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birThis document analyzes three film trailers: This Is 40 uses comical dialogue and up-tempo music with fast edits to represent its comedic genre, pausing for punchlines; Compliance uses fades and an eerie tone to intrigue viewers about a true story involving an unknown police officer and manager; End of Watch shows action from two perspectives very quickly without voiceover, using gunfire and its Fast and Furious writer to look exciting and help viewers connect with characters.
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The document summarizes conventions of thriller films and analyzes a scene from a film. It discusses elements like plots involving a disoriented protagonist in a life-or-death situation, male heroes with skills, damsels in distress, and hidden antagonists. It also mentions common thriller settings like trains and high-tech labs, as well as camera techniques like close-ups, changing music tones, and shot reverse shot editing. The analyzed scene takes place on a train station and depicts two men, one possibly stereotyped due to being Middle Eastern, fighting and questioning, creating drama through sounds, editing, and an empty environment captured with camerawork.
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Storyboards
The storyboard document provides details on the opening sequences for two game shows - Release The Hounds and The Chase. For Release The Hounds, the 10 second opening uses dark and eerie tones to set the horror theme and leaves viewers unsure of what will happen. For The Chase, the longer 23 second opening introduces the host and contestants in a bright studio, but leaves the identity of the challenger unknown, setting up the competitive element. Both openings aim to intrigue viewers through a sense of mystery while establishing the shows' formats and tones.
Thriller – codes and conventions
Thrillers use techniques like suspense, tension, and excitement to stimulate the viewer's emotions. Elements of mise-en-scene, sound, editing, narrative structure, setting, characters, iconography, and cinematography help films stick to the thriller genre. For example, dark lighting, ominous music, abrupt cuts, isolated settings, and characters in danger are common codes and conventions used to create anxiety and fear in viewers. Camera shots like close-ups are also important to clearly show emotions and increase tension.
Genre and narrative
This document contains a worksheet analyzing the technical elements of mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound, and editing used in a film clip to represent its narrative and genre. It lists details about the set, costumes, colors, props, lighting, and performances used in mise-en-scene, as well as elements of cinematography, sound design, and editing techniques employed in the clip. The narrative appears to be a thriller or crime drama taking place at night in Chicago, involving a police investigation.
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Storyboards
The storyboard document provides details on the opening sequences for two game shows - Release The Hounds and The Chase. For Release The Hounds, the 10 second opening uses dark and eerie tones to set the horror theme and leaves viewers unsure of what will happen. For The Chase, the longer 23 second opening introduces the host and contestants in a bright studio, but leaves the identity of the challenger unknown, setting up the competitive element. Both openings aim to intrigue viewers through a sense of mystery while establishing the shows' formats and tones.
Thriller – codes and conventions
Thrillers use techniques like suspense, tension, and excitement to stimulate the viewer's emotions. Elements of mise-en-scene, sound, editing, narrative structure, setting, characters, iconography, and cinematography help films stick to the thriller genre. For example, dark lighting, ominous music, abrupt cuts, isolated settings, and characters in danger are common codes and conventions used to create anxiety and fear in viewers. Camera shots like close-ups are also important to clearly show emotions and increase tension.
Genre and narrative
This document contains a worksheet analyzing the technical elements of mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound, and editing used in a film clip to represent its narrative and genre. It lists details about the set, costumes, colors, props, lighting, and performances used in mise-en-scene, as well as elements of cinematography, sound design, and editing techniques employed in the clip. The narrative appears to be a thriller or crime drama taking place at night in Chicago, involving a police investigation.
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The document discusses conventions, titles/timings, mise-en-scene, sound, and camera techniques used in horror and thriller movies. It provides examples of how these elements set the tone and build suspense, such as using string instruments and dark colors in the score, having the male character wear dark clothing, showing clocks at night to suggest mystery, and employing jump cuts and zooms between characters and locations. The document analyzes how these techniques are employed in the openings of movies to immerse viewers and establish the psychological nature of the films.
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The opening title sequence of Fight Club begins inside the microscopic view of a body, immersed the viewer in the psychological inner workings. Shots progress through the body before emerging in a close up of a character's sweaty forehead with a gun in their mouth. This establishes the psychological thriller genre and sinister tone. The first line of dialogue references the mysterious Tyler Durden, hooking the audience's interest in this significant character.
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This document analyzes the soundtrack of a scene from the movie "The Dark Knight". It identifies different types of sounds used in the scene including diegetic sounds of voices and objects, and non-diegetic background music. The background music builds tension as it gets louder and higher pitched when Batman gets closer to the Joker. Selective sounds of weapons are also exaggerated to emphasize their significance. Synchronous sounds of vehicles match what is seen to immerse the viewer. Dialogue is primarily from the Joker to express his thoughts and feelings to the viewer.
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The lighting in the film is mostly dark to set a scary tone. Scenes show the tall killer holding a butcher's knife in various locations from long shots that make him look dominating to close-ups of victims' terrified reactions. Quick cuts and editing techniques like black fades and crossfades between shots build tension, while the minor key music and title cards give clues to the horror film's name and plot without revealing too much.
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The trailer begins with quiet music and a voiceover setting the scene. The music then becomes fast-paced during a montage of clips. Key dialogue is used to provide context and intrigue the audience. The music stops for certain pieces of information. The trailer fades to black, showing bold text about the film being based on a bestselling novel and being a sequel. This emphasizes the information and builds tension through the music and editing.
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The lighting in the film is mostly dark to set a scary tone. Scenes show the tall killer holding a butcher's knife in various locations seen from long shots that make him look dominating as well as close-ups of the victims' reactions. Edits include black fades and title cards while the sound uses minor key music, dialogue, and a voiceover to build suspense and tension.
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The radio trail targets adults who enjoy comedy, with a deep male voice using an up-tempo, comedic tone that changes throughout the 40-second trailer. It includes laughing sound effects to convince listeners it will be funny, as well as upbeat background music, while blending voiceover, sound effects and dialogue from the show at similar sound levels without ambient noise. The conventions follow those of comedy TV trailers.
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Halloween Important Points
The lighting in the film is mostly dark to set a scary tone. Scenes show the tall killer holding a butcher's knife in various locations from long shots that make him look dominating to close-ups of victims' terrified reactions. Quick cuts and editing techniques like black fades and crossfades between shots build tension, while the minor key music and title cards give clues to the horror film's name and plot without revealing too much.
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The trailer begins with quiet music and a voiceover setting the scene. The music then becomes fast-paced during a montage of clips. Key dialogue is used to provide context and intrigue the audience. The music stops for certain pieces of information. The trailer fades to black, showing bold text about the film being based on a bestselling novel and being a sequel. This emphasizes the information and builds tension through the music and editing.
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The opening scene of Misery establishes that the main character, Paul Sheldon, is a famous writer through shots of him typing at his desk. The red and black opening credits symbolize danger and threat that will be focused on him. After finishing his book, Paul celebrates with a cigarette and champagne, unaware of the misery ahead. The film challenges horror conventions by having a male victim and a dominating female instead of male murderer. It keeps the conventions of isolation and an accident leading to the main plot.
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1) The setting is a post-apocalyptic world infested by aliens, with a dark and lonely mood conveyed through the audio.
2) The game genre is a shooter with an episodic story and narrative of loss, shown through confused characters hearing an approaching truck.
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The document analyzes the music video for "Electric Love" by BØRNS through various shots and techniques used:
1) Mid shots show BØRNS wearing sparkly suits and makeup with long hair, challenging male stereotypes. Long shots introduce faceless dancers in bright clothes.
2) Dimmed light shines on BØRNS' face as he sings, appearing mysterious in the darkness. Wide shots use neon lights to match the lyrics and frame BØRNS as the main attraction.
3) Ariel long shots look down from his point of view, almost dehumanizing faceless female dancers through the male gaze. Extremely bright lights draw attention to BØ
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Treatment
1) The document outlines a proposed 1-2 minute film treatment about a teenage boy experiencing paranoia.
2) It will follow the boy over the course of an evening as he walks down a road and interprets normal events and sounds as personal threats due to his mental state.
3) The film will end on an ambiguous note, with the boy calling emergency services from a phone booth only to hear a threatening message before the call cuts out, leaving the audience unsure of what is real or imagined.
Trailer analysis
The trailer for Scarface uses various film techniques to attract audiences to the crime thriller genre. It begins slowly with suspenseful music and shots of Tony's interrogation. As the trailer shows Tony rising to power in Miami through the drug trade, the music becomes upbeat. However, the trailer hints at Tony's inevitable downfall by showing him in high-angle shots and revealing climactic violence. Through its editing, mise-en-scene, cinematography, sound, and use of Al Pacino's star power, the Scarface trailer intrigues viewers about Tony's journey while still keeping much of the plot concealed.
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Lance Preston and the crew of a ghost-hunting reality show lock themselves in the abandoned Collingwood Psychiatric Hospital for the night to investigate reports of paranormal activity. They quickly realize that the hospital is alive and preventing them from leaving, trapping them in a maze of hallways. As they become lost and terrified by the ghosts of former patients, they start to question their sanity and learn the dark truth behind the hospital's past, filming what turns out to be their final episode.
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Halloween Important Points
The lighting in the film is mostly dark to set a scary tone. Scenes show the tall killer holding a butcher's knife in various locations seen from long shots that make him look dominating as well as close-ups of the victims' reactions. Edits include black fades and title cards while the sound uses minor key music, dialogue, and a voiceover to build suspense and tension.
Analysis of similar texts
The document analyzes two movie trailers - The Revenant (2015) and Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) - to understand their target audiences, themes, and technical elements. The target audience for both films is identified as 16+ due to their violent content and gritty themes of survival and betrayal. Fast-paced editing, tense music, and explosive action sequences are among the key technical codes used. The unconventional settings and contrasts between music and visuals aim to intrigue audiences and set the films apart. The analysis will help the student create their own thriller trailer that incorporates lessons from these professional examples.
Teaser trailer timeline
The document analyzes the teaser trailer for the film The Revenant. It breaks down the trailer shot-by-shot, describing techniques used like camera angles, editing, and sound design. Low camera angles are used frequently to build tension and make characters seem intimidating. Jump cuts are also used to skip between events. Throughout most of the trailer, sound effects are muffled while the soundtrack plays prominently. The conclusion notes that this teaser follows typical thriller trailer conventions and will help inform the creation of the author's own trailer.
Number 23
The opening sequence of the film The Number 23 establishes a dark, ominous tone through its visual elements and sound design. Visually, the red background, scratched wall texture, and small white text create an eerie atmosphere. The sequence also uses unsettling sounds like pages turning and slamming doors, along with an intermittent heavy drumbeat. Shots from the sequence depict thriller-related images like a shadowy figure holding a knife under low light and a man with blood on his hands looking fearfully at the camera. Overall, the opening sequence effectively sets up the thriller genre through its visual and auditory conventions.
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The trailer sets an intense and unsettling tone through flashing images, violent transitions and atmospheric music. Characters are introduced briefly alongside descriptions of the antagonist. Though some plot details are revealed, the trailer aims to intrigue audiences by revealing little about the killer's identity or how the story resolves, encouraging viewers to learn more. It stands out from typical horror trailers through its disjointed, cryptic style and leaves audiences wanting to discover what makes this film unique.
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The title sequences of Se7en, Panic Room, and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo use visuals and music to set the tone and build anticipation for each film. Se7en's sequence uses sounds of thunder, drums, and screeching to create an uneasy atmosphere. Panic Room's titles focus on the aesthetics of the city skyline and use music to convey the thriller genre. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo opens with the song "Immigrant Song" to set a mysterious, fast-paced tone, and uses dark colors, fire, and quick cuts between odd images to intrigue viewers about the film's events.
Analysis of a professional film opening.
The opening 2-5 minutes of the film Dragonfly introduces the main characters and establishes the central conflict. It shows the husband trying to get a flight to help his wife in South America. Scenes then show the wife helping people in the jungle, but floods occur and she dies when a bus crash causes by falling rocks. The opening establishes the wife as a doctor working internationally and her sudden death. It uses dramatic music, voiceovers, and quick cuts between locations to set the tense tone for the thriller genre.
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This document discusses two potential horror film plots and details that would be needed to create a trailer for either plot. Plot 1 involves mythical creatures luring humans into the woods to drink their blood, while Plot 2 is about a pop star who dies on stage and mysteriously returns as a ghost seeking revenge. Location scouting, sound effects, cinematography techniques, and software/filming skills needed to achieve an effective trailer are outlined for each plot. The document serves as a pitch and planning guide for a student film trailer project.
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The document provides analysis of the mise-en-scene, sound, camera shots, and editing techniques used in the first three minutes of the film 39 Steps. It summarizes that the black and white filming establishes the early 20th century setting. Upbeat non-diegetic music and lighting create an atmosphere of excitement for a glamorous theater occasion. Shadows and shots of a mysterious man in a trench coat create intrigue about the unfolding mystery genre narrative. Formal staging of two suited men on stage signals the start of a comedy performance to a sophisticated, upper-class audience. Linear editing moves the story along without disorienting the viewer as they are introduced to this world.
Warm bodies teaser trailer analysis
The trailer uses low-key lighting and scruffy costumes to portray a dark, mysterious zombie world. It focuses on the developing romance between a zombie and human girl to appeal to its target youth audience. While it establishes the horror genre with zombie scenes, it introduces comedy and a romantic plotline to make the film less serious. It uses changes in editing pace, music, and sound design to contrast the scary and romantic elements.
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The document discusses and compares the title sequences of four psychological thriller films:
1) Rear Window has classic orange and red fonts over still background images, with the actors listed first followed by the director. The titles include thrilling music.
2) SE7EN has small typewritten fonts in colors over black and images. It lists the director first followed by actors and crew. It includes an eerie, thrilling soundtrack.
3) Inception uniquely has no titles or credits for the first two minutes, instead starting straight into the story.
4) Panic Room has beveled fonts reflecting the film's title over still images. It lists famous actors first followed by other cast and crew, with jump cuts between
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The document provides an analysis of the opening title sequence of the film Fight Club. It describes the abrupt transition from darkness and classical music to loud fast-paced music when the titles begin. The opening uses a dollying out camera technique that pans constantly as the titles appear and disappear over close-ups of what looks like a brain's receptor nerves, indicating the psychological thriller genre. The tight color scheme of blues and blacks throughout the titles further hints at themes of things being "the same" in the movie.
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1) The document analyzes techniques used in successful movie trailers such as Dunkirk, Wonder, and The Book of Henry. It identifies techniques like using voiceovers, non-diegetic music, and montages of clips.
2) Common trailer techniques discussed include starting with a voiceover to introduce characters, using music to set the tone and heighten emotion, and including dialogue to emphasize feelings and plot points.
3) The analysis found that voiceovers help audiences understand fast-paced trailers, and that non-diegetic music is most effective when it matches the trailer's tone. Intertitles can be useful for some genres but not others.
Video Analysis
The document provides analysis of the video techniques used in 5 music videos:
1. Metallica - One uses blacked out band members, western stock footage, and an abandoned warehouse setting to reflect the dark tone of the song. Close-ups and angles emphasize the importance of the music and drumming. Stock footage is cut with the music.
2. Michael Jackson - Thriller uses horror film-inspired settings, costumes, and camera techniques to portray a movie-like feel. Close-ups show transformation and screaming details. Shots establish settings and conversation-like tracking.
3. Bring Me The Horizon - Sleepwalking uses locations and subtle, handheld shots to portray the fragile nature of sleepwalking. Cross
Media sound
The document discusses how sound is used in different television genres like crime drama, medical drama, sci-fi drama, and historical drama to convey information to audiences and create certain effects. In crime dramas, eerie music builds tension while screams and gunshots communicate danger and violence. Medical dramas use relaxing café music to ease tension versus a drumbeat that builds suspense. Sci-fi dramas employ mysterious sounds and machine noises to set a futuristic tone. Finally, historical dramas rely on period music, horse carriages and formal speech to transport audiences back in time.
Assignment 10
The document analyzes and summarizes 15 different opening title sequences from horror films. It observes that most OTS are symbolic and use techniques like asynchronous sound, narrative enigmas through headings, and mise-en-scene to represent characters. Specific films highlighted include The Walking Dead, which uses a dark color palette and abandoned locations to set an ominous tone without characters, and Evil Dead, which has a nonlinear sequence showing blood spreading to foreshadow violence in a gory yet unconventional way using opera music. The document discusses how opening sequences prepare audiences for films through setting atmosphere, mood, and leaving questions unanswered to generate interest.
Thriller genre conventions
This document discusses techniques used in thriller films to create suspense and tension for viewers. It notes that thrillers elicit feelings of suspense, excitement, anticipation, and anxiety. It then lists several cinematic techniques used in thrillers, including low key lighting, quick cuts, shadows, tension music, close ups of protagonists, hiding the identity of antagonists, jump cuts, continuous editing, suspenseful music that builds drama, establishing locations, low key lighting, differing costumes, and other elements of composition, acting, makeup, and film stocks.
Alidaviestrailer analysis
The three trailers analyzed all effectively conveyed genre through different techniques. The RIPD trailer used fast pacing, official fonts, and sci-fi sound effects to portray an action/comedy/supernatural genre. The About Time trailer emphasized romance through titles, cinematography showing time travel, and warm colors. The Inkeepers trailer established a horror genre through a character's ominous dialogue, frightening music building to loud sounds, an old font with heavy shadowing, dark colors, and fast editing to create a scary atmosphere.
Assignment 2 what is an ots
This document analyzes and compares the opening title sequences (OTS) of two films - The Walking Dead (Season 3) and The Conjuring. It notes that both OTS use music and visuals to set a fearful atmosphere, though they differ in music tempo. The Walking Dead OTS hints at the setting and story through scattered cars and objects tied to characters, while The Conjuring uses family photos and a house. Key similarities are noted like crediting the cast and production team. The conclusion states that an effective OTS should provide foreshadowing of the story and title.
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