Genre Research: Crazy Rich Asians

Crazy rich Asians:

Common CLAMPS:

Camera angles:

tilts

pan

track shots

high angle

low angle

mid close up

two shot

three shot

wide shots

establishing shots

Lighting:

it depended on what the director wanted the audience to feel

with the sad moods the lighting was dark and or the color tone was muted

the happy moments were bright and full with pastel and bright colors

the lighting for the romantic scene highlighting the people the lighting was cast over

Acting:

the acting for this movie was very good and showed lots of emotions

the lead female was a strong character but sensitive on the inside

the lead male was a very minor character in this and was oblivious to most things

the lead males mother was a strong character that had lots of character development at the end

the lead females best friend was the comic relief when the times were happy or confusing for the audience it provided the lead female with strength when she needed it 

Makeup:

for the main characters the makeup was at a minimum to show how they weren't fancy until they went to the party 

the females that were used to add tension in the story all were dressed really fancy with many props and flashy makeup

Props:

there were a lot of props in this movie

to the decor of the wedding

to the food

to the dresses

to the peoples clothing and purses

to the things in the houses

to the dogs and the toys

to the kids and their props

to the jewelry

to the things the lead females friend bought

to the mahjong table and pieces

to the helicopter and airplane 

etc...

Settings:

london

singapore

new york

Kuala Lumpur

 Langkawi

 Penang

 Malaysia

the beach

Common Sound :

there was many changes in sounds

sound of the city

sounds of the airport

sounds of the music

classical music

chinese pop music 

voice overs 

Common Editing:

There were many inserts 

many jump cuts 

there was many different transitions 

Elements:

the colors the director chose along with the lighting told the mood of the story quite well to the happy and bright colors to the dark and muted colors

The settings were gorgeous 

London with muted colors for the past

singapore with its bright and many colors showing the vast culture there

the classroom showing a darker pallet showing incompleteness with being there from the perspective of the lead male character

the mahjong table to show her sills and how she choose her paths wisely and not to play not to lose but to play to win. 

the camera angles showed the different characters personalities and styles throughout the movie. The lead character female has been shown with high angle shots at the beginning to show how she felt small with the male leads family but the angle changes when she decides to leave him for a bit and changes from a low angel to a straight ahead and mid to wide shots of her.

Did Appeal:

I loved the wedding scene as a whole the beautiful music (voice-over), complimented the scene ,and what was going on throughout the whole piece. I was blown away at the care that the directors put in to make it look and feel like a real wedding. The props and all of the costumes and makeup was gorgeous.  The settings the director choose made every element in the movie shine to the colors they choose to the way the scenes flowed together.

Did not appeal to you:

I didn't like the MANY jump cuts and the constant use of inserts. For this genre and this movie I know they were just trying to appeal to the audience that watch chinese romance movies. Chinese romance movies have many inserts and jump cuts to see all the perspectives in a short amount of time while also giving the individual actor screen time but it was all to much.