Amityville Horror - Opening Sequence
Director: Andrew Douglas 2005
Genre: Horror
Rated: 18
Warning: Contains graphic scenes from the beginning.Genre: Horror
Rated: 18
Camera- The majority of shots on the protagonist character are close ups. The close ups show the audience the facial expressions clearly. The actors non-verbal language represents the character to be disturbed meaning the audience is immediately suspicious of the character.
Editing - The cutting rate is quite fast. The cutting rate is often used to represent the mood of a specific situation. For example on this occasion the fast cutting rate represents the high stressed situation of the man.
Sound- Diegetic sound has been used with the Thunder and continuous wind have been placed into the scene, furthermore the sounds have been increased in volume, this is a common technique within Horror films.
Mise en scene Throughout the opening sequence there are continuous flashing lights in a darkly lit rooms. This means that the audience can only see the character for very short periods of time, meaning the audience is constantly wondering what is happening. Furthermore it gives the impression of uncertainty towards the audience.
this is a useful film openings as we can use nearly all of the techniques, if we choose to or not.
ReplyDeleteI think that the techniques used are really good and we can easily use some of them in our film opening, creating a clear horror genre, with effective titles.
ReplyDeleteJosh, a couple of amendments- diegetic sound - correct spelling. Mise en scene - the same and comment on locations, lighting,colour, character, props. It is also worth posting a comment on narrative as this is an important consideration.
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