The invisible woman- a film adopted by a novel

Last week I went to Broadway Cinema to watch this film. It is directed by Ralph Fiennes, it tells a story about Charles Dickens meets a younger woman who becomes his secret lover until his death at the height of his career.

It is a British film, there is theater in the film. The actor and actress meet in theater and they fall in love. However, people don't know the young woman's identity. Dickens tries to hide the relationship and avoid it knowing by others. So the young woman lives in a hard condition.

The storytelling is good, it shows how they fall in love. Through the theater they know each other.

The acting. I remember a scene, the train happens a crash. The young woman gets hurt, but she insists Dickens to help others, and she pretends she doesn't know Dickens.

To conclude, the body language in this film is some part. I can learn some of them, but I still learn it from the book first.

Script practice on Friday's session.

          INT. TESCO. DAY

          John, 24, wears a T-shirt and Jeans, walks into the Tesco.

          He takes out one pound from the wallet and put it into the
          car.

          The coin falls into the box. He pulls the handle, but the
          trolley still unlocks.

          John tries pulling several times, but it still doesn't work.

          He looks around and sees the shop assistant with uniform and
          smile on him.

                              JOHN
                    Excuse me? I need some help.

                              ASSISTANT
                    Of course,sir. What happened?

                              JOHN
                    My one pound falls into the box.

                              ASSISTANT
                    What? It is impossible!

                              JOHN
                    No, I hear the sound falling into the
                    box.

                              ASSISTANT
                    I don't believe.

                              JOHN
                    You can open it if you don't believe.

                              ASSISTANT
                    No way. I can show you how it works.

          The assistant takes one pound from his desk, put it in the
          box, and the car unlocks.

                              ASSISTANT
                    Look, it is no problem.

                              JOHN
                    I told you to open the box! (angrily
                    )

                              ASSISTANT
                    It is against our policy, sir. I'm
                    sorry I can't do that.

                              JOHN
                    All right all right, you win.
                    Hahahaha.

          John begins to laugh. He stops to close his eyes. After a
          while he opens up and begins to knox the box.

                              ASSISTANT
                    What are you doing? Stop it, or I
                    will call the security!

                              JOHN
                    Fuck your security!

          John breaks all the box and he finds out there is one pound
          in every box.

          He takes out all of them, and throws them to the assistant.

          The assistant is hitting on the ground.

                              JOHN
                    This is your impossible, you bastard!

          John walks over the laying assistant, and leaves with a big
          'S' on his back.

some work with Nick

Nick and I shoot a scene in this week,here are some photos.
We find a studio in Broadway Cinema, we just use one table, four chairs and one light in the scene.
Here is Nick trying to chat with the woman, but he finds she is a lunatic.

Here is the scene of long shot to show Nick's point of view.

Here is the close-up shot of Nick, he uses his hand to hide his mouth, tries to control himself and clam down.

Here is the close-up shot for his face, to show some horror atmosphere.

Comparison between "The Departed" and "Infernal Affairs"

Infernal Affairs is directed by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak, it is a Hong Kong film and very famous film in China.

The Departed is directed by  Martin Scorsese, who is a famous director, the film is inspired by Infernal Affairs. I will compare these two films in following aspects:

The culture:

IA shows the buddhist culture in China, from its Chinese name "wu jian dao", the Chinese culture focus on implicit. The D shows the same story directly,and shows the fate of many characters in this movie and the final outcome. So the American culture is directly.

The actors:

IA uses a lot of famous Hong-Kong actors. In acting, Tony is more introverted psychological drama, he can just use a forced smile to show the situation without hoarse and tears. In The D, Leonardo DiCaprio plays the role in more active way. His body language is very rich, his tangled facial muscles, exaggerated body movements. 

The expression:

The difference of the two films is a direct response to differences between Eastern and Western cultures, oriental culture emphasizes subtle, seemingly ordinary word but hidden deep mystery, while Western culture is more emphasis on direct visual impact.

So those are my findings, it is interesting to compare two films which the story is same. And I also learn the body language in acting an undercover. It is helpful.

Three days of the Condor

It is directed by Sydney Pollack in 1975, it tells a story about a mild mannered CIA researcher, paid to read books, returns from lunch to find all of his co-workers assassinated. "Condor" must find out who did this and get in from the cold before the hitmen get him.

Here is a scene using camera focusing, first make the front clear, then make the behind clear. It shows a kind of sensitive.

Here is another scene, Condor threaten the woman to listen to him, the woman tries to lie to him but failed. Her eyes are looking aside which shows unconvinced.

To conclude, there is something lack in the film. The director could not fully explain some suspense he set.