Unknown- Opening Analysis

Unknown

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cs0tSoF5rLc

The film starts off with a black screen with white writing at the bottom to show who the film was produced by etc, as it changes scene it then shows the main actors and who is featuring in the film.

The change of scene slowly fades in with vertical stripes and goes into a really messy office. which makes you wonder what has happened there.

The camera then zooms and tracks towards the phone to create tension and make yo wonder what might or what is going to happen. It then fades out to a back screen.

The scene then changes again and the camera is tracing along the pipes on the roof, the it fades out.

It the moves to an empty room and it is as though someone is walking through the room holding a camera. Then it fades out again.

 

 

Then there's a traking shot along some of the lockers in the builing, makes you think if theyre in an old school? Which is the moved into the toilets and a close up of a tap dripping.

It then finally gets to a place where a man then sits up in shock and is looking around trying to see where he is. He then see three other men who are all dead a tied up or hannging from somewhere.

Return to Sleepaway Camp Opening Analysis

Return to Sleepaway Camp

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Analysis

Close up of a poster about the camp. It says that it'll be 'A summer you'll NEVER forget' which can either mean in a good way or a bad way. This shows that something bad might be happening or has happened in the camp before. The camera pans down the poster and slowly zooms in on the writing to emphasise it.

The camera pans across quickly to show other articles about death and bad things that have happened. This make you think that something bad has happened and will happen furtehr on in the film. Randomly over the writing is blood splatters which also adds to the effect of something bad happening.



In the opening the people starring in the film name's are shown and the producers etc. Also with the blood splatters to carry on the effect.

The camera carrys on moving across the pages showing other stories.

The background then turns red which relates to the blood splatters on the pages. Red is also associated with danger and death. 

The movie title writing then slowly fades on onto the background, this is also red and blood like which carries on the thought of someone dying or being killed.

The scene then moves to a slightly tilted to the side view of a house and it then slowly movoes towards the house. This is shoing that the scene is likely to be about the huose or that the next scene will be inside the house next.

The scene then moves to the house/cabin and there are a group of boys messing around with fire and another boy walks in who seems to think that he is better than the rest of them.

The boy then threatens the other boys and then he joins in with what they were doing.

He then gets an aerosol can and sprays that at a flame to create a massive flame to scare away the other boys.

A man then comes in an pulls the boy away from the other boys and hold him there. This shows that he is no longer the 'bigger' person in the room.



The Collector Opening Analysis

The Collector

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CxbrgnsvAc4 

Analysis

It opens with a tracking shot of a large house, which sets the scene which shows that there maybe someone outside watching the house.

  There’s slow non-diegetic music in the background. there’s a ‘crime scene do not cross’ tape around the tree which adds to the affect of mise-en-scene creating the atmosphere for the film.

A car pulls up at the house and the camera slowly stops to focus on the car. 

The scene then moves into the house with a straight edit. There’s a two shot to show the main characters at this point. Outside it looks like very dark and gloomy night which sets the scene.

 The lighting inside the house is also very dark and gloomy (mise-en-scene).

In the house you cant really see the faces of the people its just dark silhouettes, this creates a spooky atmosphere.

There’s a tracking shot of the woman walking through the house and walking up the stairs.

 

There’s a close up of the man getting something out of the cupboard downstairs and looking at some letters. Which is odd because people normally look at their letters in the morning.  There’s a tilt shot down and then up.

 Then there’s a close up of just his face, this shows that he heard the woman shout/scream and he is going to see what's going on. Then the camera shows what he’s looking at.

  Then there is a close up of the women’s lips because she has shouted something to the man.

 Then there’s a tracking shot of the man running up the stairs. Showing that he is going to see what the woman was shouting about.

 An over the shoulder shot to show where he’s going and who's there. A two shot is used to show who’s in the scene looking at the red box.

There’s a main problem/mystery (the red box) in the scene. it's also a main focus from now on.

A zoom shot is used to get closer to the box/ note. A note is used to also create a sense of mystery.

the house.

The Ring Opening Analysis

The Ring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BDKXyTCe54

Analysis

The first scene of this film is a fade in, high angled shot of a house at night, this is a typical opening to a scary/horror film. In the background you can hear rain hitting the ground. The camera also slowly zooms in on the house. There is also an over-voice saying 'I hate television, it gives me headaches', this shows that the scene is going to change.

The next shot is a two shot of girls watching tv and the camera slowly zooms in on them both while they are talking. They convosation is mainly one-sided and it is about something the might happen to them later on in the film. You can also see the television flickering on the bed and the girl's faces. there is also a faint sound of the television in the background.

Then there's a close up of what they were watching and the tv being turned off. The lighting is very dim in the house that they're in. This also shows that it is night time as people have their lamps on when it's dark outside.

After there's an over the shoulder shot showing the girls having a convosation about something else that might happen to them later. This shot show that even though there's just them two in the room that she's talking to her.

Shot reverse shot of the two girls carrying on talking about something that has happened. You can also hear the rain hitting the window in the background. This shows how quiet it is in the room.

Close up of the girls scared face. She has heard about the phone call thing before from somewhere.

One of the girls messes around to scare the other girl because she was talking about someone being told that they're going to die.

The camera quickly zooms in on the clock to show what time it is. Coincidentally it's 10 o'clock, as this links into what they were talking about before.

Another close up of the other girls face to show that she is scared/worried of what is happening. There's also a shot reverse shot of the other girls face. They hear the phone start to ring and they look even more worried.

Close up of the girls feet as she's walking downstairs and you can also hear the phone ringing in the background.

This shot shows the phone in focus compared to the background of the shot. This shows that this is where the two girls will be going to as it is ringing.

The girl goes to answer the phone but before says 'This is so lame' and answers it saying 'Embry residence' and then her face changes from a smile to a scared expression. In the background there's tense scary music and looks at the girl. She then gives the phone to her, she says 'hello' expecting something else but then it's actually her mum.