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1. Horror The Conjuring (2013)- Annabelle

3. Opening sequence From the opening of this first sequence “The Conjuring” it immediately becomes clear that the movie lives up to its genre of Horror as the first image is of a very sinister life size doll with the camera using an extreme close up. We are unsure from just the opening scene what to expect deeper into the film, but from just watching the clip we assume that the movie will be based on the doll and about how she was haunting the two girls. As I have watched the movie this is not the case, the opening sequence has absolutely little to do with the film and does not appear later in the movie, but it sets the scene for the film. We're introduced to five characters, but we get details only from the two girls who live in the apartment, but we're left unaware about who's sitting next to the two girls. We believe that the story of the two girls being haunted by a doll named Annabelle will be the subject of the film. We can tell that the genera of horror is ghosts and demons based around supernatural events. This is shown by the doll seeming to be possessed by a demon. This will be targeted towards teenagers and middle aged people. The title “The Conjuring” also sounds very dark and makes in clear from that. An intense close up is used of the doll at the beginning of the opening scene, which captures the horror genre and also lets us focused on the doll in the scene as we see it as evil from the beginning only from the camera shot.

4. The opening sequence begins with a black screen for ten minutes with people talking in the back. This is effective as the audience continues to listen closely to the conversation as the people talking, which is vital to the film, catches their attention. After ten seconds of the dark screen, as they discuss the doll at the moment, an intense close-up of the doll pops up, her eye sticking out in particular. The decision to start the opening with the extreme close-up of the dolls makes the audience aware the significance of the doll and giving it prominence to the viewer knowing they should fear it. Often when the doll appears to make a startling effect, there is no tone. The slow zoom out motion of the camera takes place so that we can see half the face of the dolls as people continue to speak at the back, which makes the viewer feel confused when we learn that the doll is possessed by talking. The doll's presence also makes the possibility of the doll being possessed.  

5. The first thing we see in the film is a dark apartment, which connotes fear instantly, as the viewer can not completely see what is happening, retaining the impression of the fear of the unknown. A home is also a typical setting used in the genre of horror because it caused it to be personal to the audience, making the fear factor more apparent. Now the camera moves on to display a mid-shot low light of three individuals. Here the narrative is introduced through the discussion that people have and we learn that it was their doll and that they gave a spirit permission to join the doll without understanding what the spirit might do. This is therefore a vital part of the movie. A close up of the three individuals on the left side is also shown, making the audience aware of the confusion and fear they are experiencing. After this the three individuals are captured from the front and the camera movement zooming out to an over the shoulder shot behind Ed and Lorraine Warren takes place as the individuals are still asking Annabelle what happened and these two are listening to their clarification. These two people in the conversation are also likely spirit experts who explain why the spirit wanted to be closer to the doll and the doll's owners; the spirit wanted the owners to be possessed. As they now know what the spirit is going to try to do now, this conversation disturbs the audience. Moreover, in a position to offer advice on how to solve the problem, the female character makes her a 'hero' figure.

6. Then, Annabelle's mid-shot appears and zooms in at a steady, slow pace that emphasizes the tension the doll causes as her blank expressions send death messages. When the scene cuts to a flashback of the story starting with a mid-shot of the two women returning home, coming through the door and having a loud conversation, breaking the silence that is effective because it shocks the audience by going from a quiet atmosphere to a very loud one, Wan then speaks of 'things getting worse'. The females at the front find a note on the floor that is a worn stained piece of paper after entering. A point of view shot is used here to display the perspective of the woman behind her. This illustration depicts a piece of paper that reads 'miss me? 'In a red, blood-symbolizing crayon. This illustrates the film's genre to the viewer and the use of blood instead of ink is a horror movie convention. It also means that the audiences are conscious of it and this builds suspense.

7. Then at the end of the hallway, there is a long shot of a doll sitting leaning against the wall. The two women start coming to the doll, the camera movement is very shaky here, which is very powerful as it affects the viewer to feel anxious as it is the shot of the women's point of view that indicates the women feel nervous and frightened. Then a close-up of the hands of Annabelle is seen, which shows her holding a red crayon, allowing the viewer to relate the writing on the note to the doll. The audience is confused here too, as they get lost in the fact that the doll is an inanimate object. In addition, red is generally a color associated with the horror of the genre as it connotes blood, which also indicates that the viewer should feel frightened and highlights the idea of danger. From a spare room that is covered in red crayon lines and writings, the low angle close up of the women with the blonde hair is seen, which produces a frightening effect as it shows that the doll has ruined the room.

8. As the camera shot pan-point-of-view shot takes place, both the women enter the room, a curious soundtrack plays. The camera pans around the room showing the different aspects of chaos which has taken place, such as sudden red letters on the wall and photographs of women shattered on the floor, created by the doll with the non-diegetic sound that accompanies the scene and making it dramatic. As the majority of the colours used in the scene are bland, writing and drawing on the wall from the red color pencil stands out and red is a colour that often connotes terror, danger and blood. These sounds also frighten the viewer and fulfill the requirements of their genre. This chaotic movement often boosts excitement and the feeling of terror. The roof, however is filmed from the point of view of the shot, revealing that the doll is alive, increasing the viewer's heartbeats.

9. The panic continues when a floor level shot of the pencil rolling along the floor comes towards them with the music speeding up, leaving both the women in confusion and fear, suggesting that Annabelle either rolled it along the floor or dropped it. The camera zooms rapidly towards the red pencil that illustrates the perception of characters in the scene. This is then followed by a long shot from the corridor that zooms out of the door towards one of the women carrying Annabelle. Here as the women run out of the corridor, the tracking camera movement makes the viewer feel like they are at the moment in the scene. The women throw the doll outside in the bin showing she got rid of it, this scene is demonstrated from the birds eye view so that we can see her completely. This is however a horror movie convention, since there are no such things as happy endings.

10. Both black and white bland colours that are made to lower the mood create a lifeless and boring atmosphere, the way the opening is. The costume worn by the characters is also of an old-fashioned type, which shows the audience that it is the era in the past that is a time period generally used for horror movies as audiences have come to find it more frightening than others over the years. There is also a significant amount of low-key lighting used, something that is supposed to be used in horror films because everything in the shot would always be dark, but the light present helps the viewer concentrate on a particular aspect. A non-diegetic sound often occurs in the opening. Thus, the loud noises help to build on the feeling of claustrophobia and there is no escape.  

11. WAR Saving Private Ryan

13. Opening sequence From the opening of the movie we can expect a very dark and powerful movie, we are unsure on how much dialogue their will be throughout the movie as the first scene is shown as a very gruesome start and the little dialogue is represented by the circumstance. However, we do expect little dialogue from just the opening as we are unsure what happens later in the movie. The targeted audience is very clear from the title and from the opening sequence. From just the title we know that it must be based around war as “private” is the first rank in the army. From the opening sequence it soon becomes very clear as it starts in the very front line of war, showing how scary and gruesome the beginning of the battle was and the short journey heading to the front line. From the opening sequence we are focused on the characters on only one of the many boats, however we can only assume the two main characters from the camera focus on them but we are still very unfamiliar with them not knowing any of their names or their personalities. We can only see the fear from the look on every single of their faces and from many of them being sick from being extremely nervous. The main shot is close ups in this opening sequence as this gives us a feeling of how tense the soldiers are by looking at their faces which makes us feel closer to the characters. It also builds up suspense from moving from a close up of each soldier on the boat looking at one of the main features that they all have in common the look of fear on their faces, which makes us prepared for the very dramatic scene which is soon to come. I think this is a very successful opening as it immediately makes it very clear of its genre, war. This satisfies the targeted audience.

14. The scene is covered in Czech hedgehogs (anti-tank obstacles). This shows the audience the setting of the scene. In giving the audience an indication of the setting/plot, the date is also relevant, as this is the date of the D-Day landings. The text then reveals that the scene is taking place at Omaha Beach, a massive allied landing point. 

15. Saving Private Ryan's opening sequence begins the film with quiet, with only the pleonastic sound of the waves crashing against the boat preparing to land on the beach. The silence already builds up tension and prepares us for a very dramatic first scene as everyone is in silence as they are heading into a bloody war battle, where most of them will be slaughtered. This very dramatic opening makes the war genre very evident and the silence is almost ominous. The sound of the violent spraying of bullets killing so many in such a short period of time is so powerful is this is the only sound we can hear, yet it’s setting the scene of how dark the battle would have been.

16. We are then introduced to the main character, this is show by the fact that specific focus has been placed on him when he amongst a group of around 15 soldiers. This is also shown as he is central to the shot. A close up is used to show his shaking hand – showing nervousness. I feel this is particularly effective as at the time other action films were filled with gun-hoe “super soldiers” who were extremely brave and survived every situation. The character's nervousness shows the realism in the film as it is an accurate representation of how the soldiers were feeling at the moment.

17. When he continues to say commands to the men, it then switches to a close up of his face, and shows us that he is their commander and possibly a captain-this is also shown by the rank on his helmet. He gives the commands, saying "I'll see you on the beach" very calmly. This offers a very optimistic outlook about a very negative situation that shows his leadership qualities and strengthens his character more.

18. The landing craft hits the beach here and the ramp is lowered. Immediately the soldiers at the front are cut down by machine gun fire giving a very gruesome but realistic feel to the scene. The perspective changes to that of the Germans in the bunker firing on the soldiers. A high angle/over the shoulder shot is used to look at the soldiers running up the beach. This shot shows the power the Germans have over the allied forces in the scene and accurately portrays the real event and how the Germans had every advantage. 

19. The next few minutes show gritty scenes of soldiers being shot and drowning under the water before they were able to pull off their uniforms. It also has a clever effect where where the camera bobs above and below the water. When above all the sounds of gun fire and explosions can be heard but when below it is all cut out. This realistically re-in acts the sounds as if you were a soldier in place of the camera. As the main character is "shell shocked" and has briefly lost his hearing, some gruesome scenes are then shown via eye line match. These include a man picking up and carrying his own arm that has been blown off by an explosion. Men running out of a landing craft that has caught on fire and they too are on fire, and explosions that show the dismembering of soldiers. Each of these scenes have a “blurred” sound to represent what the main character can hear. Each of them are equally disturbing but provide a gross sense of reality. 

20. ACTION The Dark Knight (2008)

21. OPENING SEQUENCE ENDING

22. The first shot is an establishing shot of a large building within a city. The way in which the camera zooms in on this one particular building suggests that it will play a significant role in the films gradual development. The sudden breaking of the glass with a cut to a mid shot of a clown holding a weapon indicates to the audience that we are viewing the action from the antagonists (the clowns) perspectives.

23. Then the scene cuts to a middle shot of an anonymous individual who is the only clown that is on his own so far. The way the camera zooms on his mask and the fact that he's alone gives this clown an entity of his own. It takes nearly ten seconds to zoom in on the mask to make the audience aware of the importance of this clown. As we see the mask, the non-diegetic background music increases and this helps to emphasize the authority of the clown. In this opening, the mise-en-scene is successful as clowns are commonly seen as creepy, monster-like beings intended to scare people. This clown never talks and this also helps maintain interest in the audience and keeps them hooked. The music becomes quick again when the car pulls up in the next shot to highlight the continuation of the heist.

24. A tracking shot that tracks the two clowns out of the building is the next shot. To immerse the crowd, the music increases to a loud 'boom' tone and this helps produce an exciting moment. The birds eye view shot gives the audience a sense of how driven these clowns are to achieving their goal and also hints that they are approaching their target.

25. In this opening sequence, the use of montage editing is very useful as it allows to display various stages/ viewpoints of the heist. The use of illumination inside the vehicle serves to make up the gloomy mood when it is dimly illuminated to illustrate the clowns' evilness. The clown's over-the-shoulder shot in the back shows a pistol. Guns connote death and this reveals to the viewer what is on the clowns agenda. The fact that he never speaks along with the diegetic click of the gun suggests that he has no emotions towards others and that he is more of an animal. The masks are effective as they disrupt the audience from seeing any of the characters emotions and helps to build to their profiles.

26. When the clowns exit the car, the low angled camera tracks along with the anonymous clown who was originally on his own. This keeps the audience focused on this character and hints that this clown will be an important individual for the entirety of the film. The director is constantly giving the audience clues through the use of editing and camera shots to leave us anticipating how the scene will unfold. This is useful as it creates an enigma based around the identity of this character

27. When inside the bank, the camera continues to track with the action to allow the audience to see every different perspective to persist in involving them with the action. The opening is very tense right from the start and this is due to the fast action and crisp editing involved to do this. An over the shoulder shot is used to show the crowd how relentless the clowns are as one of the key clowns heads over to the woman. The pure shock on her face helps to emphasize this. The diegetic sound of her voice can be distinctly heard by the audience as she shouts ‘No!’ and this suggests that she is in possible danger. To guarantee that the scenes in the bank are not repeated, the heist is continuously being viewed from various places. This can be seen as the first half of the opening, each scene is no longer than ten seconds each. The fast pace of action with the editing helps create excitement as the viewer is left wondering how the opening will end. The next scene is the clowns on the roof and the masks are very effective as we see a close up of the nearest clown. This close-up really shows the lack of emotion that the clowns have and it is hard to think that there is a human behind them.

28. In the previous scene, our fears of the woman being in danger have now been clarified when we see the clown dragging her to the ground and putting a gun to her head. This mid-shoot shows the superiority of the clowns over the lady which has a much deeper meaning that evil can corrupt people’s minds into harming innocent people. We also see from this shot the fear that the clowns have put into people as they are all sat on the floor with their hands above their head, begging for mercy.

29. The opening advances forward to show the main clown attaching grenades to the civilian’s hands. To symbolize its destruction, the scene cuts to a close-up of the grenade. The diegetic click of the grenade pin being pulled and this closeup to show how serious the situation has become. One clown says 'hang on to dear life' which captures the audience as we don't know whether a grenade is going to go off. The suspense is increased when we see the male above shaking as he holds the grenade because don't know if he will let go under pressure.

30. The action then cuts to a clown from the roof using a tool that will supposedly get him into the bank’s vault. For the audience, this is a tense moment as we are curious to see if they will be successful in robbing the bank. With the noise of the cutting through the metal, the non-diegetic background music produces a very distorted, creepy sound that makes the audience feel uncomfortable. The colour of the set is very similar to that of the car scene as it intended to represent the coldness of the evil clowns. The shot then cuts to a banker shooting one of the clowns from his office window. We are now seeing a sudden change of power and this represents the good fighting back against evil.

31. The main point in these 3 images is that there has been a reverse in power as the mid shot of the manager holding the shotgun expresses his dominance in this scene. The manner in which the main clown reacts to hearing the shotgun suggests that the clowns are now in danger. Each clip is edited very precise and lasts no longer than 5 seconds. As the manager gets closer to the clowns, the camera changes quickly to excite the audience from every point of view. Each clip's length becomes very short, no longer than 3 seconds, and this may represent the quickness of death.

32. The mid shot of the main clown is very effective as when he shoots the manager, he tilts his head as if inquisitively looking down on who his victim is. The music becomes very quiet and suddenly changes to imply that he is lost in the moment. This all adds to this character's mystery as his identity is still yet to be revealed.

33. The audience immediately says, after taking the money, that the main clown is in more danger as we can tell only from hearing the diegetic click of another clown's gun. The music continues to slow down to entice the audience in the moment. The use of eye line match shots are effective when the two clowns talk, as this helps to build tension between them as if they are having a showdown. The camera never breaks the 180 degrees rule and this is important during dialogue in every film as it limits misunderstanding among the audience. For the first time we hear the main voice of the clowns and immediately this makes us wonder whether he is the main antagonist in the film (i.e. the joker).

34. When the clown finally reveals his true identity, the audience confirm that this is the joker. This entire time, the other clowns in the heist gave been describing his appearance and this helped to create the character's mystery. The close-up on the jokers face reveal the scars and white skin. What makes this character so terrifying is that even when he is not wearing a mask, he is still a clown. This shows his sheer insanity in which the manager reacts to in sheer horror. The joker leaves the bank undetected as to which point, the opening ends.

35. THRILLER