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