In order to learn different way how we can present our thriller and edit it we looked at past students work and analysed them. We wanted to see what aspects we could take from them and apply to our thriller's. This is a group of students work from two years ago. The first thing shown is an extreme close up of someone's eye with a clock reflected in it. The eye has connotations of the window to the mind, and the fact that there is a clock reflected in it can give the audience the impression that his mind is set on time. Short an d effective non-diegetic music plays and abruptly stops when the edit cuts to the products companies name. They have edited their production name to fade out into a black screen with each letter fading away individually; almost as if it was computer generated. The font is very simple and effective. The screen stays black with no music is played in the background. The edit cuts to a two-shot of two boys having sheets taken off of their heads which could link back to the lack screen the titled faded out into to reflect the darkness which their were in. It almost as if the rule of thirds is used to show the two boys lift their heads. The edit cuts to a blood stain on the wall as the sound of heavy to slow breathing is introduced. Already the audience knows there is danger as blood and the colour red in general represent danger The edit cuts to a low angle shot of a deteriorating ceiling and then cuts back to a close up of one of the boys with a drop of sweat tracing his worried face. the edit cuts again to broken glass whilst the sound of breathing slows down further. There is a small amount of blood on the glass when it cuts to another edit. The fact that the glass is even shattered instantly put the thought of more danger in the viewer's head. The cuts zoom into the blood on the glass and cuts to an arm with blood on it. The blood is actually on the white shirt which the boy is wearing and you cant see any injured so the audience could question why he even has blood on his arm. The edit abruptly cuts to a medium close up to one of the boys in the chair who seems to be the one breathing heavily.The shot cuts to a close up of his mouth where you can see his missing tooth. The breathing came across as non-diegetic at first and has now changed to coming across as diegetic. The edit cuts to a viewpoint shot of the floor and the boys feet, panning up to someone walking into the frame The edit cuts back to the two-shot and you can see one of the boys look down. the one boys looks to the one who was doing the heavy breathing which has stopped. He taps his pocket, trying to get the other boys attention as her looks at him. Eventually he looks back at him and they exchange glances and come to a decision of what they plan to do. The one grabs a pen, looks to the other boy for approval and hands it to him. He acts quickly in the mid-shot and stabs him in the leg with the pen and they run from the mother mysterious man in the room. The room is seen to be a health hazard and abandoned which makes it look like the two boys were kidnapped by this strange man. As they run non-diegetic music intensifies whilst the edit jumps between the shots of the running feet and the man who has just been stabbed in the leg. A wide shot shows the two boys running into the forest and this cuts into a tracking shot which complements the panic in this scene. You are able to see a close up of the boys face. All of a sudden the man who was stabbed in the leg appears and has managed to get hold of the other boy which doesn't make to much sense in my mind as he wasn't seen chasing them. The background is blurred just after the man yells and you can only see the close up of the boys face (rule of thirds) Just after he turns around more titles cut in and the same non-diegetic music from the titles before jump in. There is a cyclical theme as the pen which was used to stab the man before is in the grass at the end, covered in blood. The name of the film 'Excemption' is shown at the end when the one boy runs into a close up in the camera frame. Mise-en-scene:First of all the clock creates an impression, as it is reflected in someone's eye; this has connotations of the window to the mind which is what could be the centre focus of this mystery person. Sheets are pulled off of two boy's heads; this is often associated with a kidnapping. Already the audience can see the condition of the walls, as they seem to be dmaaged and slightly broken. The blood splattered on the wall automatically makes the viewer believe there has been some form of brutality. The colour red has many connotations one of them being danger and pain. This could suggest that the two boys are going to be murdered or harmed. The colour red jumps out to the audience as it juxtaposes the white. The sweat trickling down the boys face reflects how much fear he feels towards the situation at hand. Sound is not necessary at this stage to describe what is going on. The use of broken glass suggests that this is what caused the blood to be on the wall. There is next a shot of of blood on the broken glass which would complement this theory. The glass bottle would have been a previous weapon as the blood seems to be dry. So far all the shots have the same use of colour scheme: greys, black and red. These are very effective colours in the sense that when they are put together they create an effect which makes everything else in the shot stand out. In this shot there us a white sleeve with some blood splattered on it. This again makes the blood stand out more as the white juxtaposes the red. The colour white connotes purity and the fact that the red has been splattered on it shows how the danger has invaded the purity. Any thought of hope is taken away as the pain and danger has been introduced. The lighting is very dark and makes the audience focus on the hand in this shot. This could have connotation of isolation and the unknown. The low key lighting is very mysterious and makes you question what the boy intends to do. In this shot there is some cloth hung on a wall and the room looks slightly trashed which shows the audience the bad condition of this location. The colours are still very dark and eerie though its still clear as to what is in this shot. The clothes these people are wearing and very casual which creates the impression that this type of situation could happen to anyone. They all seem to be wearing whites and blacks which are very clean cut shades to be wearing which sort of contradicts the location. The audience can get a grasp of the fact that these people are in the middle of nowhere. This adds to the thought of isolation and that this is a kidnapping. Camera:As I have mentioned previously in my overall analysis there is a mixture of close ups, mid, long and head shots. This all makes things easier for the audience to see the full extend of what is going on. In the image on the bottom left hand corner there is a two shot, showing the two boys head shots. The focus in the close up of the pen has a lot of depth . A long tracking shot is used to follow the boys whilst they are being chased. There is also a use of match on action to show that the boy is tapping his seat to get the other boys attention. Editing and logo:The editing is very quick paced which reflects the mood of the scene: panicked. The title sequence is edited in a very robotic manor which sort of doesn't match what is going on in the scene and each letter fades out individually. Though the fact that the fin is white on black goes back to the black and greys used in the mise-en-scene. I have mentioned the order of how things have been edited in my overall analysis above. The image above shows not just how they have edited but also their logo for their production company. This, to me, isn't really a logo, however it is simple and very effecting. The juxtaposition of the white on black creates a very easy. The logo isn't the first thing seen in the sequence either which doesn't matter because it still comes across as very professional. The logo is shown again at the end of the sequence which sort of makes it come across as a trailer instead of an opening sequence. Sound:The sound used in this has a way of making you think of the mind and singling it out. It complements the extreme close up of the eye at the start. When the sound non-diegetic music when the production company name comes up it make the centre focus the production name. The way the diegetic sound of breathing progresses and takes over all of the other sounds in the scene allows the audience to share the panic felt by this boy. It also complements the editing: its as if each breath he takes cuts the edit to a new shot. The breathing stops and the sound of the boys hand tapping against this seat is heard. This adds to the match on action used to make the focus what he is doing.
Just before the boy stabs the man in the keg with the pen the same sound used at the start is used. This signals the chase and heavy non-diegetic music begins. The beat of the music used makes you think of running footsteps. Under the sound of the music you can hear the two boys running and breathing. During the chase you can sudden;t hear the kidnapper shout as he has hold of the one boy. He holds a pen to his head as the music stops in a way that sounds like gun shots. The music stops for a moment. As the titles roll in the audience is taken though shots which come across as a thought process or a re-wind. Music similar to the start plays through this. The music is subtle yet effective. There are a variety of styles of music used in this opening sequence.
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