The Ring (Verbinski, 2002)
- A young journalist must investigate a mysterious videotape which seems to cause the death of anyone in a week of viewing it. The opening clip sets up the scene for the rest of the film.
- The language used in the scene is very tense and creates a sense of loneliness for the young girl, as she gets no reply to her questions and the use of silence is very prominent.
- the sound of the TV is very dramatic, especially when it gets louder as she moves towards the TV.
- The echo behind her creates tension as no one in the audience, or the film knows what is going to happen.
- Her final scream is a shock to the audience and helps set the scene for the rest of the film, as the audience saw part of the tape that is the centre of the film.
- The TV screen at the end also creates tension because the sound is very harsh.
Halloween (Carpenter, 1978)
- The titles for Halloween start before the opening scene.
- A POV shot is used as an establishing shot so set the scene, and the film.
- The target audience for Halloween would be males because it is part of the horror genre and it is typical that the genre is predominantly watched by males.
- The target age for the film would be people over 18 because it has gore and violence.
- The target age would also be 18 because the killer turns out to be a child, which is not only a shock because of his young age, but also the way he killed her.
Saw 7 (Gruetert 2010)
Institutional context:
- There are no bankable stars in this clip, however as this is part of the Saw franchise the name carries popularity due to its ever increasing audience.
- Twisted pictures produced all of the Saw films and are well known for their gore horror films, such as Daed Silence and Mother'd Day.
- The product values of the film are very evident in the clip as there is a lot of gore and many actors acting as the crowd.
- The gore in the scene really shows the product value of the film as it is very realistic.
Piers, the headings need to be in and can you ensure the font is all the same size, highlighting of key terms will improve this further.
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