Katie Tallis - A Level Film

'Prisoners' Clip Analysis The clip begins with a long shot; it establishes where the following scenes are going to take place. It hints at a diner, which is then proven true in the following scene, where the audience sees a young man sitting in the middle of the diner. The very first scene is important though, as it not only sets the location, it also shows the audience that it is night time, and that it is also raining; this could link in with pathetic fallacy as when it cuts to the main sitting down, he looks mysterious and almost lost. It's interesting as the time of the day shows the reader that he is still awake, for one reason or another, as it's an unusual time for someone to be sitting in a diner.  It then shows a medium-close up of the main character. The audience can instantly tell this as he stands out immediately - not only does he look interesting and mysterious, he doesn't blend in with the background with his slick hair or his black long

Sound - music on car radio; diegetic sound; sets the scene of 60's time period (audience knows it is from the car as it cuts to the woman sitting in the car, waiting for a man) - "how can people have no fears"; lyrics anchor with the narrative of the film - jump scare; firecrackers; false sense of security for the audience (combined with the actors laughing and joking around about them) - silence, possibly just one or two words from the actors: then loud gun shots that shock the audience - music on the radio is emphasized now; non-diegetic music; same song from the radio but now much louder (as the couple are being killed) - diegetic sounds from the cars; ambient sounds coming from the neighbourhood when the woman is driving around

Analysis of the 'Crimson Peak' Clip At the beginning of the clip the audience is met with a medium shot of a young girl lying down. The low-key lighting and the dark green atmosphere immediately indicates that this movie is of the horror genre. For the most part, the first couple of seconds is quiet, apart from the abrupt gasp that may catch the audience off guard; this could show that she may have had a nightmare. As she slowly wakes up and looks around at her surroundings, the camera zooms out, revealing more of the mies-en-scene to the audience. In the background, the non-diegetic sound is that of a choir, creating an eerie atmosphere, almost like the voices are travelling through the halls of this apposed large house; accompanied with this is the diegetic sound of a dog barking, which is actually a common horror convention. It relates to the theory that animals have a sixth-sense, so they are able to see something that humans cannot. This relates to the mystery and the