, night bedroom scene
-Mostly shot at night/in the dark to create what kind of atmosphere?
-Alice getting home scene. Who looks inferior out of the two?
-Serious and intimidating music/sound effects to fit the film - suspense
-Verisimilitude in Super 8
-Magnets flying scene
-Set in a town

Moonrise Kingdom
-Bright and vibrant colours used throughout the film
-Lots of attention to detail via medium long shots and close-ups
-Sharp and exaggerated camera shots
-Told through a physical narrator
-Fast paced speech
-Music in almost every scene and throughout the film
-Everything is spelled out and straight forward
-Exaggerated acting
-Suzy's dad and Captain driving scene
-"What did you bring with you?" scene
-Letters scene
-Set on an island, reclusive
-Narrator talks to the characters, breaking the fourth wall
-Beach scene

Both
-Ideas/themes of adventure and independence
-Young kids in relationships
-Set in the 60's and 70's