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Visualization and Conception
Sin City
• The film Sin City is based on graphic novels by Frank Miller.
• Directed by Frank Miller, Robert Rodriguez, Special Guest Director Quentin Tarantino
• Released 2005
• Rated MA15+
The Idea
Visualization is about the idea behind a movie. The idea for this movie was not to make a comic book movie but to directly translate Frank Miller’s Sin City graphic novels to the big screen.
Frank Miller
• Big comic book artist from 70’s & 80’s
• Not keen to make movie out of his novels because they were his pride and joy.
Robert Rodriguez
• Had the idea to make the Sin City movie for several years.
• Did The Adventures of Shark Boy and Lava Girl. A movie which has the same cartoon feel.
Conceptualization
• It wasn’t hard to imagine this movie as it was intended to be exactly like the graphic novels.
• The problem was the Frank Miller wasn’t keen to let his idea go.
• Rodriguez convinced Miller to allow for a 1 day test shoot.
• After a 10 hour shoot they has managed to shoot the opening scene and convince Miller.
• This scene was used to get other actors on board.
Plot
• This movie consists of four stories by Frank Miller. Which all twist around one another.
• The Customer is Always right. Opening scene which was shot in the test shoot.
That Yellow Bastard
• Lead Detective John Hartigan (Willis)
• A cop, last day on job, tries to tie up a loose end, half succeeds, protects the girl doesn’t catch the criminal. Rest of his story is about finishing the job.
• Feel sympathy because he gets betrayed by his partner and has a heart condition.
The Hard Goodbye
• Thug named Marv (Rourke) spends the night with Goldie, awakes to find that he’s been framed for her death.
• His story follows him trying to avenge her death.
• Feel sympathy because he’s loner who get framed.
The Big Fat Kill
• In this story Dwight (Owen) chases his girlfriends ex and his mates to Old Town where the group get murdered only to discover that the ex is a cop.
• The story follows him trying to cover up the murder and protect the hookers of Old Town.
• Feel sympathy because he's cool and was just trying to do the right thing.
Locations
• Because of the nature of this movie is was all shot in front of a green screen.
• Only 3 sets were constructed and they were,
• Kadie's Bar
• Shellie's apartment
• The hospital corridor
References
• www.wikipedia.org
• www.filmrot.com/images/sincity/comparisons
• Hem.passagen.se/fm4/sincity.html
• Sin City (2005) the movie