Iron Man

Titles

The titles for Iron Man are high tech modern animations, and they fit in perfectly with what the movie is all about. The whole story give us a sense of the very modern, ever improving technology we have on offer today and the 3D animated titles fit in with this idea. The writing in the titles move about and change very fast in keeping with the animations going on around and behind them. The animations for the titles show the construction of the iron man suit that the movie is about, and how the suit fits together. through all the titles the background is black, and a lot of the writing and animations are red and blue, this is showing the suit as if it is being looked at on a computer. It doesn't actually say the name of the movie anywhere in the titles.

Music

During dialogue in the movie, we usually have no music playing in the background. We can see this at the start of the video for mise en scene, as an interview is being done and there is no music playing in the background. During action in the movie, we have orchestral dramatic music in the background, usually with loud crashes and drums which fit in with the drama of the action. In the video above we hear an example of the type of the music played during action shots, with low electric guitar and high violins playing. At the start of the video when the action begins there is no music, and this is done to add to the drama and scene when the music does kick in (at 0.22). In this music we also have low drum sounds, which sound like the type of noises we would expect when Iron Man in his suit hits someone.

Shot Types

Again, most of the time during dialogue, an over the shoulder shot is used to show eyeline matches and how the conversation is going on between the two people. In the same instances two shots are used, and also for the same reason. A low angle shot is usually used when looking at the iron suit, as shown at 0.25 in the video for music, to emphasise the sheer massive size of the undefeatable suit of armor. At 0.29 in the video for music we have a pan handheld shot to show the camera shaking as the Iron Man takes his massive footsteps. Again, to emphasise the massive size of the suit, a point of view shot is used in the video for music at 1.05. There are numerous more point of view shots used in the video above. In the video above, Iron Man is flying so there is also numerous examples of Ariel shots in the clip, and throughout the movie. There is many close ups of the man's face in the clip above, showing all the animated 3D writing around him. It does this to try to show what he can see, as well as the POV shots. A tilt shot is used at the end of the clip to show how he is falling through the ceilings.


Mise en scene



 The mise en scene in this movie is all very flashy, fitting in with all the modern effects and technology that is so much a part of the movie. The movie is set in Las Vegas, although some parts are recorded in Afghanistan. Las Vegas is a very rich, upper class City and this is shown in the mise en scene. As we can see at the start of the clip above, everyone is very well dressed, with most people wearing suits. At 1.28 in the clip above, we see another example of the modern technology and upper class setting of the movie. The first world is very much shown off in the mise en scene of the movie, with all the expensive cars, fancy clothing and modern technology in the movie. The parts that are shot in the setting of Afghanistan, such as the video for music show a much more basic and less flashy landscape. The video for music is shot in an underground tunnel, and is the kind of thing that we expect for groups like the Taliban to use. The Iron Man suit itself, as we can see in the video for music, is a very well done costume. It is a brilliant animation that is brought to life. It fits in fantastically with the real world around it, and doesn't look out of place at all. In the video above, we see the outside landscape for Aghanistan. The location for this shot works very well, as it shows the remote environment the troops are in, and shows a massive contrast to the setting of the rest of the movie in Las Vegas. The effects for the explosions in the video are also very well done, and the enormity of the explosion works very well in the shot and in the location.


Does this movie fit in with codes and conventions?

I would say this movie does fit in with codes and conventions. It has a very modern feel to it, but for the   stereotypical Superhero movie, it agrees with codes and conventions. It has a happy ending as usual also. It fits in with the genre of action/adventure well, we have a lot of action scenes throughout. The part that would probably go against codes and conventions most is that Iron Man in the movie is fighting against the Taliban in Afghanistan, rather than fighting against the usual criminals in their hometown. We also have a large contrast in the movie which goes against codes and conventions, with half the movie shot in the flashy Los Angeles, and half in Afghanistan.


Target Audience

The target audience to this movie would be all ages. There is nothing too complex in the movie, and although there is a bit of mild sexual/nudity scenes once or twice, there is nothing really that would make the movie unsuitable for children. The impressive editing and technology in the movie would actually make the movie quite a spectactle for children from the age of possibly about 8 onwards. The movie also would attract a lot adults, even for the simple fact Iron Man is quite a well known fictional character.

Social Groups

The well off rich young American man is represented and related to in the movie. the main character has all the latest modern technology and uses it for good.