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opening scenes (dogs,se7en)(Opening scenes)

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 Trainspotting  What were they stealing ? What charters were chased ?  What do the characters do for living ?     At the beginning  the opening sequence  start of already with action. This is  is because it start with the main character  running away from police officers . From this I  can emphasis that  the movie will be having lots of action and  also emphasis that this people have done something they shouldn't . Now talking about the stage this was set during daytime while wearing normal  elegant  clothes . Conventions of an Opening  sequence  Directors Actors Engaging music Minimal dialogue ? Introduce themes /ideology  Introduce characters  Introduce characters  Introduce settings  Introduce narrative  Non-line start ? Montage ? Establish shots     Reservoir Dogs  The opening sequence shows a group of mans that are dressed smart. They all have a way they walk...

Thriller Themes

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  THEMES     When studying a media text, theme is a main idea or topic that  is  highlighted or addressed . Character's situations or  behaviours are used to analyse them. They're also  highlighted in the story and settings at important moments.  What theme do We see in a horror film? Threat  Villain  The most common Themes in romance  films  are : Commitment   spiritual love  Tragic Love  Love and Power Obsession  What are the  common themes of a Thriller ? -Fear -Control -Violence -Crime -Escape -Religion -Death -Power -Terrorism -Investigation  -Paranoia  -Revenge  Are there any unifying qualities among these themes ? Can you think of any other themes common in Thriller  Films? Yes , they symbolise  horror thriller .  Yes I can and  the one I can think of is Bird box.  Theme presented: death,mysterie  Gone Girl Thriller  Murder...

Narrative and Narrative devices

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 Narrative  Narrative is basically the way stories are told. A narrative voice can vary whose story is being told and from whose perspective  Organised time and space in very  compressed from. Group events into cause and effect action and inaction. Narrative Devices 1 Flashback/forward- skip into the past/future . Red herrings - a wrong lead or distraction in the story. Omnipotent narrative - the audience are Godlike, knowing everything  that is happening the  diegetic world . Dramatic irony- audience knowns more than the individual characters . Pathetic Fallacy - weather matches the mood of the scene. Plot Twist- something that is not expected that then happens which n changes the course of the story. Narrative device 2 Deux ex machine -The story is resolved by an agent not previously involved. In medias res-The story begins midway through events, rather than at the natural beginning  Poetic justice- A  good character's behaviou...

Narrative Theory( Thriller Narrative)

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 Propp's approach to narrative  Vladimir prop analysed hundred of Russian people  before deciding that all narrative have similar structure .  He studied ands observed that narrative are shape and  directed in a certain type of characters and  different type of action . He  found out and believe there are 31 possible stage or functions in any narrative .    These doesn't  appeal  only  in one story, but n nevertheless always appear in the same sequence. A function is an event story . A tale may skip functions but it cannot  shuffle their unvarying order.  This is Vladimir Propp'sRussian ; He analysed and  argued that plots develop from the decisions and actions of characters and how they function in a story . Propp's approach to narrative  Propp was a strong believer that the was  are seven roles which any character  assume in the story: Hero / departs on a search...

Technical conventions B

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Arlington Road Official Trailer Mise-en scene   As we can see from this image , the opening sequence  end of  with 3 little girls running   towards  a park when  suddenly the scene moves to an empty swing . This part of the scene create tension and rhetorical question to the audience as they don't know what's  next.  Just from the first opening sequence we can emphasis that Arlington road creates  mystery atmosphere as it doesn't tell us straight  away who is behind this mystery . Camera   movements is very important .  Watching the opening sequence I have  emphasis lots of camera movements  for instance: a very fast speed  in the middle of the sequence .  This fast speed emphasis      a sense of terror , and almost make you fill like you are  part of the  scene as it's driving you  through different places.  Sound  Sounds plays  a big role in every type...

Technical Conventions A

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Technical  Conventions A Thriller Shots My Ideas  Shot Types/ Camera Angles   Close up - shots  Over the  Shoulder shots  Tilted Angle  Zoom  Shots Low Angle  Point of view shots  Camera Movement  -Frequent -Often slow and deliberate -Thriller use erratic ,whipped movements  Editing  Pace  -Slow and deliberate is always the case. -Around thrillers, the tempo picks up. Techniques  - Erratic montages are popular, especially in the context of antagonists. -Opening sequences are often  abstract montages  -Parallel ending used frequently to build tension Shot-reverse-shot used in sequences very often   Transitions  -As with any film cuts dominate  -More fades than typical, particularly between scenes . -Graphic Match  -Focus  -Shots Reverse cuts  Sounds   sound effects -All generally diegetic  - Sounds of the city and areas  - Very ra...

Thriller Conventions +

Thriller shots My Ideas  short types /Camera Angles /Camera  movements  Close -up - this is  a close up  shot taken of a person or object  at  a close range in order to capture detail subject . Medium shot - This is considered as medium shot or shot that are capture in  a medium distance . Over  the shoulder- over shoulder is when two characters   are talking to each other. and is most commonly framed through a medium or close- up shot. Bird's eyes - This is  known as bird's eye view. This  is when the shot is taken   overhead by  capturing the   low angle - this is  when the camera shots from a low angle  and looks  up at the  object . High angle - High angle hot is know  as a cinematography technique , This is when the camera looks from down on the object from above .   Extreme long shot -  This is when the shot  is  extremely far  from the o...

Thriller Sub Genres+

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BIRD BOX    Description of the movie -    My top list favourite Thriller called : Bird Box  This movie was filmed in 2018 movie . It is one of the most popular Netflix  movies   with 45 million views in a week .   Genres:   Horror, Thriller, science fiction,  apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic . Mise- En -Scene Lighting : Bright blue light , shadow light . Costumes: Brown women  jackets , sick scarf  , combat boots ,hoodie  Era: Based on the 2014 novel  of the same name  Performance: Serious and panicking   Props: Knife, fire, Gun  Sounds Sounds Effects:   sonic cinematic tool to tighten tension. Music:  warms of bees  as core sound then  Dialogue : Malorie: Listen to me, we're going on a trip now ,It's going to be rough. If you hear something in the woods, you tell me, if  you hear  something in the water ,you tell me. But do not take off your blindfold. Voic...