Assignment #6 final
- 2. Psycho (1960) Genre: Horror/Mystery/Thriller. Conventions: Thriller always being at a fast pace, regular action. Sometimes includes creative heroes who must stop the evil villain. Horror being movies that try to connect with emotions mainly fear and disgust. Mystery focuses a lot on detectives, private investigators. The formal computerised Mysterious writing shows the convention, trying to seriousness of the hide what’s content it being showing, and horror and thriller. happening.
- 3. Titles/Font & Sound Very computerized writing, similar to newspaper. Most important aspect in this opening sequence is the sound, because even The bigger with no pictures or scenes capital letter you can tell that this movie writing illustrates would have to do with the most Horror/Thriller Mystery important films just by listening to information the sound. Sound is all Non – Diagetic. shown. The rhythm is generally fast, lots of instruments with strings. Kind of an orchestra.
- 4. Connotation & Denotation Connotation: A mysterious black background with lines that looks like its a jail, kind of prison cell. Stripes shows maybe a content of routine. Denotation: Just grey lines going through each other with a black background.
- 5. Gattaca (1997) Genre: Drama/Romance/ Sci-fi. Conventions: Drama are serious stories with settings or life situations that illustrates real life events. Sci-fi, are usually scientific, visionary, comic-strip- like, and imaginative. Romance films are love stories, or affairs of the heart that centre on passion, emotion, and the romance. Sci-fi showing a very technological place, looking like a hospital maybe a laboratory.
- 6. Font/ Titles. Typed by computer, possibly trying to copy the Bible, as its a passage from the Bible. Letters from the word ‘Gattaca’ stand out like the ‘A’
- 7. Camera Shots. Extreme close up shot of a fake finger tip. Point of view shot of the person putting on Extreme close the face up shot of a Nail finger tip. dropping down. Long Shot, showing the whole body and showing most part of the room.
- 8. Camera Angles Low Angle, as it looks like the camera is on the floor, to create a bigger impact to the ‘hairs’. High Angle, as it from he’s view from up looking down to get something from the fridge.
- 9. Special Effects, Transitions & Editing and Pace. At the beginning its all very slow and calm, after its goes at regular pace. Slow motion is used, to emphasize The close up on his more on the touch face overlaps with the of the nails on the view from the door. ground. Blue Scene gives it a cold environment, maybe trying to illustrate a medical atmosphere.
- 10. Sound. Parts with just the blue surrounding is all Non- diagetic. With music, and the sound of Hair, Nails and Skin falling. Ending of the blue scene you can hear some sort of Throughout the rest of scratching/itching. this opening sequence is all now Diagetic First sound of sound. Diagetic, as the man is doing his beard the audience and the character can hear the sound.
- 11. Connotation & Denotation. Denotation: Blood and Urine. Connotation: Variety, change, sickness, health. Denotation: Hair and Skin Connotation: DNA, getting rid of something. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ltryKIo7 _I
- 12. Target Audience: 15 and over, people who enjoy sci-fi possibly aimed more at people that likes technology and future ideas. Enigma? This opening sequence creates enigma as it shows only a short bit of something that you could lead to many ideas. Shows a different idea of a film.
- 13. Texas Chain Saw (1974) Genre: Horror/ Mystery/ Thriller. Conventions: Thriller always being at a fast pace, regular action. Sometimes includes creative heroes who must stop the evil villain. Horror being movies that try to connect with emotions mainly fear and disgust. Mystery focuses a lot on detectives, private investigators. Dangerous equipment emphasising horror. Not showing the whole face is creating enigma, because we cant see the full features and information it makes us want to see it more.
- 14. Font/ Titles. Font looks handwritten, looking like a hospital application, as it as Patient: Thomas ... Again the handwriting maybe a Doctors Note.
- 15. Camera Shots. Long shot is also used, so we can have an idea of the place. Extreme close up shots, demonstrating just how scared he is. Just by looking at the eyes you see his fear.
- 16. Camera Angle & Movement. Low Angle, so the child can High Angle, showing from the child’s stand out. point of view. Camera movement: can be seen as handheld, very inconsistent movement.
- 17. Sound. At first it sounds like a winds being Non - Diagetic. Pace of music speeds up a bit, but mostly it stays the same level. When some images first come up, the sound of a camera taking picture. Like a Flash.
- 18. Special Effects, Transitions & Editing and Pace. Black & White effect. Warm colours, Non- lenear. Sepia Effect. The writing is overlapping with Slow the sun as the motion is background. used when putting on face mask. Fast forwarding is used when changing scenes from long shot of the house to close up shot.
- 19. Connotation & Denotation. Just a person with a mask on its face. Hiding, showing mental illness as in Mental Homes, some people have to wear clothes closed up so no movements and aggression. No identity.
- 20. Target Audience: 18 and over, its a very frightening movie, as it has strong scenes. Mostly targeted to the older audience. Adults. Enigma? This opening sequence creates enigma as its only shows little short scenes so it makes you want to know the full story.