Film Production Company Logos

The name  'Take Two Produtions'  connotoes that the company will re-film all scenes that went wrong to ensure that they are satisfying their viewers.















The word paramount means 'More important than anything else'. The semi circle of stars connotes that their films include the biggest name acotrs and actresses. The image of the top of the mountain connotes that their company is on top and is superior to all of the others.

Dreamworks produce films aimed at a younger target audience. The image of the man fishing on the moon connotes imagination and fantasy. The name 'Dreamworks' suggests that their films should be shown to children at night time so it is like a bedtime story.

 

The colour red connotes danger, this suggests that 'Vertigo Films' may only produce horror films as they include a lot of danger.

Genre Conventions in Thriller/Horror Films

When A Stranger Calls

Sound: Phone call at the beginning of the extract between a girl and a man - dialogue. The man hangs up, leaves the girl sounding worried and scared which also makes the audience fear for the girl. There is high pitched screaming towards the end of the extract, which is the girl when she is being attacked. This connotes that the film could be about someone murdering large numbers of people. There is also a women repeatedly shouting her childrens names. This shows that she cannot find them and makes the audience begin to worry for the children.  

Mise En Scene: Fair ground, showing little kids smiling and happy when the girl is being attacked in her room which is confusing for the audience because it is juxtaposing what is going on.

Narrative: From this extract we get the idea that the film is going to be about man that is going round murdering people. We learn this from the long shot of the characters shadow in the girls bedroom window just before he attacks her.

Characters: Shadow of the man in the girls window, black figure represents that he is going to be the evil character in this film. Police men are all in uniform and they are all white american males. This is stereotypical as it represents them as being the heroic characters.

Cinematography: Shakey camera emphasizesthe uncertainty of the film which helps to make it fit the genre of the film. Close up of the policeman's face shows that he is disgusted at what the murderer has done to this young girl.

Editing: Fast, jumpy cuts disorientates the audience and confuses them because there is lots of information being displayed on the screen in a short space of time.



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Mise en Scene: Dark, thunderstorms, rain builds up suspense for the audience because they cannot see a lot on the screen.

Narrative: The main character is a thrill seeker/ghost hunter who travels around in attempt to find the scariest and most haunted places.

Characters: The couple in the hotel come across as strange at first, as they do not stop talking when the main character is trying to get the keys to his room.  The main character is a brave, white american male, these are the stereotypical features of a hero. Old couple explain to the main character the history of the hotel and that it is haunted. They also tell the character that a women hung herself in the hotel. This creates tension for the audience because it makes them question why the man is staying at the hotel in the first place.

Sound: There is non-diegetic sound added in,in the background. This sound is a deep mysterious type of music which adds to the tension for the audience.

Editing: The editing in this extract is non -continuity editing.

Cinematography: Close up of cigarette shows that it is going to have some significance in the film and that it could be an important prop later on. Ellipses when the main character is sitting down in the chair drinking, then he is walking around in the room. Shows that he is attempting to stay awake to try and find out if the room is haunted or not.

Preliminary Task



For our preliminary task we had to film a scene where somebody walked through a door and then had a conversation with another person which should have lasted for approximately 20-3- seconds. Our task involves me and Harry. Overall i think that the dialogue in our film was good and clear for the audience to hear. It was also a very basic and simple conversation. To improve our film for next time i would make sure that the sound was maybe abit clearer and ensure that the door is closed properly because that affected the sound just before the dialogue began.

Se7en Notes

Se7en Notes

The film opening that I have looked at is Se7en. The four sections that I analyzed were editing, camerawork, sound and font.

Editing

In the opening to the film Se7en there is lots of editing. In the extract there is a fade to black, this is effective for the audience as it creates tension and connotes danger as it gets darker.  Another editing feature that is added in is blurred images. These images connote confusion and make the audience begin to question what the film is going to be about. The editing in this opening is fast paced and includes very quick cuts, this is also known as ‘subliminal’. These cuts suggest that a lot of things are going to happen in the film.

Image

The images used in the Se7en opening are very effective. The first image that Is effective is the close up of some work. This is effective as we can also see a character editing this work and adding images of people with their eyes crossed out. This suggests that the character maybe a disturbing type of character and we also get the idea that the storyline is going to be disturbing. There is another close up used in the opening scene and this is of destructive weapons such as needles and a razorblade. This is effective for the audience as it connotes that a character in this film maybe disturbing and may be harming other people in the film.

Sound

The main sound that is used in the Se7en opening is the music track in the background. It is a deep, low beat that starts of slow but gradually builds up. This sound connotes a heartbeat suggesting that it is getting faster and faster as the disturbing images begins to appear. There is also a high pitched screeching towards the end, this suggests somebody screaming which gives us the idea that someone is scared and perhaps being harmed.

Font

The font that we see in this opening sequence is all white writing on black background this connotes fear as it is a dark background. The way that all of the names appear on the screen isn’t a set layout and is random, this connotes that the film is going to be unpredictable. The names also appearing everyone on the screen suggests to the audience that the film is going to be scary.