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Friday 29 January 2010
Target Audience Questionaire
Questionnaire
(Circle your responses)
1. Which gender are you?
Male Female
2. Which are group are you in?
15-18 19-22 23-25 26 +
3. What is your genre preference?
Horror thriller Action thriller
Psychological thriller Crime thriller
Erotic thriller Conspiracy thriller
Religious thriller Science-fiction thriller
4. What is a thriller?
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5. What do you think would make a good thriller?
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6. Do you think a thriller film should have blood involved?
Yes No
7. Do you think having suspense drawn in would make a good thriller?
Yes No
8. Does having props make a difference to a thriller film?
Yes No
9. Which certificate film would you watch mostly? (circle which are appropriate)
PG U 12 12a 15 18
10. Do we learn about the characters through the clothing? If so, what?
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(Circle your responses)
1. Which gender are you?
Male Female
2. Which are group are you in?
15-18 19-22 23-25 26 +
3. What is your genre preference?
Horror thriller Action thriller
Psychological thriller Crime thriller
Erotic thriller Conspiracy thriller
Religious thriller Science-fiction thriller
4. What is a thriller?
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5. What do you think would make a good thriller?
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. Do you think a thriller film should have blood involved?
Yes No
7. Do you think having suspense drawn in would make a good thriller?
Yes No
8. Does having props make a difference to a thriller film?
Yes No
9. Which certificate film would you watch mostly? (circle which are appropriate)
PG U 12 12a 15 18
10. Do we learn about the characters through the clothing? If so, what?
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Analysis of Halloween 5
The film opens with a blackout screen and then the name of the film is established. However the font and colour of the writing hinted out the genre. The font seemed sharp which could be symbolic sign for a knife and the red font colour symbolised blood or danger. For every five seconds of showing a name of the producers there is a quick cut to sharp objects cutting across the screen. As the film is about to start we see a pumpkin that has been set for Halloween which also relates to the name of the film. The camera then stays on that shot long enough for the viewers to focus on it which clues us of the next shot. Then a long shot of police driving through fields with their sirens on established the opening location of the film and created an enigma to where the police were heading and what was going on.
Natural lighting is used to show realism and this shot was taken during night to add to the theme, there are also mists and fog to add on to the mystery and thrill of the movie. There is a man, a woman and a child, the man is on top of the car holding on to the top roof whilst the woman is driving and the little girl is in the back seat of the car. In this shot the woman is in tiers and screaming and the man on top of the car is wearing a white mask possibly for Halloween. The connotations of this sequence are the woman and child is the protagonists whereas the man in the white mask is the antagonist. The viewers reach this conclusion due to the damage on the woman face. The man doesn’t say anything at all which adds on to the thoughts of him being an antagonist. The props and costume used by the man show who he is and what he is after.
long shots at the beginning of the film so the viewers see the makers of the film however there are quick cuts in-between to establish the genre and to understand what is happing. The shot after seeing the police cars is a graphical match to another car driving trough what seems to be the same fields, which gives us the idea of where the police are heading. The fast pastes after that keeps the thrill and attention of the viewer keeping them guessing what the next cut is. A cross-cut editing was used between the police and the woman. By using this method the director has us engaged in the relationship between the two. The other technique used was shot-reverse-shot which help to establish the relationship between the man in the mask (antagonist) and the woman driving (protagonist).
Whilst the screen is blacked out there is an instrumental non-diegetic sound track playing softly when the director, producer etc are being established. Then there is a sudden sound of a knife cutting through something (diegetic sound). The comparison between the two diegetic sounds the instrumental sounds mysteries and the other sounds dangers and predictable e.g. someone getting stabbed. The sounds of the knife cutting through the air start off low then get louder and louder with sirens going off in the background which confuses the views is it something that is happing now or is it someone being rushed to hospital. We then immediately cut to police cars with their sirens on driving to wards an incident. The sound tracks build many unanswered enigmas and engage the audiences. Through the dialogue that is used by the woman ‘die, son of a bitch!’ and her screaming should that she is the victim. The little girl in the back seat added to who the protagonist and the antagonist might be. The diegetic sound of the wheels screeching and the use of the camera tracking in showed she had enough and reached the point where the tension was building up to. The compressed and tension building atmosphere at this point comes to an end and the audience are pleased to see both the woman and child safe.
Natural lighting is used to show realism and this shot was taken during night to add to the theme, there are also mists and fog to add on to the mystery and thrill of the movie. There is a man, a woman and a child, the man is on top of the car holding on to the top roof whilst the woman is driving and the little girl is in the back seat of the car. In this shot the woman is in tiers and screaming and the man on top of the car is wearing a white mask possibly for Halloween. The connotations of this sequence are the woman and child is the protagonists whereas the man in the white mask is the antagonist. The viewers reach this conclusion due to the damage on the woman face. The man doesn’t say anything at all which adds on to the thoughts of him being an antagonist. The props and costume used by the man show who he is and what he is after.
long shots at the beginning of the film so the viewers see the makers of the film however there are quick cuts in-between to establish the genre and to understand what is happing. The shot after seeing the police cars is a graphical match to another car driving trough what seems to be the same fields, which gives us the idea of where the police are heading. The fast pastes after that keeps the thrill and attention of the viewer keeping them guessing what the next cut is. A cross-cut editing was used between the police and the woman. By using this method the director has us engaged in the relationship between the two. The other technique used was shot-reverse-shot which help to establish the relationship between the man in the mask (antagonist) and the woman driving (protagonist).
Whilst the screen is blacked out there is an instrumental non-diegetic sound track playing softly when the director, producer etc are being established. Then there is a sudden sound of a knife cutting through something (diegetic sound). The comparison between the two diegetic sounds the instrumental sounds mysteries and the other sounds dangers and predictable e.g. someone getting stabbed. The sounds of the knife cutting through the air start off low then get louder and louder with sirens going off in the background which confuses the views is it something that is happing now or is it someone being rushed to hospital. We then immediately cut to police cars with their sirens on driving to wards an incident. The sound tracks build many unanswered enigmas and engage the audiences. Through the dialogue that is used by the woman ‘die, son of a bitch!’ and her screaming should that she is the victim. The little girl in the back seat added to who the protagonist and the antagonist might be. The diegetic sound of the wheels screeching and the use of the camera tracking in showed she had enough and reached the point where the tension was building up to. The compressed and tension building atmosphere at this point comes to an end and the audience are pleased to see both the woman and child safe.
Media Analysis of XXX2
Media Analysis of XXX2 Sagar Metha 19th January 2010
In the opening scene, we appear to be on a farm, with farm buildings, fenced in fields with small group of horses and a man dressed in farmer’s clothes is walking towards the stable. The background noise is scary (non dig tic sound).
As the farmer walks forward he sees, sticking out of a pile of hay, a hand dripping with blood; (the close-up of the hand adds to the mystery and builds the tension for the audience) He then sees the head , also sticking out of the hay, with a bullet wound at the top of the head. It is the body of a middle aged man. This is still only less than a minute into the film (the music, a low percussion sound, becomes loader, meeting its crescendo as the close-up of the head appears on the screen), with this discover, the man, takes out a modern looking ‘walkie –talkie.
Suddenly, the camera cuts to a man, with mask and with red goggles’ on. The intruders have broken into a secret underground in NASA building by blowing up the farm patch by using high tech bombs. The buildings are under attacked; S. Jackson comes into the scene with a high tech camera following him. There are people shooting at each other and the lights are out. The music is loud and upbeat. S Jackson and his colleague are escaping in an advanced fast car heading towards somewhere creating tension for the audience.
The two characters are talking about a hero and the editing takes it straight to a prison cell where we are introduced to the main character and they have a close up shot of the hero, this suggest the importance of the character, which saves time and makes the movie more thrilling. The credits are shown and then a flag of America, a military helicopter and fast cars suggesting the movie is going to be an action thriller.
Sixteen men had died in the shooting that took place in NASA building. We found out that S. Jackson had gone into high security prison to meet the prisoner who talks with attitude and S. Jackson knows about his capability and his innocence . This makes the audience curious about the character and wanting the audience to carry on the movie because of the suspense.
S. Jackson asked the prisoner to meet him at 12:05 outside the prison. There was a close up shot of the prisoner’s clock and is ticking towards 12 noon indicating the there is only a few minutes till impact, creating excitement for the audience as they know there is something about to happen.
The prisoner hits the security guard and steals the keys and escapes through the ventilator by kicking it. The camera shot also shows his muscles emphasising that he is the hero of the movie.
The prison officer tries to shoot him with a sniper but didn’t as he knew there is no way for the prisoner to escape, this creates dramatic irony as the audience know what is going to happen. The prisoner jumps from the top of the roof and lands on the rail of the helicopter, which was just there on time.
At this point, the audience would find it ironic as it was the opposite of what the security guard said. The prisoner says “you were late by one minute” which was like a joke through all of the action. To S Jackson, ironically he has found a hero which he calls his code name ‘XXX’. The prisoner does not like his name. The prisoner looks like a strong handsome African American. He has arrogance and no messing around attitude which makes the audience think that there will be a lot of action thriller, keeping them at the edge of their seats!!!
In the opening scene, we appear to be on a farm, with farm buildings, fenced in fields with small group of horses and a man dressed in farmer’s clothes is walking towards the stable. The background noise is scary (non dig tic sound).
As the farmer walks forward he sees, sticking out of a pile of hay, a hand dripping with blood; (the close-up of the hand adds to the mystery and builds the tension for the audience) He then sees the head , also sticking out of the hay, with a bullet wound at the top of the head. It is the body of a middle aged man. This is still only less than a minute into the film (the music, a low percussion sound, becomes loader, meeting its crescendo as the close-up of the head appears on the screen), with this discover, the man, takes out a modern looking ‘walkie –talkie.
Suddenly, the camera cuts to a man, with mask and with red goggles’ on. The intruders have broken into a secret underground in NASA building by blowing up the farm patch by using high tech bombs. The buildings are under attacked; S. Jackson comes into the scene with a high tech camera following him. There are people shooting at each other and the lights are out. The music is loud and upbeat. S Jackson and his colleague are escaping in an advanced fast car heading towards somewhere creating tension for the audience.
The two characters are talking about a hero and the editing takes it straight to a prison cell where we are introduced to the main character and they have a close up shot of the hero, this suggest the importance of the character, which saves time and makes the movie more thrilling. The credits are shown and then a flag of America, a military helicopter and fast cars suggesting the movie is going to be an action thriller.Sixteen men had died in the shooting that took place in NASA building. We found out that S. Jackson had gone into high security prison to meet the prisoner who talks with attitude and S. Jackson knows about his capability and his innocence . This makes the audience curious about the character and wanting the audience to carry on the movie because of the suspense.
S. Jackson asked the prisoner to meet him at 12:05 outside the prison. There was a close up shot of the prisoner’s clock and is ticking towards 12 noon indicating the there is only a few minutes till impact, creating excitement for the audience as they know there is something about to happen.
The prisoner hits the security guard and steals the keys and escapes through the ventilator by kicking it. The camera shot also shows his muscles emphasising that he is the hero of the movie.
The prison officer tries to shoot him with a sniper but didn’t as he knew there is no way for the prisoner to escape, this creates dramatic irony as the audience know what is going to happen. The prisoner jumps from the top of the roof and lands on the rail of the helicopter, which was just there on time.
At this point, the audience would find it ironic as it was the opposite of what the security guard said. The prisoner says “you were late by one minute” which was like a joke through all of the action. To S Jackson, ironically he has found a hero which he calls his code name ‘XXX’. The prisoner does not like his name. The prisoner looks like a strong handsome African American. He has arrogance and no messing around attitude which makes the audience think that there will be a lot of action thriller, keeping them at the edge of their seats!!!
This is my evaluation of the opening sequence of the thriller film "ORPHAN".
Mise-en-scene:
The film instantly starts with the first hint to the film as the Warner brothers sign cuts from its original colour to a neon colour and the dark castle sign is cuts from black and white colour to a neon light. This effect is used to start the thriller before the film has started itself, to prepare the audience and to make the film more interesting. Finally the title “ORPHAN” is also at first glance a normal font and colour but in a glance the neon light hits the title and the audience see what is really hidden behind the title. The neon light colours are a way for the director to show a hint of secrecy and hidden meanings as the way neon writing can be seen is through neon light which means many things can be hidden and not seen by the average eye.
The opening sequence is very bright and white unlike the start which is a big contrast as the audience is expecting something dark and gloomy, the director is using this technique to play with the audience’s imagination and to do the unexpected. The film starts with a normal scene at the hospital with the women going into labour, the mood is very calm and normal however the use of characters is very important as they seem suspicious which may be the directors way of foreshadowing what’s about to come. It almost feels like an illusion or a dream as everything seems real but there are some bits that get the mind thinking.
Use of Soundtrack:
The film starts with the sound of a flickering light, the idea that it’s broken and it keeps turns on and off which compliments the mise en scene as the signs are turned into neon colours. The soundtrack is very low and suspicious but just as the film is about to start it picks up a high note and slowly fades into the diegetic sounds of the hospital which drags the audience in and creates a confusion as the audience were expecting something to “jump out” however the heart pounding soundtrack fades into the film as if nothing has happened which creates more fear as it creates dramatic irony because the audience know there is something about to unfold but the characters are not yet aware of this.
Use of Diegetic sound:
The diegetic sound starts just after the soundtrack ends this is used by the director because he doesn’t want to give anything away to keep the audience drawn into the film not knowing what’s going on. The diegetic sounds are a sense of reassurance as it all to do with everyday life and the idea of having a baby and the husbands letting the wife know “you’re doing great” this takes the audiences attention off the thriller and allows them to be dragged into the film and then suddenly the big event.
Camera shot, movement and composition:
In the first 2minute of the film there where 15 different shots, it starts with a zooming in to a close up of the wife and husband and then cuts to a long shot to set the scene of the film. It then moves to a 2 shot in which the husband is reassuring the wife which also reassures the audience just before the big scene. Then there is a close up of the nurse to show the expression on the face and to allow the reader to realise that she is an important character as she is zoomed on and ends up in the next scenes.
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The opening of the film engages the audience by having contrast scenes, at the start of the film the scene is set to be in a chilling, mysterious mood however gradually as the film starts it blends into a calm and normal day which thrills the audience but then drags them back to a calm setting. This creates a mystery and attracts the audience to watch more to reveal what’s going to happen.
The film establishes the two main characters at the start of the film and shows how normal their life is before what is about to come. However the opening doesn’t establish the whole story as its unravelled step by step and doesn’t reveal anything right till the end.
The enigma of the film is revealed when the wife holds out her hand and there is a close up of her hand and there is blood on her hand, this instantly creates a sense of threat or danger. There is then a long shot at a high angle that shows the blood dragged across the room which get the readers interested to watch the whole film because of the sudden turn of events.
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