Gremlins is a 1984 comedy horror film directed by Joe Dante and produced by Steven Spielberg. It takes place in the 1980s and has a Christmas setting depicted through dull white colors with pops of red and orange from children's clothing. The film uses diegetic sounds to establish the 1980s period and cuts between scenes with minimal editing. It draws the audience in visually through the white snow and contrasting colors while signaling the main character's importance by keeping him centered on screen.

1. Gremlins
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2. Genre
• Comedy
• Black comedy
• Horror
• Fantasy
• Comedy horror

3. title
• Steven Spielberg who is one of the executive producers and other
names of people who were involved such as the director and the
actors and actresses.

4. Production company
• Warner brothers
• Amblin entertainment

5. Mise-en-scene
• Set in the 1980’s
• Colours are white as it is Christmas quite dull but people and children
are colourful with reds and oranges
• Looks like the 1980’s style and makes it look like a normal time in the
film.

6. editing
• The sound of the film is mostly diegetic sounds such as the sound of
the car and the background sound of the kids playing in the snow.
• The visual side of the film is not edited that much, it is just hard cuts
to the next scene and the names of the people involved in the film.

7. narrative
• The audience is drawn in by the white of the snow and also by the
contrasting colours of the childrens’ coats.
• The main character of the film when he is in the scene is always in the
centre of the screen which shows his importance but also signals that
he is the one to look for in the film.