Textual Analysis-26th November

The Darjeeling Limited
We looked at a number of different film clips in order to accumulate techniques that we could use for our project. The first film we looked at was called “The Darjeeling Limited”. Elements of this we could use were the use of a prominent colour throughout. The yellow colour saturation shows part of the Indian culture and setting. The way the opening is shot makes the audience believe The Business Man (Bill Murray) is the main character until Peter L. Whitman (Adrien Brody) appears in the shot. It becomes apparent he will be the main character because of the way he is dressed and the way he is shot as we see his full face which the camera lingers on unlike the other character. The title is incorporated into the film on the end of the train. We could use the same technique in our film to make the titles more interesting. The use of slow motion to extend the act of getting on the train creates anticipation for the audience and is a good technique to use.