Two Minute Analysis (4) Resident Evil Extinction

The clip opens immediately with the titles introducing the producers. They are presented with a black background with an image that is spinning in circles. The titles are white and hold for approximately 4 seconds in a set of two, totalling 8 seconds. The clip is combined with a range of different sound effects from shattering glass, cuts of paper and a steady beat. The clip cuts to an extreme close up of a persons eye, and the music immediately becomes silent. This makes the audience feel uncomfortable as they are unaware of the characters surroundings. The clip cuts to a close up revealing the character as a woman who has fallen asleep in a shower. The camera tracks out on a slight rotate into a mid shot. The woman is wearing little clothing which can suggest her vulnerability. This is a traditional representation of woman, as they are traditionally seen as vulnerable and unable to be independent. The camera continues to track out, and acts as a trigger for the music to begin to play. The volume of the music increases as the camera increases its range. The music is of a piano which holds down one note, this creates an atmosphere of a haunted house, and tells the audience that the place isn't safe. The woman scans the room, and eventually as the camera tracks out she looks at a wall which is covered in dried up blood. As this hits a higher note on the piano is held, revealing to the audience that a tragic event as occurred and establishes to the audience the horror genre. The clip cuts to a mid shot of the mirror, the woman walks directly into the shot of the mirror. The camera tracks down her body revealing a scar. This enforces the horror genre of the film. The clip then cuts to a long shot of the woman walking out of the room and down a hallway. The music is at a reasonable volume by this point, which generates the current atmosphere. There is continuous editing of shots into a PoV shot which puts the audience in the womans shoes, involving them in the situation and sets them up for any scare moments. Then into a mid shot of her looking to the right of the camera. The clip cuts to a mid shot of a photo which acts as an eye – line match from the woman directly to the photo. She walks into the shot and as she lifts up the photo there is extreme high volume of synchronous sound of wind, which arguably acts as a scare to the audience. The clip uses continuous editing once more but in a much faster from a close up of the photo, to a close up of the woman and finally a long shot of an entrance which acts as an eye – line match. This suggests that there is something or someone else in the room, that isn't supposed to be there. This creates immediate suspense to the audience and gets them to wonder what could happen next. Overall from the first two minutes of the film, the horror genre is easily established and the films target audience is teens or young adults. This is established from the blood props, and the audio of the film, as it creates a dark atmosphere for the audience. In addition the woman is quite young which may also impact the target audience.By Aaron Riley

Two Minute Analysis (3) Silent Hill

The clip begins with the promo which fades out into a black screen. The titles then fade in, which begin to introduce the film. They hold for approximately 4 seconds, and fade back out again. During the title sequence there is parallel audio playing. The audio is of a woman screaming the name “Sharon” however the volume is very quiet. The clip cuts to a low angled mid shot of a woman who screams “Sharon” again. However this time the volume level has been increased dramatically. This shot can arguably be classified as a scare moment, as the camera cuts from the titles immediately to the mid shot combined with the high level of volume – wakes the audience up extremely early in the film. This is extremely effective as from the first 40 seconds, we can already establish the genre of the film, which is obviously horror. In addition the low angle of the shot generates the impression that she is shouting at the top of her voice, out into the darkness. Before the clip cuts to the next shot, the character exists the shot first This reveals to the audience that she has moved from her previous position at high speed, as essentially she has left the shot before the camera can cut to the next shot. This is a powerful method as it shows that she is moving fast, and is concerned for Sharon’s whereabouts. The clip cuts to a long shot/ establishing shot that reveals a wooded area. The woman is still screaming Sharon and is running through the forest. This location suggests that it may be difficult for her to seek help with searching for Sharon. There are multiple cuts to long shots of the woman running through the dark forest in her search for Sharon, and finally is cut to a long shot of the woman walking under a bridge. There is synchronous diegetic sound of beats, perhaps a damaged sign which is being blown about in the wind. This has direct impact on the direction of the films plot. The sound is of continuous beats, which could symbolise the sound of a ticking clock, in resemblance to how much time there is for the woman to find Sharon, before its too late. The clip then cuts to an extreme high angle long shot of a young girl who is walking slowly towards the edge of a huge mountain. The camera takes a huge arc around to the side where the woman is. The clip then cuts to a mid shot of the woman where she shouts “Sharon” one more time. This indicates that the young girl is Sharon, the person whom the woman was in desperate search for. During the arc, there is synchronous sound of the nearby waterfall which is combined with voices that are moaning. This is an extremely powerful combination as it suggests that maybe she is possessed by someone or something, and raises a lot of questions from the audience. From the first two minutes of the film, there is very powerful audio which suggests potential for the film to hold a 15 or 18 Certificate, in addition due to the early scare at the beginning of the film, it is more likely that this films target audience is teens or young adults. By Aaron Riley

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Two minute analysis (2) The Sixth Sense

The first two minutes of the film, consists of the titles. The background is black, with the font being a light blue colour, capitalized and presented directly in the middle of the screen. They fade in and hold for approximately 4 seconds before fading back out. There is a piano combined with a violin that is being played during the titles, the music is slow paced, and builds up creating a tense atmosphere enforcing the horror genre. The clip opens with a black background. A light bulb slowly lights up which contrasts with the music. The music from the titles continues to play and gradually becomes quieter as the light bulb lights up the room which reveals a basement from a long shot. There is no music currently playing which creates the feeling of a possible “Jump” scene to the audience. This is an effective method, and works well combined with the dark setting of a basement. There is synchronous sound of an unknown figure who appears to be walking down some stairs. The light bulb may symbolise the source of light, and due to its size it isn't very large. This suggests the horror genre of the film. The clip cuts to a long shot revealing a woman who is wearing a purple dress, she walks slowly towards the camera into a mid shot this reveals the dress in more detail. The contrast between the dress and the basement is huge, as the basement appears all dark and dirty, and doesn't fit with the clothing. This can symbolise insecurity and establishes to the audience that extraordinary clothing is being worn. The clip then cuts to a mid shot of some candles, there is diegetic music being played which hints to the audience that it is playing from a CD player. The music also contrasts with the previous cut, as the lack of music that was being played created the atmosphere where the woman character and the audience would feel unsafe. The music is extremely effective when contrasting with the light, as it highly symbolises the safe zones. The clip then cuts to a two shot of a man and a woman which suggests that they live together as the location is revealed to be set in a house. The full location of the set isn't revealed to the audience immediately. This establishes the horror genre, as the unknown present location of the characters enforces a tense atmosphere. For example if the scene opened with an establishing shot during the daytime, of a house the same atmosphere would not have been established, as the previous basement setting has more potential base settings than a house which would obviously be set in a street. The man and woman are dressing themselves in jackets and sweaters, this symbolises the lack of heat, and may suggest that they live in a small area. In contrast the additional clothing may symbolise vulnerability, this would be modern for the male gender as traditionally males are seen as a confident gender. This would also be traditional for the female gender, as females are traditonally seen to be more vulnerable than males. Link to Youtube here By Aaron Riley

Two Minute Analysis (1) Wrong Turn

The clip opens with an establishing shot of a birds eye view of a forest. From this shot it is already revealed to the audience that the set location for the film is excluded from the rest of the population which can suggest the horror or action genre for the film. The music is slow paced with a drumming beat. It is parallel and non diegetic to the scene, this enforces the possibility of the genre being a horror. The clip then cuts to a Two Shot of two people, a man and a woman who are rock climbing. The woman has a lack of clothing, she is wearing a small top and shorts. This suggests vulnerability and can be viewed as traditional representation of the female gender, as traditionally females are seen much weaker than men. The Two Shot also suggests that the man and the woman are a team, and falling back to the location of the set, this contrasts and suggests that the two are alone and are in the same situation together with no escape back to the rest of the world. There is then a cut of a mid shot of the man revealing that he has reached the top of the wall. The angle of this shot is a low angle, which could indicate that the woman is looking up at the man which reveals that the woman is still behind. The low angle implies that the man has more power than the woman which enforces the traditional representation of genders, males having more power than woman. The clip cuts to a mid shot of the woman, where blood drips on her face from her friend. The synchronous sound of blood immediately implies death, establishing the genre of the film as a horror. The use of music fits perfectly: The music becomes higher in volume, more fast paced, and drums begin to play. This parallel sound combined with the mid shot of the woman being dragged up to the top of the wall by an unknown figure reveals a tense atmosphere. This engages the audience as they are unaware what will happen next. There is an eyeline match from the woman who is hanging onto the wall, to her dead friend, which expresses her situation. The clip cuts to a chase scene. There is fact paced cuts from PoV shots to Long shots. The continuity editing combined with the sound symbolises desperation, and creates the theme of a chase. From the PoV shots of the woman, a car is revealed. The car symbolises the only escape. The titles for the film are revealed for approximately 25 seconds, they use a white font which a glow effect. The titles are displayed in the middle of the screen during the establishing shot of the forest. By Aaron Riley

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To make titles and an opening of a new fiction film (maximum 2 min)