Scream Opening Sequence Texture Analysis

Scream Texture Analysis

Mise-en-scene

• Knives - danger
• Popcorn on fire - danger
• Character cries and facial expressions - expresses fear
• Scream mask - scary face
• Dark lighting inside
• Night time outside
• All white - purest victim
• Blonde girl dies 
• Dark costume contrasts girl
• Lighting changes deliberately to accompany the tone
• Blood 
• Phone
• She dies as the popcorn explodes
• Glass makes her more vulnerable as she can be watched, reflects her personality.

Camera

• Tilting shot shows location and vulnerability
• Tracking girl, shows her importance and her being alone
• immediate zoom in on her as she becomes scared, conveys her feelings
• Medium close up, diegetic sound highlights her innocence as she picks up the phone to a stranger.
• Dutch tilt - shows the scene to be abnormal and the darkness of the night
• Tracking shot to give the impression that she is being followed

Sound 

• Diegetic sound of sinister voice
• Scary movies talk
• Popcorn sound increasing as tension increases
• Non-diegetic sound of mysterious music tells us to be scared all of a sudden
• Non-diegetic sound as she runs along and increases in tempo to match her heart beat
• Synchronous diegetic sound of the creaking of the swing to show its been moving to tell us someone has been there
• Diegetic sound of knife sliding out, as horror film is brought up, danger is linked
• Diegetic synchronous sound - dogs bark at intruders, someone is there

Editing techniques

• Eye-line match to outside the house
• Quick cuts increase in tempo to match the sound, heightens the tension and fear of the scene.
• Pace increases with the tension in the scene, slow pace at the beginning shows her vulnerability and innocence.
• Match on action, cuts on her moving towards the phone - highlights her naivety
• Eye-line match of her looking around the porch, she is scared

Kill Bill Vol II - Mise-En-Scene/Sound Techniques in the two Coffin Scenes.

The character of “The Bride” is represented as being hopeless in scene one through the use of sound and mise-en-scene. This is conveyed with the colour scheme being black and white, which portrays the idea of “The bride”’s life coming to a close as the colour black connotes death and the lack of hope. Whereas in the second coffin scene the colour scheme switches back to full colour representing the new found hope and it symbolises how her life isn't ending as there is no more black schemed image. Another difference in the mise-en-scene between the two coffin scenes is that the actor seems terrified in the first scene using struggled movement and shocked facial expression to reflect a terrified characteristic. However, in coffin scene two the actor is portrayed as being calm and collected with the lack of useless movement and her lack of expression, which gives a serious and determined look throughout most of the scene.

In these scenes, the difference in sound techniques between the two scenes symbolises the changing emotions of “The bride”. For example in the first scene, there is the frequent use of harsh diegetic and synchronous sounds to portray her panic, which is mostly done through the use of the music, which is non-diegetic however, with a loud drum beat to symbolise a heart beat. Contrastingly the music in the second scene increases in frequency as the scene progresses to represent how the chance of escape increases, this also coincides with the actions of the scene as “The bride” is determinedly pounding the coffin door to break it which is the method of her escape.

Another instance where sound techniques are manipulated is the use of the diegetic sound of “The bride” breathing. In scene one the breathing patterns are of high frequency and short volume, which represents the alarm and shock the character is in. Whereas in the second scene, her breathing is more calm, and spaced out to reflect her change in perception of the situation and it conveys to the viewers that she is certain about an escape method.

Skyfall Poster Analysis

Bond is circled and therefore he is perceived to be the main character and protagonist. The colour scheme is black and white, this gives the impression of a crime setting and death. Bond is situated in the centre of the barrel of a gun, this tells us that this film contains guns and violence. The numbers "007" tells us that Bond hardly has an identity rather he is issued a number, therefore it shows how he has a use and from this we can infer that he is an agent. The facial expression Bond is seen to be pulling shows confusion, this conveys the feel of a detective film as he cannot figure out the mystery posed against him.

Life of Pi Poster Analysis

The background to this poster is seen to be a sky and a sea which combine and never end, this represents Pi's journey in that it seems endless. The lions roar is seen, which shows his expression of anger, hunger, and fear. Pi is seen to be situated on top of the boat while the lion is inside the boat, therefore this suggests that Pi holds more power through the use of levelling. Pi's stance is strong and upright which outlines his masculinity and maturity. The colour scheme of the boat is seen to be alternative from the inside to the outside, which gives the impression of nothing been as it seems. Although small light rays shine through which shows that there is still hope and there is a small chance at survival.

Sherlock Holmes Poster Analysis

In the Sherlock Holmes poster we can see multiple images of different people and items which give the impression of being clues therefore conveys that the film is a detective mystery. The smirk seen on the protruding figure gives the impression that his character is mischievous. The text reading "Nothing escapes them" shows how the film is a chase and therefore its is seen as a detective film as they try to find the criminal. The poster has a jail setting theme, this gives the idea of authority and police, like a detective. The sepia colour scheme tells us that the film is set in the past as this colour is normally associated with photographs taken from old cameras. The bottles on the shelve tells us that there will be a poisoning at some point in the film.

Rule of Thirds - Poster Analysis

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Everyones heads are on the top line of the grid to show their importance and bring the focus of the image to their faces.

Harry Potter is separated from the other people by being in the centre third and the others in the two outer thirds, therefore the focus is in the centre thus on Harry Potter who is the main protagonist of the film.

The text of the film “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” is on the bottom line of the grid to give it emphasis.

The light smoke comes in the middle to reflect hope, which is behind the character of Harry Potter which emphasises that he is the only hope.

Inception

All the actors heads are on the same line on the bottom of the grid which tells the audience that they are the characters in focus in the film.

The top third of the poster shows buildings that defy gravity and are upside down which informs the viewers that this concept is the basis of the film.

“Your mind is the scene of the crime” found just above the top line to give emphasis to the message this senate gives which also informs us of the theme of the film.

The buildings on the sides all occupy the side thirds of the poster, which surrounds the characters, therefore this derives the message that this concept of buildings is the main idea of architecture is the main idea of the film.

Jaws 

The sea level lies on the top line of the grid which draws the viewers attention to the girl swimming, portraying the idea that the majority of the film is to do with the ocean and it shows how the majority of the film is to do with what is under the sea as seen in the poster by the underwater taking up two thirds of the grid.

The shark takes up the space of the middle bottom square of the grid, this allows the picture to flow upwards as the viewers focus immediately zooms in on the shark then moves up.

About Me - Jack Zabaroff

Hi i'm Jack Zabaroff, and i am currently studying Media studies as an A-Level; along with Psychology, Maths, and Chemistry. I am taking this subject as I have always had an interest in the media industry. For example I use different types of social media daily, such as Facebook and Snapchat, therefore media takes up a huge part of my lifestyle and time. 

There are also some possible career paths for me in the future in regards of this industry; Director, Producer, Advertising. My three favourite films would have to be 'Inception', 'Fight Club' and 'Pulp Fiction'. These three films are extremely enticing and moreish, while 'Fight Club' is such an ugly and dark film that I idolise it more than enjoy it. My favourite series at the moment is 'The Get Down' which consists of six, hour long, episodes about a set of teenagers and a role model of theirs "Shaolin 007" who all live in the slums of the Bronx in New York and attempt to create their own metaphorical hip hop kingdoms along with the fictional representation of the real life DJ Grandmaster Flash. I enjoy watching this because I have an interest in hip hop and rap music, my favourite artist being Loyle Carner a UK rap artist. Therefore this series appeals to me as it is not only the visual content, but also the audio content I like.