Saturday, 26 January 2013

FA: Horror/Thriller Film Openings - Research

Horror - Final Destination (Wong, 2000)

Conventions:
  • blood splatters to reflect the gore theme
  • blue/dark wash
  • CU on the movement of props
  • slow cutting rate
  • 'ghostly' lettering
  • tense orchestral soundtrack
  • point of view shots - verisimilitude
  • diegetic sound - whir of the fan

Thriller - Silence Of The Lambs (Demme, 1991)



Conventions:

  • grey/blue colour wash - distant, cold atmosphere
  • LS on the protagonist
  • matched cuts
  • diegetic sound - heavy breathing from the protagonist, snapping twigs
  • dense orchestral soundtrack
  • dialogue suggesting tension and mystery
  • slow cutting rate
  • pathetic fallacy - use of darkness and the weather to highlight the genre

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