PJ: Snow Work

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)

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• 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.