Narrative Structure
A group of Teenagers were camping on the beach at night. One of the boys goes over to a girl who then starts running telling him to follow her. They run past a long fence while she takes her clothes off to go swimming in the sea he slowly follows. When she is in the deep water she calls for him to swim as well, he has trouble taking his clothes off so he doesn't realise when she starts thrashing around calling for help. She then disappears into the water.
Thriller Codes and Conventions
Music gets faster and louder to increase the tension.
The editing of the video makes you feel like you are the shark which is slightly disorienting. This makes you uncomfortable which adds to the suspense. The shark attacks are sudden and frightening which adds to the fear
'Partial Vision' is shown by concealment of the shark and we only get to see through the eyes of the shark we never see the shark itself also it is dark under the water and you can't properly see what's there
Camera Work
At the beginning, the camera is under water moving forward and it seems to be seeing through the sharks sight so you can't see the shark. When the girl is swimming the camera shots keep looking up at her from underwater from the concealed shark's point of view. When she is attacked and she starts thrashing in the water the camera stays constantly focused on her.
Mise-en-scene
Starting at the beach gives us a good idea that the shark would appear here. The girl and boy that are singled out from the rest of the group make us think that they are most likely to be involved in the main event and something will happen to them. The long fence they run past almost resemble a long row of teeth or a huge fish skeleton, also during this scene the way the area changed and became darker, more isolated and suspicious relates to 'Transformed City'. When they begin removing their clothes it seems like they are removing all forms of protection, also because we could never see the shark it relates to 'Partial Vision'.
Sound
Non diegetic scary music which starts slow and quiet then gets louder and speeds up is played at the start when the shark is swimming (this music is now widely known) this music signals when something is going to happen. There are diegetic sounds of the harmonica played by a random teenager and the sound of the sea. The scary music starts off fast and then stops instantly becoming calm when it cuts to the camp.
Editing
Cuts started steady then began speeding up whenever something exciting is about to happen.
Graphics
- Dark and underwater
- Simple and bold text with an 'in your face' style
Narrative Structure
A concealed person puts down their wallet in their house/apartment and then another concealed person steals the wallet. A woman working at an airport was trying to calm an angry couple who's flight got mixed up. The woman calls her friend who is in a taxi for advice on how to handle the situation. After the couple's flight is sorted out and the woman working at the airport hangs up her phone the friend in the taxi's dad calls. The friend leaves the taxi and enters an airport hearing that 'Red Eye' was the last flight to leave the airport and her flight has been delayed. A man in her queue starts arguing about his flight being delayed and another man interferes and stops the argument by just looking at the arguing man and talking calmly
Thriller Codes and Conventions
This film starts at night which is associated with fear.
There is a lot of argueing and fast action which increases the tension. The audience expects something to happen but doesn't know what.
'Transformed City' is shown because it is at an airport with a dramatic story.
Camera Work
Follows the woman who was in the taxi a lot and zoomed up on the face of the man who interfered with the argument
Mise-en-scene
When the wallet was put down the other hand that picks it up is wearing different clothing and takes it from behind. Concealed people represents ' Partial Vision'. Angry couple seemed to be backing the woman working at the airport into a corner. The woman in the taxi seems significant and the man who interferes with the argument seems to be related and likely a main character later in the story.
Sound
Diegetic sound gets louder but apart from that and non diegetic city noises there wasn't much sound.
Editing
The images and non diegetic sound compliment each other and synchronise well.
Graphics
The titles were bold but plain
Silence of the Lambs
Narrative Structure
Foggy forest near Virginia. A woman is running when she stops she is out of breath. When she reaches a net we realise it is an obstacle course and some man wearing sun glasses and a hat with FBI on it tells her to go to someone's office. When she reaches a building we find out she's at a training camp of sorts. She enters the building goes into a lift and when she exits the lift is asked to go see someone.
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Deep music with an obvious beat and emphasises her movements
Forests usually relate to something bad but this teases the audience because we discover she was just training.
Although she appeared vulnerable and possibly running for her life, she turned out to be an FBI agent.
Again this made the audience question what they were seeing and added to the suspense
Camera Work
Keeps camera mainly focused on the woman while she is running. When the camera is facing her side while she is running it looks faster as the trees go past quickly. We gain a shot of the building where events would take place.
Mise-en-scene
'Transformed City' Fog makes it eerie and gives a 'no way out' or 'no turning back' feel to the forest. She seems very out of place almost like an outcast. The way she ran and was out of breath many would assume she was being chased by something making her seem vulnerable. Later we find out she works for the FBI and the vulnerable image is erased and also she contrasts massively to the men in the building.
Sound
Eerie non-diegetic music in forest which grows darker as we move further into the forest building the tension telling you something is going to happen.
'Partial Vision' makes the Diegetic wildlife noises and gun shots make the audience think something is going to happen but the mystery is they don't what.
Editing
Fast cuts add to the tension and it's disorienting because she seems to be running very fast increasing the fear.
Graphics
Opening credits are big, bold and 'in your face', plus they are a plain black with white outline.
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