Genre Research: A Star Is Born

In this film there are many close up angles to help capture the intensity of the actors feelings. in the film “A Star Is Born” many emotions are portrayed as anxiousness and hurt. The camera movement was to help capture the scene as if it was a real life experience for the audience. The camera moves throughout the setting to make the audience feel the inspiration and emotions of the atmosphere created in the scenes. Since this movie is about a couple who goes through the years together, there are many two shots involved. This brings the best emotion out so that the audience could experience the feeling they have for each other.
The costumes used in this film are worn by average Americans. From using jeans and t shirts to drag queen dress, the costumes are used to make the movie as real as possible. The main point to the movie is the journey to stardom and the actors have to start off with a basis of regular clothing to show that they started off not having that much money. Through out the movie, the actors still wear jeans and t shirts to show every day wear. For this film, lighting was used all around the setting. The lighting was made to create the mood of the setting. In one example where the protagonist is dressed in drag, the lighting shines with a pink and red glow to create the mood of love and emotion. Other lighting fixtures in the movie come with both protagonists singing on stage and hitting them through your the songs they sing together. The lighting in this movie was to create the appeal of love and troubles. A Star Is Born has won recognition for the talent used in the film especially the acting. The actors have used their own personal experiences to create their character and the emotion shown on the screen. Their emotion captivates the audience makes them feel what they actors feel. Many troubling times were shown in the movie, and the real life experience was captivated through out every scene the actors did. There was many scenes where different makeup had to be done to create the emotion to the character. The actors were dressed in drag and had that type of makeup done. other times they had to look dirty and flushed out because of the hardships they face throughout the film. Most of the makeup in the film looks like street makeup and everyday makeup for the atmosphere of the real life experience. The props used in this film were ones of music and dance. They had many instruments and some were drugs and alcohol that were used heavily throughout the film. The setting is placed in modern america where the actors are playing on stages and in front of big audiences. The setting creates the mood of how the actor came to be a star and how she rose to become one of the most famous singers in the film.
The editing of the movie was set as a flashbacks at the end. It created the tone of memory and heart ache when the protagonist sings for her late loved one in the last scene of the movie. The movies showed true emotion and brought awareness to what many people go through. The main themes of the movie were depression and love.