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Thriller Genre: The Shining Analysis

The Silence of the Lambs opening analysis

The film 'The Silence of the Lambs' is integrated in the genre of thriller. The audience then automatically that the film is going to be serious and possibly dark. Meaning and effects of the genre is created by certain aspects such as mise-en-scene, editing, sound and camerawork to create questions the audience think and also what the audience understands of the character so far. In the opening sequence of 'The Silence of the Lambs' the director has conveyed two different automatic assumptions of the female character, one could be that she is in distress, and the other towards the end that we can understand that she is not weak, however a strong main female protagonist.

One way that effects are created in 'The Silence of the Lambs' is through mise-en-scene. The first way mise-en-scene is used is through the use of location. Instantly, the first shot is presented to us with the location of the woods or forest. This could show how the area is quite exposed and lonely, possibly making the audience tense as it is conventional for problematic things to happen in woods in film. The shot of the branches of the tree is quite un comforting for the audience and also spooky. Another use of mise-en-scene is the use of costuming, the first male that is introduced wears an FBI cap. This could represent how the male has some sort of authority in the film, as he talks to the female, this also shows how they have some sort of connection and she plays an important role. The titles of the film are bold and black, with a white outline, this allows the audience to view them clearly, it could also show that the film is going to be quite serious, as the colour black has connotations of mystery and evil.

One second way that creates different effects for the audience is 'The Silence of the Lambs' is the use of editing. One use of editing that is used is an eye line match, this is used when there is a shot of the female characters face looking in the direction of a board, then a closeup of the board with many images on them. This is used to show how the female character is intrigued and wants to become involved in the crime that is shown in the photos. As well as this there is a long take at the beginning of the clip. This builds suspense up for the audience as we have to look at the shot and inspect the scenery and setting in the shot, whilst the audience is also expecting something to happen. It also makes the audience question what she is looking at, and what makes her so intrigued and why she is looking at the photos.

The third way this is done is through the use of sound. An example of when sound is used is at the beginning, the soundtrack uses violins and the tempo is very slow. This could create a sense that the film is serious and it also builds suspense, it also creates tension and builds up, which could lead the audience into thinking something bad is going to happen.

The last way that effects are created is through the use of he next shot is one of running out of the woodland, past the signs. This shot is a tilt shot, this resembles the effort that she was previously putting into her training, which enforces her strength and power. She runs past other police officers, also training, and into what must be the police compound. By now the music has slowed to a more calm tune, which is empathetic to how she is now surrounded by other people and in a safer environment. Whilst in the compound, she is still running through the corridors, almost as if she is trying to make up for the training that she was previously cut short of. Once again this enforces how seriously she takes her job, whilst this is all happening, the titles still roll and appear on the screen.

Catch Me If You Can Title Sequence order of titles

0:04Production company

0:09Smaller production companies

0:13Producers

0:19Director

0:24Main actor

Main actor

0:44Title of the film

1:31Casting

1:34Co-producer

1:37Based on

1:40Title designer

1:45Music 

1:51Costume designer

1:54Film editor

1:58Production designer

2:03Director of photography

2:07Co executive producer

2:14Executive producer

2:16Executive producer

2:21Producers

2:25Screenplay

2:29Director 

Legally Blonde opening sequence

The Sixth Sense Analysis

Mise en Scene
Mise en scene is used throughout 'The Sixth Sense' opening title sequence. For instance, within the first few seconds a naked light bulb gradually heats up within a dark setting through a close-up shot. This prop, sparking to life, gives out a hint with a symbolic idea of the presence of ghosts and implies the extraordinary attributes of Cole Sear to see them. The light within the opening credits maintains an eerie and surreal atmosphere which builds up suspense. The harsh lighting as well as Anna’s figural expressions when she turns round and shivers indicate the mysterious atmosphere in the cellar and viewers grasp that chilling effect. This pattern of harsh lighting and cold temperature continues throughout the remaining suspenseful scenes. Another important element of mise en scene in 'The Sixth Sense' is the implementation of the colour red. Red is a very strong colour that can be associated with positive and negative emotions.

The titles in the opening credits of ‘The Sixth Sense’ suggest an ambiguous nature of the film. This is due to the idea that the credits gradually appear and are based upon two extremely prominent and almost ‘ghostly’ colours: black and white.The use of the colour white is what the titles themselves are written in and as the names progressively appear they then fade out again in order to convey an ethereal feeling.

Sound
As soon as the credits emerge on to the screen, a mysterious and pretentious sound begins to play. The music mirrors the credit titles as when a name fades away, the music gradually lowers and then becomes higher pitched again when another name appears. This idea is expressed through non-diagetic sound as it is not a natural sound within the film. When the titles ‘The Sixth Sense’, appears on the screen the music quickens and becomes more abrupt and is then followed by a repetition of the title. This is a suggestion of either; a double meaning or seeing things on more than one occasion which may not seem clear at first.

Camerawork
A long shot is then used which reveals the character’s shadow expressing the idea that we as the audience can see something that she cannot. Furthermore, this point is later developed when the camera zooms in on a frame revealing that it is mirrored. Similarly, this allows the audience to see two of the characters on screen which they themselves cannot relate to. This conveys the idea that certain people are able to see more things than others.Finally, a close-up shot is used which reveals broken glass on the floor that has been shattered from a window. This presents the idea that someone else is in the house with them even though they cannot directly see anybody at first.

Wallander Opening

Opening Sequences.

Fast and Furious 7 Opening

This opening sequence introduces the main antagonist of the film. We can see this as he walks through the hospital with all the SWAT officers on the ground injured. Usually in film the authorities are presented as good, therefore from this the audience can see that the antagonist who has killed them is the bad character. The questions that are raised is who is the man who is killing the officers. One other question that is raised for the audience is what does Jason Statham want. This assures the audience to watch on as they want to find out more about the character and keep them intrigued on how the other characters will face him and defeat him, as quite unrealistically, he kills an entire SWAT team. 



Halloween (1978) Opening

In this opening sequence the titles are introduced, as the pumpkin flickers it could represent how the film is a spooky horror. The soundtrack of the opening is quite fast paced whilst the camera dollys in. This shows that the film is supposed to be quite serious and spooky. Another way that makes the audience recognise the genre is through the use of low key lighting, when the pumpkin flickers off, the shot is in complete darkness, therefore allowing the audience to be curious on what is going to happen next. It could make the audience question what is making the pumpkin flicker on and off, whether it is possessed or something dark is controlling it. 





Drive Opening

The opening titles are introduced in the sequence. The use of low angle shots could suggest that the character in shots is the main protagonist as he drives around the city. The bright colours of the title 'drive' could suggest how the film is based around the 1990s as it looks very stylish and also pink, which also could suggest how it is all about the city life. Questions that are raised for the audience is who the driver is? Where could he possibly be going and what is he doing when driving around at night. The use of low key lighting darkens the mans face, creating shadows in the car. This makes the audience find it quite difficult to identify who the character is, allowing them to be more intrigued and find out who he is. 

The Brief

Preliminary Project

In the preliminary project we had to create a short sequence of around 30 seconds. The sequence needed to show someone walking into a room, sitting on a chair and talking to another person. 

We had to do this by abiding by the rules of continuity editing, in the sequence we had to use shot reverse shot, used when we are talking in the sequence, the 180 degree rule and an match on match, used when the door begins to close, other extensions were used such as eye-line matches when I look down at the door.

WWW
www- We used match on match correctly. 
www- We abided to the 180 degree rule correctly.
www- We did the extension and used an eye-line match,

EBI
ebi- Could've created more tension by making the table flip quicker.
ebi- Some small continuity editing errors such as at 26 seconds my character is a little bit in front. 
ebi- Tripod can be seen in the reflection at 1 second. 

Introduction

My name is Chris Jupp, I am 16 years old and I am a student studying A level media. I am taking this media course as I really enjoy the industry of media and I like the practicality that is involved within media. There is a huge use of media in everyday life and it seems very interesting to gain a better knowledge of something we use in everyday life. I also took media last year and really enjoyed it, therefore I wanted to carry it on and develop my knowledge. I would also like to have a job in the media industry one day, A level media would greatly give me a chance to already have a good understanding for the future.