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The opening horror film 'Seeking Possession' effectively uses conventions of the genre. It begins with mysterious yet tense credits that fade in white, matching the dressed girl. Unsettling sounds build tension, from the institution's white noise to the increasing drone and muffled music. The camerawork maximizes anxiety through varied shots like tunnels viewed from high and low angles. Grey and red colors contrast and reference blood, fitting with the ominous title. The mise-en-scene creates an isolating and threatening atmosphere through its dark location, symbolic barriers, and positioned dead bodies.
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- 1. Feedback for our horror film opening ‘Seeking Possession’ The institutions Weresplit were similar to Hitchcock’s film ‘psycho’ The static in DreamWorks links in with our own institution The institution name fits with story The logo is effective and harsh sounds link with genre The white noise follows horror conventions Credits + title Worked well with the theme Red in the title indicates danger and blood The title was a flash of colour Credits not to long and didn’t take the attention away from the film Credits are smooth Title is mysterious The credits and title fit well with the beginning of film Good use of credits the way they fade in and out Credits are good in white as they link n with the girl Sounds White noise in the institution follows convention of thrillers Mixture of diegetic and non diegetic used effectively Use of synchronized sound Music builds a lot of tension Muffling of music Drone increasing in pitch creates anxiety and builds tension Background music really fits to the situation Sound it tense and builds up suspense Good sound of headphones being in at the end Sound in title sequence works well
- 2. Camera Excellent range of shots to maximize anxiety Tunnel excellent high/low angle, camera movements show vulnerability and is also significant and subverts Pan across bodies eases tension then pan back to scream instantly brings it back High angle of boy running makes him seem small and defenseless POV shot involves audience in the action POV of bodies is really effective Lots of range of shots High angle shots set scene Smooth shots Colour Colour contrast throughout Grey-red=blood links nicely with the title White of the dress- irony- connotation Colouring of 1st half in contrast to equilibrium High key lighting is used at the end Monochromatic colours used to maximize anxiety Mise-en-scene Location- dark/cold/dry Fence-barriers throughout are symbolic Shadow of the girl at the end of the tunnel The note is a bit like a police report which could be a convention Character is isolated Girl in white- usually innocent however her intentions are not innocent- irony Tunnel links with death- boy runs away from white light- could be trying to escape death Use of time, date, month, year- links in with psycho Tunnel shows vulnerability Dead bodies situated well- looked realistic Good use of equilibrium Ripped note is effective makes it look like an opening