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Noah Browne - Coen Brothers

The way that the Coen Brothers create their films, such as how they set tone through sound and colour, the underlining themes, such as greed, and other film techniques, creates a uniquely Coenesque braggadocio. One thing I learned from the Coen brothers is that sound is key. Either the lack of sound, or what instrument is used is key to guide the audience on how they should feel during a scene. This is especially clear in my directors film where there is no outside music. The main character creates the only music heard in the film. This makes creating the alternate world in our final film more interesting. For example, the world could look normal but feel rather strange due to the music, maybe no music at all. Another aspect of the Coen brothers that can be translated unto our final film is the use of colour. Again, colour is huge for the Coen brother’s films, which can be easily translated to our final film. The possibilities are endless for what the colour grade could look like. Finally theme. When the Coen brothers create a film, the theme is not just shown in what the character needs, it is represented throughout the film. Key objects foreshadow decisions that will be made later on in the film, for example the limping dog in the opening scene of No Country for Old Men.