The document discusses the genre of thriller films and the group's choice to create a thriller film opening. It mentions that while they selected the thriller genre, they still needed to decide on a specific sub-genre. It also states that they will first research two basic conventions found in all thriller films.
2. • After looking at all the different types of genres and exploring them in
detail we then as a group had to decide on a chosen genre. We decided to
choose a thriller as we all enjoy watching thriller films. We thought this
would be a better choice picking this genre type as we all have an
understanding of them and thought this would help us produce an
effective two minute film opening.
• Although we picked the genre thriller we then had to decide again what
type of sub–genre to do as there are many types of thriller. But before this
we are going to research two basic conventions that you would find in all
thriller films.
4. Black Swan analysis
• The film begins with the Fox pictures/Cross Creek pictures opening credits sequence. The screen then goes black and low,
classical, eerie music begins to play. This sound at the moment is non diegetic as it doesn't fit with the scene we see. We
then see an appearance of white bold writing saying ‘ Black Swan’ which appears on a black background that introduces the
title of the film. After several seconds of darkness we then see a spotlight which is directed onto what seems like a ballet
dancer who’s dressed in white clothing. The spotlight illuminates the ballet dancers white clothing which contrasts with the
black background. This could indicate that the film is about good verses evil and she is a pure character in a dark world.
The classical music that we heard throughout the opening credits has sound bridge over into another scene but now it
becomes a diegetic sound as classical music is something we expect to hear when watching a ballet dancer perform.
After we see the long shot of the ballet dancer, the camera then cross cuts to a close up of the ballet dancer’s feet while she
dances in rhythm to the classical music we can hear. The camera then zooms out so we can see more of the ballet dancer’s
legs. The ballet dancer then gracefully sits down onto the floor were we can see her face for the first time. The camera then
cuts to a long shot of the ballet dancer’s back where we can see a second male character join the shot. We then see an over
the shoulder shot where the man is being tracked whilst he’s walking towards the ballet dancer. The slow classical music
suddenly become tense when the male character joins the scene. This could suggest that he is bad news. This also shows as
he’s walking toward the ballet dancer who's back is turned away from him in the shadows whilst she's in the light. This
shows a modern representation of a male as he is shown as being the more dominant one, while the woman is being shown
as being vulnerable which is a traditional representation of a woman. Once the male character is closer to the ballet dancer
she stands up and we see a close up of the ballet dancer’s face and she looks vulnerable. She then takes an intake of breath
which is synchronised with the diegetic classical music. The couple then begin to dance in a cat and mouse way where the
man dancer stalks around her, this suggest that she is weak which is a traditional representation of a woman. The classical
music then speeds up and becomes more dramatic. Whilst this is going on we see the male character develop what looks
like devil ears on top of his head. This could suggest that he’s vile approaching an innocent woman. The music and the
dancers speed up and they are both synchronised together. After a few seconds of the male dancer dominating the female
dancer he then leaves and she is left to dance alone. This suggests that she is now the dominant one. The next scene we see
is the main character waking in her bed with a smile on her face. This suggests that what we just saw was a dream. She then
rises from her bed and stretches her bones, during this there is synchronised diegetic sounds of her bone clicking.
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