Ideas

I have decided to make a short that uses similar stylistic devices to rumblefish.
Stylistic features that i am going to use;
-Use a setting simular to the narrow dark streets used throughout the film.
-Create a eerie and lonely atmosphere but use upbeat drumming sound in bakcground.
-One of the characters thoughts will be used over the top of the natural sound.
-Use of one continuous long shot, moves along with action. Could be created with a skateboard or trolley.

Rumble fish - Initial thoughts

-I found the plot of the film abit weak, there wasnt alot of action and the story seemed to move quite slowly. The fight scene was quite disapponting, i think it was set up really well as they are walking to the fight, but then only two of the characters actually fight. No-one else gets involved.
-The style and mise en scene in the film made up massively for the plot. There are some really interesting shots used. For example the last shot where the camera moves along and sees all the other characters reactions to the death is really effective.
-The sound was a major aspect in the film. Throughout the film there was noises in scenes that obviously would not be there in real life. For example the noise of tap dripping is included in the background of several scenes.
-As the characters are walking to the fight scene with rusty, there are different noises that keep unsettling the characters, like the cat and train.
-When the motorcyle boy looks at a photograph of him and rusty when they are younger the natural noise disappears and you can hear the noises that the brother is remembering from his childhood.
-I also noticed that the music chose doesnt match the mood or atmosphere of the film. Often the mood is quite slow and dark, but upbeat music is used.
-I think Coppola uses an emphasis on sound to show how in life we can decide what we want to hear. We hear thousands of noises everyday but we naturally pick out what we want to listen to.