Jaws
Narrative Structure
- The opening scene is on a beach, there is a party going on
- It starts to focus on two people, showing they are important and will have something to do with each other.
- It's night time
- The two people it's been focusing on seperate from the group and go off together
Thriller Codes and Conventions
- 'Concealment and Protraction' Two people seperate from the group and builds up the tension, you know something is going to happen to them.
- 'Partial Vision' You know something attacks the girl, because she is dragged under water quite violently and can't escape, however, you can't see what, and the person with her also can't see as he is too drunk, so this partial vision for both the audience and one of the characters.
Camerawork
- Lots of midshots and longshots
- Goes underwater at some points, shows the point of view on whatever attacks the girl
- Camera constantly switches between two characters (shot reverse shot)
- Camera crabs along the beach and stops on one person, showing their importance to the scene.
- Extreme longshot when she is in the water to show her insignificance compared to sea. Also makes her seem vulnerable
- Camera and music go together and build the suspense
- Low-key lighting all the way through helps build the tension and darkens mood.
- The objects and chearacters against dark sky make them look like silhouettes, can't see them properly and could mean they are in danger.
- Rails could represent dange; they are leading them into danger, where the girl dies.
- It also gets darker the further away from the group they get, represnting growing vulnerabilty.
- Woman taking her clothes off could be her 'stripping away protection' and growing more vulnerable.
- Tense background music (also a 'theme tune' represented with the killer)
- 'Underwater' sounds (diagetic) in opening scene
- Tempo gets faster and builds the suspense. When it is fully built up, you expect something to happen but it cuts away to a contrasting mood of a beach party.
- At the end of the scene when she is getting attacked, she rings the bell but nobody can hear it
- Editing very basic, mostly cut aways
- Very basic like 'Silence of the Lambs'
- Bold text
- Font colour is white, makes it stand out more on dark background
Silence of the Lambs
Narrative Structure
- The main character is well known
- She stands out in the elevator because; she is the only woman and she is wearing completely different clothing.
- At the end we wonder what she is looking at, and music t starts playing to make us think about what it might be, and makes us want to know more.
- She is in the woods, which is a perfect place for something to happen, as you can't see much. It's also misty and makes you think something might be out there. This is also part of the 'Partial Vision' convention, as you can't see much.
- At the end of the scene, she looks at the camera, but it doesn't show what she is looking at, this is part of the 'Question and Answer Model'
- The camera tracks her through the woods
- There are also lots of close ups of the main character, which also allow you to see the trees and mist in the background.
- Opens scene in the woods, and it begins to get quite misty.
- It follows a woman running through the woods but doesn't make it clear why at first (you eventually find out she is doing an obsticle course)
- We are told where the woods are; they are in a very remote area 'near' a town, so away from civilisation.
- At first, the woman looks like she is running from something, as she occasionly looks around and looks back, like she is checking for something or someone. She also looks as if she has been running for a long time.
- The mist could be covering something up
- She is shouted but turns around, which shows no threat. You also find out she works for the FBI at this point.
- There are signs nailed to a tree, saying 'Hurt', 'Agony' and 'Pain'. These are things you would expect to see in a thriller.
- A change in setting shows she is in a training camp, as you can hear guns going off and see other people running.
- Atmospheric (non-diagetic) music. You expect it to build up to something
- When it opens in the woods, you can hear wildlife (diagetic).
- Eventually you can hear gunshots near the training camp.
- Fades in at the beginning.
- It is very slow paced and the editing matches the music
- Very simple
- Stand out
- Bold
The Dark Knight
Narrative Structure
- You are introduced to the two main characters (the villain first and the hero a bit later on). You are also introduced to other characters that work for the police that have some significance to the film.
- When you are introduced to the villain, throughout the robbery you can tell he is a very intelligent person, beacuse of the way the plans of the robbery go together so well (e.g the robbers are killed off one-by-one until it is only the villain left so he gets all the money. And the way the villain walks the last robber in front of a wall and says something about a 'bus driver', after he has said this, a bus drives through the wall and kills the other bank robber.) The way he plays mind games with the victims of the bank robbery and the other bank robbers also says alot about how his mind works and his personality.
- When the hero is introduced, you are also told a lot about him (he has a butler and a large room filled with cars and computers, which suggests he is very rich.) And the way he wears black and fights also shows he an be quite a dark, aggressive person, even though he is doing the right thing.
Thriller Codes and Conventions
- 'Partial Vision' You don't see who the bank robbers are as they are wearing clown masks.
- 'Concealment and Protraction' It deliberately doesn't show you who the robbers are, and it doesn't tell you why they are robbing the bank, which makes you want to know. When they eventually reveal something, they only say they are working for 'The Joker'. This makes you want to know who he is, why he is making them rob the bank and why he is called 'The Joker.' However you eventually see who you assume as the joker, because he is described to wear make up, and somebody wearing make up is revealed at the end.
- One of the bank robbers remains silent until the end of the scene where he states 'I kill the bus driver', which also links in with the 'Question and Answer' as there is no bus at the time he says it.
- 'Modern City' you can tell it's in a city because it's very busy and has lots of tall buildings.
Camerawork
- Uses of lots of close-ups, especially on the masks to make them seem more dark and eerie, it also makes them seem more sinister. It never shows the faces, and at one point it tracks one of them from behind as he doesn't have his mask on.
- The close-up at the end of the bank robbery on the Joker makes him seem very scary and threatening, as you can see all the scars and make up on his face, he seems quite unnerving.
Mis-en-Scene
- The costumes of the bank robbers make them quite scary, as they are dressed in suits but with clown masks on. All the masks have different facial expressions and make up on them. This could tell us about the personalities of them, as one of them has quite a serious face but doesn't talk much and gets on with his 'job'
- The fact that at the end, he puts a fake grenade in the man's mouth that lets off smoke to make him scared, lets us know about the characters personality, but also adds to tension as the camera zooms in and you expect it to explode.
Sound
- Non-diagetic music during bank robbery is very tense, but quiet. It does build up as it gets nearer to something happening though. When one the robbers is shot, the music gets faster, more instruments are introduced and it gets a lot louder.
- Diagetic sound is all to do with the robbery; guns going off, cars and sirens.
Editing
- Basic but in time with everything that's going on. Mostly just cut away, but every time something of importance happens in a different room, it cuts to that.
Graphics
- There aren't any titles of the film or actor. The only graphics are the ones at the start giving the name of the production companies. These are very dark and complex which suggest a lot about the film, which is also dark and has a complex story.
Casino Royale
Narrative Structure
- It starts out following somebody who looks tense, and keeps looking around for someone.
- It introduces you to the main character
- It explains a bit about his character as he is calm, and when he talks he doesn't raise his voice or react violently. However, imbetween these shots, it shows you the opposite side of his character, as it shows him having an incredibly violent fight and drowning somebody.
Thriller Codes and Conventions
- 'Question and Answer' You don't who the person at the start is or why it's following them. You also want to why he looks around like he's looking out for something.
- 'Partial Vision' You don't know how the main character got into the room as it doesn't show it. You also don't know why he is there
Camerawork
- Uses lots of close-ups to show facial expressions.
- Uses shot reverse shot before dialogue even starts and shows the back of a chair. This suggests somebody has been hiding there waiting for the person it's been following.
Mis-en-Scene
- Low key lighting and black and white camera darkens the mood. It also makes it seem more mysterious.
- The characters introduced are dressed well, this suggests that they have money and have a successful job.
- It says the place in the intro is 'Prague' which shows it is in an important city
- The way the main charcter gets into the room without anybody noticing suggests he may be in some sort of secret service, which is revealed later.
Sound
- The sound is mostly diagetic, and is mostly city and factory noises.
- When the opening scene is over and the titles start, the film's theme song starts
- The lyrics of the title song are representative of the film and characters, as it mentions a lot about killing, which is a theme throughtout the film.
Editing
- Fades in but then just cuts away
Graphics
- The title scenes have very complicated graphics that represent the film (it shows cards, poker chips and money, which is part of the film as part of it is a poker game).
- It uses a lot of colours and complicated designs and animation to make it interesting to watch while the theme song is playing in the background.
- Some of the animated characters are also representative of the characters (the one in the black suit is the main character)
Seven
Narrative Structure
- You are introduced to the main character and are given a strong impression of his personality by his flat; everything is tidy and extremely organised, showing he might like to be in control; he has a single bed which shows he lives alone; he grabs things off his table like a gun and a badge, which shows he is in the police; and he has the metronome when he is trying to get to sleep, which might be to drown out the noises of the city, which he hates.
- It introduces you to the other main character, and alos lets you know about his personality. For example, when they are walking down the street, somebody walks into him and turns back at them aggressively, this suggests that his character isn't very calm and will lose his temper very quickly, which is the opposite of the other main character, who always seems calm and in control.
- 'Transformed City' You know it's in the city because you can see the buildings and hear the noises of the city going on. You can also tell it's New York because of things like the yellow cabs and skyscrapers. The police cars also say 'NYPD' on them.
- Camera looks like it is creeping up on the main character as it is looking through a small gap at him and moving around to him very slowly.
- The rain helps add to the effect of the darkness and gloominess of the city.
- Low key lighting and lots of shadows make it more mysterious and covers things up more, making you want to know more.
Sound
- Music is very creepy, builds the mood and tension well, lyrics suit the theme of the film being around religion.
- There is heavy rain (diagetic) in the background on a lot of the scenes.
- You can hear the cars and sirens of the city, even at night
- Metronome gets louder and louder as the city does
- Opening titles a montage of what seems like random images, however, they have an importance in the rest of the film.
- Very quick paced, some images you can't really see what they are
- Images often jump around the screen so they are quite distorted and hard to see what they are.
- Sometimes, it cuts from text to an image and back again very quickly, so you can't see the image properly, which makes you want to know what it is and why it was shown in the opening credits.
Graphics
- Font of the title looks like it has been scratched onto the screen (could represent the murders, as the the 'sin' is often written in this way)
- The titles also jump around the screen like the images
- The font is quite creepy and eerie, which suggests a lot about the film.
Red Eye
Mis-en-Scene
- Start seems to be a montage of random clips, but it all links together when a wallet is stolen that belongs to a specific character
- Pictures at the start show the main character and show things about her personality; she is successful and intelligent
- Wallet has initials on it, which shows that it is important
- During the phone call you learn he is the main character's dad
- She mentions she is taking the 'Red Eye'
- Drawn to the character in the airport who protects the women from verbal abuse.
Narrative Structure
- It is fast paced
- Follows a woman who is clearly important in her job, as somebody rings her asking for help with customers, and the customers are also asking for her.
- All the images form the beginning eventually link together. At first they seem like random images of a wallet getting stolen and people packing fish in boxes, however these two images are eventually linked together.
Thriller Codes and Conventions
- Concealment and Protraction sort of understand a bit about the start of the film after the characters are introduced
- Partial Vision wallet stolen but you don't see who by
- Set in a city
- Makes you use your brain more often
Camerawork
- Lots of mid-shots and close ups
- Lots of shot reverse shot
- Often sound starts before image associated does
- Switches between the people involved in the phone call
Editing
- Simple editing
- lots of cut aways
- Montage
- Fast paced
- Dissolves
Graphics
- Simple and stand out
- White writing, easy to read on a black background
- They zoom out and fade away
- Title of the film is in a different colour to contrast from other graphics. It's red aswell, because the title of the film is 'Red Eye'
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