Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Analysis of thriller opening

J.F.K



Sound:
  • used of narration.
  • soundtrack, military.
SFX:
  • N/A
Camera:
  • Mid shot of a real footage showing a man talking.
  • ELS showing the area.
Mise-en-scene:
  • using real footage in the news.
  • typography is used black and white.
Editing :
  • Montage editing showing different clip from old footage.
  • cut.
Conventions:
  • this film is about death, war and assassination etc.
  • it used omniscient narrative.

Silence of the Lambs



Sound:
  • soundtrack of orchestral
SFX:
  • N/A
Camera:
  • ELS 
  • MS showing character running.
  • close-up feet and face.
  • tilting 
  • tracking 
Mise-en-scene:
  • the set is inside a wood
  • is foggy and misty.
Editing:
  • wipe
  • cut
  • continuity editing
Conventions:
  • it have a red herring when the character running it look like some one tracing her.
  • then we notice she is training in a FBI camp.




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