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The document analyzes the opening title sequence of the film "Insidious" focusing on its use of mise en scene, sound, editing, and cinematography. The cinematography uses close-ups of toys and moving objects to create an unsettling mood and foreshadow paranormal events. The editing smoothly transitions between shots to give the audience glimpses of the characters and setting without revealing the full plot. Overall, the title sequence effectively sets up the suspense and conventions of a supernatural thriller through its use of these film techniques.
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- Opening credits are typically dark and dull to set the tone and signal to the audience they are watching a
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The document discusses techniques used in opening sequences of thriller films, including The 39 Steps, Peeping Tom, and The Arbor. It covers the use of shadows to hide identity in The 39 Steps, close-ups to emphasize being watched in Peeping Tom, and the symbolic use of color in the titles of The Arbor. The document also evaluates how The Arbor conforms to thriller conventions through its use of low-key lighting and a potentially dangerous fire scene.
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The document analyzes the cinematography, editing, sound design, and mise-en-scene techniques used in the trailer for the horror film The Conjuring. It discusses how these elements appeal to audiences and relate to conventions of the horror genre, such as using low-key lighting, isolated settings, ominous music, and visuals of harm or injury to create atmosphere and tension. Short takes, montages, and changes in camera movement are used to build shock and scare the audience. Mise-en-scene elements like old props and costumes further set the time period and creepy tone. The trailer employs editing techniques like eyeline matches and title screens to draw viewers in and make them want to watch the full
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Genre conventions
The document discusses key conventions of the horror genre including sound, technical codes, and title sequences. Regarding sound, horror films use diegetic and non-diegetic sounds to create atmosphere and suspense. Technical codes like camera angles, point-of-view shots, depth of field, handheld shots, and editing are used to build tension and indicate danger. Title sequences are often short to immediately draw the audience in without waiting for credits.
Analysis of our three chosen trailers;
The document provides an analysis of the trailers for three films: Shutter Island, Paranormal Activity, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Key points discussed include:
1) The trailers' representation of characters, plots, music/sound, mise-en-scene, editing techniques, target audiences, and social groups.
2) How the document will apply lessons from analyzing these trailers to its own trailer about a woman possessed in a mental asylum, targeting a young audience.
3) Specific techniques the document plans to emulate (e.g. music, shots) and challenges (e.g. use of dialogue, characters) from the analyzed trailers.
The
Analysis of our three chosen trailers;
The document provides an analytical deconstruction and comparison of the trailers for three films: Shutter Island, Paranormal Activity, and The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Key points discussed include:
1) An overview of each film and reasons for choosing its trailer to analyze. Characteristics like genre, plot elements involving mental asylums, possession, and courtroom drama are discussed.
2) Analyses of specific elements in the trailers like characters, music/sound, mise-en-scene, editing techniques, representation of social groups, and how they appeal to target audiences.
3) Notes on how insights from deconstructing the trailers will influence the creation of the author's own
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Media product use
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Evaluation Question 1
The document discusses how the student incorporated conventions from real horror media texts into their short film project. Specifically, they researched films like "A Nightmare on Elm Street" and "The Woman in Black" to understand techniques used for shots, effects, sound, and plot/storyline elements. This informed choices made for their own film's mise-en-scene, camera work, sound design, and use of a flashback to develop the storyline and mystery. Overall, the goal was to follow horror film conventions to create intrigue and scare the audience.
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- 2. Insidious In this presentation, I shall analyse the opening of the popular thriller film "Insidious" focusing on the mise en scene, sound, editing and cinematography.
- 3. Cinematography • The cinematography used in the opening foreshadows a lot of the events in the main film. They use close up's of teddy bears to create suspense, as toys and dolls are related to thriller films. In the title sequence, there is a lot grisly images that can frighten an audience. For example, there is a dark shadow which is a figure of a man, and that foreshadows the fact the film could be based on a stalker, child killer or a ghost. Like paranormal activity, they've used mid shots of mysterious moving chandeliers, and chairs moving. This then reinforces the idea that it's going to be based on a ghost type, paranormal film, and then the audience prepare themselves for any scares. All of the cinematography used in the film, creates the right mood for a supernatural thriller.
- 5. Sound
- 6. Editing • The transitions used in the opening are very smooth and they connect with one shot well. They use the colour red a lot in the title sequence, and the credits fade in and out very nicely. When the Insidious title comes onto screen, the "I" is shaped like a devil, which foreshadows the events of the film, and can make the audience get the idea of what the film's antagonist may be (The Devil). The title sequence has been put together well, and everything flows together, they don't leave one specific shot on for more than 15 seconds, meaning the audience get a glimpse of the location, and setting and a few main characters, but not enough so that they can guess the plot. This is effective because, it makes the audience want to carry on watching. The editing used in this opening to a supernatural thriller fits to the right standard, and keeps the audience excited and in tact with the action.
- 7. Why is this a good title sequence to a Thriller? • Insidious is a good title sequence to a supernatural thriller because of the sound, mise en scene, cinematography and editing. All of the four key elements build up the suspense and enjoyment of the film, and the audience get a real insight of the key events of the film, and they get a small preview of what's coming up for them.
- 8. Does the title sequence fir the right codes and conventions of a thriller? • The codes and conventions of a supernatural thriller are that it's focused somewhat on the horror thriller sub-genre, but focused more on the ghosts, mysterious moving objects etc. The codes and conventions are that the audience sustain a feeling of menace and unpredictability, which is exactly what the opening of Insidious does to the viewer, making them feel extremely uncomfortable, which is the aim of a thriller film.