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Nicole Purpose/conventions MES Narrative

Theory:

Barthes

Abigail CAM SAM Sound Narrative

Theory:

Cameron

Russ Editing Narrative Narrative

Theory:

Film Details

Genre Drama, Mystery,

Thriller

Year 2012

Director Rodrigo Cortes

Main Actor Cillian Murphy

Sigourney Weaver

Robert De Niro

Joely Richardson

Elizabeth Olsen

Toby Jones

Leonardo

Sbaraglia

picture

Thriller Drama Mystery• To keep the

audience on their feet with an adrenaline rush.

• To provide the audience with asudden rush of emotions, excitement, sense of suspense.

• To relate to the audience emotionally.

• To make the audience see things in a different light.

• To keep the audience guessing who the suspect may be.

Thriller Drama Mystery• High tension

which will lead up to the climax.

• Quick cuts.• Music that builds

up the tension.• Flashbacks.

• The real life issues featured. For example, death, miscarriage, poverty, stereotyping etc.

• Shows a characters development.

• Conflict between two characters.

• Cliff hangers.

• Long cuts.• The music to build

up the suspension.

• They make you think everybody is a suspect.

• Black and

White.

Camera

shots used

Evidence Purpose

Close up •To focus on the

injection and to not

show the

background, to

creates

•Close up of polaroid

pictures makes the

writing on them visible

to the audience

Extreme

close up

•Create enigma and

to make the

audience question

how is this related to

the film

Extreme close up on the iris of the eye

Able to read the words in the book to realize that its in another language

The camera focus on the injection and

blurs the background

Tattered pictures

suggest that these images are old

Camera

shots used

Evidence Purpose

Establishing

shot

•To establish the

setting of the film

Over the

shoulder

•This shot hides the

characters face to

suggest that the

character is

unimportant

This shot shows the full setting of

where the plane is landing

Shows the character

Old man sitting in front of a desk

Camera

angles used

Evidence Purpose

Low angle •The purpose of low

angle is to make an

object or character

seem superior

however this

contradicts with the

character as they

look helpless

Canted •Disorientate and

confuse the

audience

This angle shows a female chained to a wall however doesn’t show full setting around the character

Creates enigma as the audience want to know who’s hand are those and what are they doing

The tilted angle disorientates the audience

Reverse ZoomAs the camera zooms out more information and detail is revealed.

Example 1:

Example

2:The camera zooms out with a slow speed so audience can identify each Polaroid picture

Lab Research Facility.

Surgical equipment

Deserted pitch

black hallway

suggest that

nobody uses that

pathway.

Road – Pitched

black, with head

lights lighting up

parts of the road.

Lighting Screen Grab

Low Key

Flashing red lights over the title.

Head lights of a passing cars.

Towards the end the lighting goes

to overexposed. Simply black and

white.

Term Screen Grab and Annotation

Props

Term Screen Grab and Annotation

PropsScientist articles. Heading

reads ‘Spontaneous

combustion suspected’.

Meaning they some sort of

specialist that works with

chemicals or interested in

them.

Needle with bright white

background which could suggest a

surgical room or hygiene.

The wheels of the operating

tray.

Term Screen Grab and Annotation

Props

Term Screen Grab and Annotation

Costume N/A

Continuity Editing

Pace

Time

Transitions

Special Effects

The cuts jump from one shot to another, it doesn’t flow smoothly, this is montage editing.

Insert shot showing

different pages of the

book

The pace is fast

Thrilling

Exciting

The cuts are short

the scene is jumping from one thing to the next

The ending of the opening sequence take on a medium pace

as the plane lands

Graphic match

Fade in and out

Cuts overlapping

Graphic

match

Black and white Colour red Lights of the city

Contrast from dark to

really lightRed

Full colour

Black and

white

Blur

The text synchronises with the music

The credits unfold

Fades in

Will it be about

religion?

Is it scientific?

What are the

murders about?

•Majority of the sound heard in this opening sequence is non diegetic as its

score music which cannot be heard by the characters and is specifically

composed for the film.

•The volume control within this opening sequence varies from low between

low and high

•The sound of the airplane

is diegetic

•Sound of airplane landing

is created by naturalistic

sound effects to emphasis

the sound for the

audience

•This sound of the airplane

landing is synchronous

Title of film and credits is

non diegetic

The narrative is neither adjective or

subjective as the audience isn't given

access to the characters point of view and

what the character experiences

Barthes theory of ‘Enigma Code’ does apply to Red

Lights opening sequence because of the many times

you are left wondering/questioning who those people in

the photographs are or who’s the injection for. Etc.

Barthes theory of ‘Symbolic Code‘ does apply to Red

Lights as the title ‘Red Lights’ could have another

meaning as red lights symbolises stop.

Barthes theory of ‘Cultural Code’ does apply to Red

Lights as the equipment used in the opening sequence

is more modern day equipment.

Cameron’s theory of modular narrative

couldn’t be applied to this opening sequence

as there was no forking path, episodic,

anachronic or split screen