2. The ring
๏ Genre : Horror/Thriller
๏งCreats tension
Camera shots to the audience
๏งCloseup
shot
Font/titles ๏งHandwritten
๏งUnstable movemente
๏งChildrenโs writting
3. The ring
Camera angle
๏งLow angle
๏งMid angle
(seeming
someone is in
front of her)
Camera movement
๏งFast zoom
(very sudden)
4. The ring
Sound
o Non Diagetic :
๏ง nursery rhyme
o Diagetic :
๏ง camera flashes,
๏ง waterdrops,
๏ง snow on tv (ghostly)
5. ๏งBlood and the
The ring water creating
enigma ๏งColour blue
(cold enviroment,
Special effects
unwelcoming)
๏งTv snow
Transitions
๏งFade out
๏งFast
forwarding
6. The ring
๏งNon linear
Editing/pace
๏งFast forwarding
๏งSlow motion to
show the blood
Denotation : girl shouting
Connotation : showing fright
7. The ring
mise-en-ceene and conventions
School uniform Innocent girl
Body language Shivering
๏งLight very dim,
๏งsome black and white scenes,
๏งsome use of colour(red)
8. The ring
๏ Who is the target audience for this opening
sequence?
๏ People from 15 to 25
๏ Age of the girl
๏ Most common people to watch this kind of
horror.
๏ How does this opening sequence create enigma?
๏ Starts with lack of sound just hear her breathing,
๏ Non linear
๏ Slow pace creates suspense
9. Psycho
Font/ titles
๏งReminding of
prison
cells, trapped
๏งSlice cutting โ
emphasises title
๏งContrast of font ๏งFont used in
size newspapers
(very clear)
10. Psycho
๏ Genre : horror/thriller
Sound Editing/pace
๏งspeedy
o Diagetic ๏งCreates tension
๏ง Fast
๏ง Violent
๏ง Strings (high pitched)
๏ง Relation to screaming
11. psycho
Denotation : horizontal lines
Connotation : trapped, prison bars
๏ Who is the target audience for this opening sequence? People who enjoy
watching old fashioned horror
๏ big possibility of it being black and white due to the colours used.
๏ How does this opening sequence create enigma?
๏ No use of image
๏ music very suspicious itself
12. Gattaca
๏ Genre : Drama ๏งUnder the
Font/titles sea or sky
๏งBible quotes
๏งSomething
to do with
religion
Camera angle ๏งWhite and
blue very
calming .
๏งMid angle
๏งLow angle
13. Gattaca
Camera shots
๏งExtreme
๏งLong closeup shot
shot
๏งclose up ๏งLong
shot shot
14. Gattaca
Sound
๏ Diagetic :
๏ง calm music
๏ง Sad (death)
๏ Non diagetic :
๏ Echo
๏ Papers flying
๏ Door shutting
๏ Fire starting
๏ Shaving
๏ Scrubbing
15. Gattaca
Transitions
๏งFade out ๏งFade in
Pace/lighting
๏งslow ๏งWarm
Started Ending
๏งWelcoming
๏งSuspicious
๏งYellows suggesting
๏งBlues sugesting
comfort
cold
17. Gattaca
๏ Who is the target audience for this
opening sequence?
๏ 16 to 45 people interested in science and
suspense
๏ Involves chemicals, seems psychological
๏ How does this opening sequence create
enigma?
๏ Tells a story but in puzzle form
๏ What is he doing to his finger ?
๏ What is the liquid he puts on his leg ?
๏ What is the blood for ?