The call presentation
- 2. ABOUT THE FILM The call is a crime-thriller, with a lot of gripping and tense moments. After taking a call from a teenager who’s house is being broken into, the 911 operator Jordan makes a horrible mistake, which gets the teenager killed. This then affects her career for a while, until months after while she is still affected emotionally a call comes in with a teenage girl on the line and she is being abducted by a serial killer. As she is still traumatised by the old call this become extremely important to her. The film was directed by Brad Anderson who has directed a number of different films and television series. It was written by Richard D’Ovidio who originally wanted it to be a television series until he cut the script down and decided to have it as a film.
- 3. DVD COVER The DVD cover gives the audience an idea of who the main characters are alongside a brief description of the storyline. It also includes a short review.
- 4. OPENING SEQUENCE TIMELINE00.00-00.54 “Tristar” “WWE studios” “Tronick Pictures” 00.55 Tristar pictures and stage 6 films presents 00.58-1.09 In association with… 1.18-1.28 Productions 1.36 A film by Brad Anderson 1.42-1.51 Main actors names. 1.52 THE CALL 2.04-2.27 Actors names 2.29Casting by… 2.35 Costume design 2.41 sound design and supervision by… 2.46 Music by … 2.52 Film editor 3.13 Production design 3.20 Directors of photography 3.28 Co- executive producers 3.40-4.02 Executive producers 4.09-4.24 Produced by … 4.30 Story by … 4.36 Screen play by Richard D’ovidio 4.41 Directed By Brad Anderson
- 5. MAIN ACTORS Abigail Breslin Halle Berry Halle Berry plays Jordan the 911 operator who is determined to finding and helping the young teenager stay alive and escape the serial killer. Abigail Breslin plays Casey Welson the teenager who has been kidnapped by a serial killer. She plays a teenager who is distressed and worried and wants to escape this man.
- 6. INTRODUCTION OF THE OPENING SEQUENCE At the start of the opening sequence we see an over view Ariel shot of Los Angeles which establishes the location of the film. We also have some of the actors names and production titles coming in during these shots. Having the title here allows you to read and focus on the titles as it is in the middle of the screen while looking at an Ariel shot of the location. The titles came in, in a typing motion which suggests the technology used in the story line. Eg. Computers and phones.
- 7. EXTREME CLOSE UP SHOTS This close up shot of a woman’s mouth shows a headset microphone. This shows the audience the use and importance of the headpiece as it shows there is a lot of communication through a headset. This shot shows that the film is about a 911 call centre, as it is showing a list of reasons why the caller is calling. It is a close up shot so the audience can see the list and see that there is a sense of seriousness.
- 8. CLOSE UP SHOTS The first close up shot of Jordan’s (a main character) face tells the audience she is stressed and is trying to keep a situation under control, while she deals with caller/victim. The second close up shows the different levels of an emergency and if its red then it’s a extreme emergency which needs attention. Which foreshadows the extreme emergencies in the film. The last shot shows gives the audience a sense of realism by showing what type of emergencies they get.
- 9. Close up shots This shot shows Jordan stressed which suggest she couldn’t help someone who was in need of urgent help. The red light in the shot suggest it was an urgent call. While her body language with her arms up and hands on her head suggest she is strained. Also her facial expression of defeat shows she couldn’t do much to help the person on the other end of the line.
- 10. EXTREME LONG SHOT These too images show the call centre from an extreme long shot. The long shots shows us how busy the place is dealing with call and helping people. Using a long shot in this setting gives a sense of urgency as it is a place for help, which hints to the audience there will be a lot of desperation. It also establishes the main location and where a lot of the film will be. This gives the audience an insight of what the film is about without giving away the main plot.
- 11. MUSIC/SOUND At the start of the opening whilst the titles are appearing on screen there Foley sound used for a ringing sound, which sounds like a phone sound. The ringing starts while the titles are coming and stop while the screen is black for the couple seconds each time. The ringing creates tension as it is at the start before anything happens or has started. The ringing fits the film well as it is about people ringing 911 when they are distressed or in a certain situation, so having the ringing shows this. However just before the shot changes to the overview of the city an operator picks up, which it then turns into different urgent calls between the caller and operator until the end of the title sequence.
- 12. TITLES AND EDITING All of the title come on the screen in a typed form, while the peoples last names are highlighted. The gave it a smooth transition of coming on and leaving. The transition of the scene runs smoothly with the sound of people talking over it. This allows the scene to run through with seeming parted and not continuous. There are a variety of shots used in the opening scene, which means continuity is key but using voiceovers helps it to be constant.