Texts:
· Sunshine
· American Gangster
· Dracula
Analysing
· Text
· Industry
· Audience
Genre
· Codes and conventions
o Macro analysis – Overview/holistic
§ Genre
§ Narrative
§ Representation
o Micro analysis – Text specific
§ Video
§ Sound
§ Mise-en-scene
§ Editing
Intro to ‘Scream’
· Makes fun of typical horror movie conventions – highlights all typical genre and narrative codes, yet same outcome
· Typical setting – big house, miles from anywhere, girl on her own, night, cold, eerie score
· Scream title turns red – symbolises violence, blood, fear
· Tilted angle second time she answers phone has cantered camera angle – signifies something’s not quite right
· Constantly teases audience – ‘if only her parents had came earlier’
· Long, continuous shots – makes audience feel part of the situation – feels like we should be expecting something to happen
· Foley work – creaking tree, picking up the knife
Intro to Dracula
· Opening with religious symbol of a cross – see it covered in smoke and then broking, suggesting that a faith is going to be broken
· Gothic
· Setting – castle – mystery, old, fictional, night time
· Narrative – romantic theme element – catalyst for protagonists change
· Opening different to that of a book – ‘you win an audience in the first 10 minutes and win your Oscar in the last 10 minutes’
Intro to American Gangster
· Binary opposites (Strauss) – complete opposite characters
o Gangster – Bad, methodical, clean cut (appearance, costume), dark setting, black culture, good intentions for his job – not vengeful – gives turkey’s away
o Police officer – Good, unorganised, scruffy, lighter setting, white culture, get the feeling is not completely honest - blackmail
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