Gravity is a Thriller/Drama set in the final frontier, space. The films opens with three astronauts working on the Hubble telescope. The captain (George Clooney) is joking around with the other two, trying to comfort Dr.Stone (Sandra Bullock) who is in space for the first time. A Russian satellite then self destructs nearby and throws a massive debris field at the astronauts, causing havoc and throwing Dr.Stone out into space, separated from her team. She is then alone, in space with no one to help her.
The entire opening to gravity is filmed in one, very long, 13 minutes shot with no cuts of any kinds. This is a very unique way of opening a film but it creates a very good precedent for the rest of the film. It creates the feeling that the camera is floating around in space while watching the astronauts. This is a very interesting but very weird way to create tension in a film. The other thing that creates this kind of tension is the lack of music. This is a fascinating idea when a film will purposely take something away to create a specific effect on the audience. In this case the complete lack of any 'music' represents the silent vacuum of space. Is contrasts with the chaos of the debris colliding with a space craft. This creates an eerie sense of suspense.
There are a few conventions at use here, such as conveying the protagonist (Sandra Bullock) as a 'weak' character. With a flaw that she must overcome, in this case, both her inexperience and fear. They also build tension to create specific effects in the audience, such as fear and suspense.
The thing that I will take away from Gravity is the idea of purposely removing an aspect of the film, i.e. the music, to create tension and 'eeriness'.
There are a few conventions at use here, such as conveying the protagonist (Sandra Bullock) as a 'weak' character. With a flaw that she must overcome, in this case, both her inexperience and fear. They also build tension to create specific effects in the audience, such as fear and suspense.
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