JH - Genre Analysis

1. What is your chosen genre? Research your genre. What sub-genres exist? Are you following the conventions of a sub-genre? Outline some films which fit into this genre which you find interesting in some way.

My chosen genre is horror as this is what our opening of a film is based on and the genre itself contains sub genres. Horror films are movies that strive to elicit the emotions of fear, horror and terror from viewers. Their plots frequently involve themes of death, the supernatural or mental illness. Many horror movies also include a central villain. Various sub genres include psychological horror, slasher horror, comedy horror and gore horror.

Psychological horror tends to be subtle compared to traditional horror and typically contains less physical harm, as it works mainly on the factors of mentally affecting the audience. Psychological horrors rely a lot on various emotions of the viewers, so that they too can relate to this and it also uses a lot of various techniques to build on suspense, like music, sound effects and shocks. Good examples of psychological horror films include the likes of The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity.

Slasher film is a sub-genre of the horror film genre typically involving a psychopathic killer stalking and killing a sequence of victims in a graphically violent manner, often with a cutting tool such as a chainsaw or knife. This creates enigma and terrifies audiences due to the realism and the thought of it happening to them. Successful slasher films include The Texas Chainsaw Massacre and Scream.

Comedy horror relates to a combination of strong horror and a frequent use of satire, intertwining to present a more relaxed enigma however at the same time uses strong themes of horror, shocking and terrifying audiences. Classic examples of comedy horror include the Scary Movie franchise and Severance.

A final sub genre of horror is gore horror. This is an extreme form of horror and presents ideas in a graphical and violent manor. It gives the film a sense of realism and the obvious killing style involving a lot of blood and weaponry scares the audience. Examples of successful gore films include the SAW franchise and Hostel.

2. Pick three of these and outline specific techniques or style which you think might be useful for what you are planning.

Three of these films which I think are extremely effective in terms of scaring an audience and present the theme of horror in a terrifying way include Paranormal Activity, The Texas chainsaw massacre and Hostel.

Paranormal activity lists under the sub genre of psychological horror. It’s all filmed using the style of a hand held camera, similar to the Blair Witch project. Its effective as the way is filmed presents a sense of extreme realism and from one point of view (the cameras) the whole time, which means you don’t always see the main action and have to think for yourself about what is taking place. The way it’s filmed also allowed the film to be made on an extremely low budget of £15,000 which is going to be a factor when making our opening 2 minutes.

The Texas chainsaw massacre relates to the genre slasher. As it’s based on a true story, it immediately establishes enigma and builds tension for the audience before the film has even started. This could be useful to use in our opening two minutes as it tells the audience this has happened and could happen to them which makes the experience even more terrifying. The use of the infamous chainsaw is also extremely effective and creates a feeling terror alone. Again this concept could be used in our film as a simple way to emphasise the theme of horror.

Hostel is clearly comes under the sub genre of gore horror as the sickening reality of the event throughout the film are used to scare audiences and portray the genre with a sense of realism. This however may be hard to include in our opening scene as we are working with a low/no budget, but if ideas were used successfully it could be extremely beneficial.

3. What is a typical narrative for this genre of film? How could this be set up in the opening to create enigma or suspense?

There is clearly a main type of narrative for horror films however they seem to vary depending on the sub genre. Relating to the film examples previously used, Paranormal Activity and the Blair Witch Project, both psychological horrors, have a similar narrative of slowly setting the scene and getting to know the characters, a subtle introduction to the horror and then a full on scenes of horror with a psychological twist at the end, often leaving room for a sequel. The openings start to establish enigma and suspense as we start to realise unusual event taking place and assume that the worse is yet to come. The introduction with the characters also positions you with them for the rest of them film and then when the horror is introduced it makes it even more terrifying as we feel connected to the victims.
The Texas chainsaw massacre has a slightly different narrative as do most slasher films. They usually start of with a group of friends, mainly teenagers, going on a road trip or somewhere together which unknown to them is previous place of murder, although the audience usually know this. The horror is then introduced and one by one the characters start to get killed off usually leaving the two main characters at the end and finally the girl. In some slasher films the villain is killed by the remaining characters, however, like in Texas chainsaw massacre the villain survives leaving room for a sequel. The openings to these films create suspense as we, the audience, already know the horrors that have taken place at the location and believe that these characters are about to experience similar. Finally films like hostel and SAW, a sub genre of gore horror, have a completely different narrative. These types of films usually start immediately with a killing, in an extreme fashion, creating tension and suspense from the start. They often create an immediate puzzle or twist that is left to resolve throughout the rest of the film. These narratives can be used to structure our opening in terms of ideas as we need to establish a sense of enigma and suspense straight away in order to create a successful and scary 2 minute clip.

4. What kind of characters are conventional to this type of genre? Identify archetypal heroes or villains, stock characters?

There are defiantly typical characters the conventional to the genre horror. Archetypal heroes are often females who appear to be useless throughout the narrative, however usually prove successful in the end by killing the villain or saving the day. Villains in a horror film are often mentally challenged or have superhuman strength and speed which allows the audience to think the characters have a slim chance of survival and will be shown no mercy. There are acceptations however, like in the SAW franchise, where the villain is extremely intelligent and can therefore create life threatening situations for the characters with ease. This again creates a sense of the characters having no escape, as they are not in control. Stock characters in horror films are usually typical teenagers or a group of friends who are killed off by the main villain in a terrifying and often gruelling fashion.

5. What are typical locations or settings for this genre

Usual places for a horror film to be set are remote locations where the characters have little chance of escaping or calling for help. This creates a strong sense of isolation and builds tension and enigma relating to survival. Typical locations could be the woods, abandoned houses, cabins and cornfields. All of which suggest no one will be around, except of course the villain. The sets are usually dully lit and or even shot at night to enhance the enigma.

6. What iconography would you expect to see in this genre?

Typical iconography in a horror film would be extreme types of weaponary, which are of course used to kill the victims. These could include chainsaws, axes and kifes, typically used in slasher films like the Texas chainsaw massacre and Scream. Types of masks are also often used in horror films to cover the villains face, establishing tension as the audience then doesn’t know who or what the killer is. This has been used in again the Texas chainsaw massacre and Scream.

7. Find examples of suitable costume.

8. How is lighting/colour used? What effects would you want to create with lighting? Identify connotations of particular colours.

Obvious lighting used is dull lighting or the film may even be shot at nigh. This immediately establishes enigma and makes the whole situation more terrifying. Colours used would be mainly dull in horror films, especially by the villain, wearing mainly black. Red may also be used to signify danger and could be an indication in to who’s likely to be killed or possibly who the real killer is.

9. Find examples of fonts which would be suitable for this genre for title sequence

E.U - Genre Analysis - Horror

1. What is your chosen genre? Research your genre. What sub-genres exist? Are you following the conventions of a sub-genre? Outline some films which fit into this genre which you find interesting in some way
Our chosen genre of group 7 is horror. I personally think that horror was the correct choice because I am a strong fan of horror films and also it is a genre that compels me to make the coursework scary and effective. The sub genres in horror range from violent and gore obsessed spectacles to try to shock and cringe the audience into feeling the fear a scary movie should bring them. These are films such as Hostel, The hills have eyes and Wrong turn. To me, psychological horrors are easily the scariest. These films take everyday objects and situations that one would think is safe and feel secure with and then turns them into a means to kill you. films such as The Ring and the grudge. Are in my opinion the scariest films because there is not violence or blood in them.

2. Pick three of these and outline specific techniques or style which you think might be useful for what you are planning.
To start with I will talk about my favourite horror film The Ring, this was a film was originally a Japanese cult film that an American company decided to remake for the western audience. The technique in this film that makes it so horrific is that the girl, who kills people, comes out of their TV. There is a great clip in the beginning of the film which shows the first death. It is a point of view camera shot that is from the girl’s perspective as she runs across the room from the TV and kills a teenager by looking at her. Giving us a first person view of this gruesome incident, but still no blood.
Another film that I thought was very effective is the remake of the classic film The Texas chainsaw massacre. The scariest component in this film is, in my opinion, the policeman who abuses our main characters. Policemen in films are meant to be a constant that can help people and when there is a serial killer you would think that everything would be better when the police get there. But no. this policeman knocks a boys teach out with a Jack Daniels bottle and makes them lie in the dirt while he stomps on them. This film does use a lot of violence and gore but I think to great affect.

3. What is a typical narrative for this genre of film? How could this be set up in the opening to create enigma or suspense?
In a typical horror film there is usually a classic storyline of a murder in the beginning of the film that sets up the rest of the movie for the audience to get involved and interested in. this would be good for our sequence because we can show the first murder in the beginning and therefore be setting the movie up to continue along the same lines.

4. What kind of characters are conventional to this type of genre? Identify archetypal heroes or villains, stock characters?
Typically in a horror film there is a group of people that get killed off one by one. But in some of my favourite psychological horrors there is a main lead role played by a female who seems hopeless but comes through at the end to ‘save the day’. In more violence based horror such as The hills have eyes and Saw there is a classic character who seems larger than life who is always at the end and our lead role in the movie has to kill. There are also the classic stock c-list characters who will get killed off as the movie progresses.

5. What typical locations or settings for this genre?
Some typical locations for this genre would be somewhere remote and hard to find because then it makes it more believable that these characters cant get away from the horror or people cannot help them. We have chosen to do our sequence in the woods which we believe to be a good location for our chosen type of sub genre. Some typical locations for a simple horror would be places like; an abandoned prison, a school or a rural town in the middle of the desert.

6. What iconography would you expect to see in this genre?
Some classic iconography would be something like a knife dripping with blood. Or silhouettes down a dark alley. Things we socially or subconsciously relate with danger and fear. These are most common in ‘slasher’ type films such as Halloween. But also in these horror franchises there are masks and images we relate with horror from the previous films such as the mask from scream.

7. Examples of suitable costume.

8. How is light/colour used? What effect would you want to create with lighting? Identify connotations of particular colours.
The classic connotations in horror films for lighting and colour would be things like the colour red indicating danger and blood, therefore maybe giving the audience a clue to who will die next. Also black is a commonly used colour in horror films because of the darkness, therefore giving the audience a fright if they don’t know what’s going on in the shadows.

OH- Genre analysis, Horror.

1) What is your chosen genre? Research your genre. What sub-genres exist? Are you following the conventions of a sub-genre? Outline some films which fit into this genre which you find interesting in some way.


My chosen genre is horror.There are many sub genres that co-exist with the horror genre, examples of these are Teen horror “Scream” Comedy horror “Scary movie” Horror thriller “The Saw trilogy” and gore horror “Hostel” and Yes I am following the conventions of Horror thriller.
Fast cutting rates and fast paced sound are classic conventions of this sub genre of horror. Keeping these two key components in mind when composing my clip will be essential to achieve a realistic opening sequence for my chosen sub genre of horror.Films which fit into the sub genre that I have chosen are films such as the “Saw” trilogy and “Texas chainsaw massacre” The reason I believe that these two films are relevant to the sub genre Horror thriller is because the saw films always produce very emersive openings to their films.

They always manage to build an enigma straight away, normally my having someone murdered in a traumatic way, but giving a twist since if they are willing to pay a price in blood and pain they are able to save their lives. This unusual convention is probably why the “saw” films are so famous and why they have created such a huge fan basis on Web 2.0. The reason that I also chose “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” is because in this film, enigma is created by having a strange family who seem to think the way that their son treats his murder victims is normal to some extent.

However enigma is created in the opening sequence from such text as “Based on true events” which to me adds fear since even if it is not true it makes me think that it could happen to me as well. Also the use of a very large scary murderer who murders his victims in a gruesome way and with a fast cutting rate of the camera and loud shocking noises when he appears produces terror within an audience. This is the kind of affect I would like to have on my audience. I would like to produce an enigma, not so obviously that it doesn’t seem real, I would like to add effects to make the audience jump and so they are really drawn in to watch the rest of the film.

2) Pick three of these and outline specific techniques or style which you think might be useful for what you are planning.

I will start with “Saw 5” in the opening sequence they use an extremely fast cutting rate, I believe this is the best way to add confusion as to what is going on to the audience, so they generally get what is going on, however they don’t quite see the detail enough to make the plot obvious. Low angle shots of victims with the murderers above them putting the murdered in a position of dominants is also a good way of creating fear within the sequence. I believe a fast paced sound track is also important, however (if used) it shouldn’t overpower the dialogue. Personally I believe well is more when it comes to use of dialogue, except with the saw films, where the murderer has put his victims on trial and explains why there and how they can stay alive which I think has been used here to a great extent to create enigma.
“Memento” is another film which caught my eye in the ability to create an enigma. No dialogue is used throughout the whole sequence, however it still manages to create suspense and an enigma. The use of time reversal and blood dripping objects in the sequence has been used to great use, close up shots don’t give much of the scene away to create suspicion and keep the audience guessing but it still manages to put quite a lot of the key attributes in the scene. “Seven” also caught my eye. Although it uses montage editing and doesn’t really give you a whole insight as to what the film is about except that there might be a weird overly obsessive person is in it, it still manages to create enigma by the extremely professional editing used. A fast cutting rate, creepy sound track and use of strange pictures connotes obscurity from the norms of our modern society. With all prejudices around in our modern age the person in the sequence would be seen to be strange and an outcast.

3) What is a typical narrative for this genre of film? How could this be set up in the opening to create enigma or suspense?

The typical narrative in a Horror Thriller is murderer kills someone near the beginning of the film, a puzzle is to some extent weaved around the plot, while a person or group of people try and solve it or help someone evolved in the murder but somehow get caught up in it themselves and more often than not they get killed off one by one until the main character is left who either escapes or kills the murderer. This is an effective way to draw an audience since it allows us as the audience to be more immersed within the film, achieve a more immersive cinematic experience since it allows the audience to try and guess the murderer, however this is normally verging on impossible if the film has a strong storyline and a big twist at the end, which is also a huge attraction to these kind of films.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfAjoJvxVPs

This could be set up by thinking hardly about a story plot so that straight away the audience can become engrossed with the sequence, another way of doing it may be to use all the conventions of a good horror, low angle shots, little but well prepared lighting and use of natural framing.

4) What kind of characters are conventional to this type of genre? Identify archetypal heroes or villains, stock characters?

Classic Villain, scary and threatening often looks as if they have some sort of mental problems which is why they commit the horrible acts that they do. Or as if they aren’t really very realistic but are still very frightening.

Classic hero, although the character isn’t big and strong, the main trait of a hero id that they face up to the villains no matter what. This is being well shown in this picture.

Archetypal Stock characters, characters which create enigma and weave someway into the puzzle/ mystery of the film, but at some point in the film get killed off.


5) what typical locations or settings for this genre?
There are many different types of locations that are used in horror films, from fields to houses, however they all seem to have the same concept in common. there is always a sence that the victim cannot excape. this sense of isolation and terror brings about feelings in the audience which make the film seem more realistic and scare the audience more since, if the film is made realistically that the audience seem to think that it could happen to them and they could find themselves in this situation.

Conventionally however the sets are generally dully lit, use of lighting is normally very important in horror films. all types of shots are used, establishing shots are often used, however it seems the most conventional shot to use in a horror is a close up, so a set will have to be able to have good lighting so a close up shot looks affective.

6) What iconography would you expect to see in this genre?

Classic iconography in a horror would omst likely be a weapon, normally a knife, used most commomly in the sub genre "slasher horror" films. however there is more than weapons to do with iconography. A misty setting in a forrest, gives the affect that there could be something out there watching the victims. mascs are also used and are understood as being iconography in horror films, probably most famously in the jason films where he wears a hockey mask.

7) Examples of suitable costume

dark clothing, masks, weapons. these are all parts of cistume which will create a very scary villan who will strike fear into the hearts of the audience.

8) How is light/colour used? what effect would you want to create with lighting? identify connotations of particular colours.

Light and colour is used to great effect in all horror films, i believe good lighting makes and breaks a horror film. if the lighting isnt good and the villan is made out to be very un intimidating and is revealed near the beginning of a film just down to bad lighting will ruin a film. Shaddow on people, showing there non verbal language and emotions creatse

Film noir - Genre

The genre film noir relates to a stylish Hollywood crime drama which seems to aim specifically to emphasize sexual motivations and a corrupt society. The classic Hollywood film noir period dated from the early 1940’s to the late 1950’s. The general era consists of a low key black and white visual style with variations of camera angles and seems to contain roots in German expressionist cinematography.

The Ring - shot by shot technical analysis (opening 2 minutes)

Establishing shot of house - zooms in slowly with strong use of pathetic fallacy (pouring rain, amplified) connoting an eerie setting and a tense situation

Digetic sound- voice over, two girls talking

Motivated cut to the two girls sitting alone in a room – dull/dark setting

Camera zooms in, allows attention to dialogue – conversation between the two girls represents naivety and ignorance and highlights stupidity and therefore possible level of vulnerability

Cuts to over the shoulder shot during mid conversation

Cuts back to two shot, again attention to dialogue – “video tape that kills you when you watch it” – quote creates immediate level of apprehension and the words “kills you” suggests the seriousness of the situation that may be about to occur

Cuts back to over the shoulder shot, camera slowly zooms in – enhances tension

Continuous digetic sound – “you will die in seven days”, sense of death creates dramatic effect and adds to daunting atmosphere

Reaction shot- shows girl to be horrified and shocked highlighting the dramatic situation, adding to suspense

Cuts back to a point of view shot, immediately into a CU of the girls face directly in time with dialogue – “I’ve watched it” This grabs the audience attention, due to the conversation suggestion as she’s watched the tape seven days ago, she will now die – implies a dramatic sequence of events is about to unfold

In conclusion, i think that the opening two minutes of 'The Ring' has used the aboved techniques to create dramatic tension and establish enigma through the use of camera work and editing techniques. The mis-en-scene and sound had also contributed to the overal genre of the film and creates an imersive experince for the audience.

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OH- saw 5 technical analysis.

Saw 5 Technical analyses.


Twisted pictures is introduced, showing the distribution company logo
Text is revealed in a reddy golden colour in the centre of the screen, an effect is added to look like a torch is being shone over it from left to right.
As the black background fades, it reveals a dully written wall dripping with blood, adding fear and gore to the sequence.
It repeats this process several times, to introduce the main companies and people involved with the film.
The sound used ads fear because it almost sounds like a knife is being sharpened.
The credits stop and cut to a dully lit room with what appears to be a head lit but very slightly.
A flash of lightning gives a glimpse of a man locked down in chains, adding enigma.
A cut back to the titles again, showing that the last scene was a tease, used 2 keep the audience interested.
Cut to a (CU) birds eye view shot of the mans face, his face is dully lit but there is enough light to let us see that his neck is tied down by thick metal.
The room is then lit and a cut to a (MS) pan from the mans left hand side. Revealing that his hands and legs are also tied down.
His flailing limbs show how scared he is.
Cut to a (MCU) of his body, a (POV) shot looking down on himself.
Cut to his left ankle showing it is tied down
Then a cut to his right ankle revealing the same thing.
Cut to a (CU) of the mans face showing his body language as terrified, a pull back and a twist is added to the shot. Connoting insanity. As if the man who put him there is insane.
The fast cutting rate adds suspicion, since you get the overall view of what’s going on but never enough time before another cut to examine the set properly and pick out details of his situation.
Cut to a (LS) establishing shot of the set, the man is placed in the top right corner of the cross section from the rule of thirds, drawing attention to him. Also it reveals that he is in what appears to be a warehouse type of building.
Cut to a (MCU) of his torso and face revealing he has lots of tattoos, could imply he doesn’t conform to society and possibly rebellious.
Cut to a (CU) of his head from behind him, still showing his struggle.
A flashing blue screen reveals itself in the top left hand corner of the screen from a rotation shot.
The TV comes into focus and reveals a scary looking puppet, as the shot comes into focus it cuts to a (CU) shot of the TV, adding fear from a sudden close up of the disturbing puppet.
A fast cut after this to a (CU) of the mans face again to show the horror on his face and using non verbal language to connote fear and terror.
Shot reaction shot is used between the man and the doll frequently after this, as if you would with a conversation between people. But with a puppet.
A cut to the TV again, a (CU) shot of the doll slowly turning to look towards him. Further adding terror since it looks at one point as if it is almost addressing the audience.

The doll looks as if it is talking to the man, we can presume that it is a murderer which has used the puppet to address the man, so he can scare/freak out his victim even more and not reveal his own identity. The puppet addresses the man as “Seth”.
A cut back to the man (CU) shot and a voice over is used, of the puppet saying “I want to play a game”, this psychotic behaviour, as if he thinks it is fun to torture people and put them in life threatening situations. This lets us know the murderer is very disturbed.
Cut to a (MS) of the man, showing his body and the TV above him. A low angle shot puts the puppet in a position of dominants and the man a very vulnerable position.
Cut to the man screaming for help a (MS) of his face and body.
Diagetic sound is used from the puppet, its voice has been changed to sound threatening, “right now your feeling helpless, the same helplessness you bestowed onto others” showing the man has done something wrong as well, maybe this is a revenge plot.
“Now it’s up to you” shows that his fate is in his own hands.
Cuts on action, shot reaction shot and a fast cutting rate are still being used to create suspense and build tension.
“Life sentence for murder” shows that the man has murdered someone and maybe deserves to be punished.
“Technicality gave you freedom” shows he hasn’t been punished, or not as much as the murderer thinks he deserves.
Shot reaction shot is used frequently to at the same angles to keep continuity.
“But it inhibits you from understanding the act of taking a life” shows the murderer is almost putting him on trial for the crime he has committed.
A zoom is used on the puppet, showing the detail of it, showing how scary it is and adds emphasis to the puppets scary voice.
“In thirty seconds the pendulum will drop” as this is said, a cut to a (MS) low angle shot of a very large blade on a large metal pole.
“Within sixty seconds, it will cut you in half” shows the seriousness of the situation and adds suspense to whether he will do it or not.

Conclusion/evaluation:

The scene creates massive amounts of tension, i think that it has achieved this best by the use of lighting and low camera angles. there are few representations of ideology except that people who have tattoos are more rebelious and more likely to commit crimes, which would land them in jigsaws game since he preys on people who have commited crimes but have not been punished enough, or have somehow got off free.

OH- technical analysis of memento

Shot by shot analysis of “Memento”

Introduction credits, in a medium size blue font. It fades to black which then instantly brings another title to someone involved with the film.
The title appears “Memento”, the letters are spread out showing its difference from the past pieces of text.
The black background dissolves into a extreme close up of a man holding a Polaroid picture of blood covered tiles.
The title then fades and actors names appear in the same fashion as they did before.
Sad music in the major key, of violins playing sorrowful music, goes in tone with the picture, connoting death and sorrow.
The picture hasn’t moved for almost twenty seconds by this point, adding emphasis to it allowing the audience to fully experience the gore of the photos.
The picture is then shaken, still keeping with the same camera angle and (XCU) of the hand, however when the movement stops the picture appears to be slightly less clear.
Approximately eight seconds later the picture is shaken again and when the movement stops it appears even less clear, this implies that the process is going backwards connoting time reversal.
The same thing happens again at around the same time interval, but the picture becomes less clear, barely recognisable, possible connotations of memory loss could be enforced by this.
The picture is then shaken a fourth and final time, still keeping with the trend of less vision of the photo, its barely recognisable as blood splattered tiles.
A cut to an angle of behind the photo, a (CU) shot revealing a mans torso.
The camera stays focused on the photo and tracks it as he passes it from one hand to the other.
It is then placed back inside the camera and is sucked back into it with the diagetic sound of a camera producing a photo keeping in tone with continuity.
The sound changes at this point as the credits stop. It changes from violins to a mysterious kind of music building suspense and tension.
The camera tracks up to the mans face, the use of meis-en-scene with a splatted of blood on his cheek connotes he is the murderer.
A cut to a close up of the mans mid section as he places the camera in his jacket.
Cut again to his face at a (CU) shot, a low camera angle reveals his dominants in the situation that he is in, his eyes give a hint of sadness, but the lighting manages to make him look angry.
Cut to a (XCU) of a wall covered in blood, the blood appears to be flowing up the wall, which further reinforces the idea that time is being reversed, the blood adds a sinister and scary tone to the sequence.(P)
Cut to an (CU) of an empty bullet shell, the camera has been chosen keeping the rule of thirds in mind, with the cross section of the tiles at the top right and the bullet at the top left. (P)
Cut to a pair of glasses on a ledge, covered in blood, also the wall is dripping with blood connoting fear.
Cut to a (POV) shot of the man with a high camera angle looking down at the man as if he doesn’t really care about him and is dominating him, there is blood splattered all around the man’s head. Showing he has been murdered.
Low camera angle (MS) of the murderer, again showing his power and dominants, a gun flies into his hand further giving evidence to show that he was the one that shot the man.
The murdered kneels, a cut on action and panning down to a (MCU) of his face and torso, keeping the camera at his eye level.
Cut to the same angle of the bullet, the bullet rolls backwards and to the left.
Cut to (CU) of the glasses, lifting from the ledge showing time reversal.
Cut to a mid close up of the man with a gun, pointing it at the man with glasses.
A cut to an (XCU) of the bullet re, entering the gun(P)
Then the diagetic sound of a gun shot
A cut to a over shoulder shot of the manwith a gun, looking at the man on the floor.
The man on the floor screams and then it cuts to the beginning of the film.

all in all i believe the 2 minute opening has been able to create an enigma from many uses of meis-en-scene, such as blood dripping off walls and an obvious use of time reversal. a murder has been used initially to draw the audiences in and get them interested in the film and a want to find out why he murdered the man.

E.U - The grudge - opening 2 minutes

i chose the grudge to do a technical analysis of because it is the type of psychological fear we want to involve in our sequence:

• panning shot of japanese town


• establishing shot of a mans face tunring, standing on a balcony


• motivated cut to his wife in bed, medium close up


• sound bridge as she talks to him but camera stays on the man, close up of his face


• medium close up of both of them, her in the background


• pull back focus to him a she asks if he's okay


• cut back to close up of him


• cut to POV of her as he turns around to look at her


• continuous sound bridge of her asking questions


• cut to medium close up of her sitting up from bed


• cut to a full view of the room, her on the bed, him on the balcony (showing his movement as he turns back round and faces the balcony again)


• the man climbs over the balcony and falls off


• camera cuts to POV shot of him falling toward the ground


• shot reaction shot of her face close up showing her reaction to what has just happened


• cuts to camera on the balcony and her advancing into the frame and looking over the edge


• cuts to her POV of looking over the balcony on to her dead husband


• cut to close up of her face as she realises hes dead


• fade to black.

All the way through there is no specific music or noticable non digetic sound. there are simply the sound of talking and regular street noise you would expect to hear such as; cras driving and honking, people talking and the sound of dogs barking. also there is the sound of wind rushing when there is the POV shot of him falling off the balcony.

E.U - Thrillers

Thrillers are classically thought of as the "edge on your seat" films that keep an audience thrilled and excited such as the film speed. But also the more recent dark thrillers are made to shock the audience and the thriller genre is starting to slip into the horror genre such as the films; se7en, aliens and the shining. most films these days can be classified as a thriller but it is hard to find any which cant be classified under anyother genre aswell. To me a thriller is a film that keeps me energised through the duration of the movie and i stay focused on the film all the way through.

First post

initial ideas- include a horror theme, woods/camping setting, small group of friends. Location introduced to be place of murders to audience, characters unaware. Planned roles - myself to direct, edd edit and oli support in both fields.

first post

initial ideas- small group of friends, going camping in a local woods, from the location they feel safe in there local enviroment, however this has made them vulnerable and willed them into a false sence of security. establishing shots of location, sets the scenes, rustles of bushes, sticks snapping, jack is the main director and eddy as the main editor. oli will be fulfilling both the roles but not as detailde.

E.U - First post

we are planning to create a dark teen horror about a small group of friends going camping in the woods where murders have taken place. Initial idea is to have jack as the director me as editing and ollie helping us both making sure everything is going smoothly.