Saw I

NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
The film follows a non-linear narrative structure, as the audience aren't shown the full story from the start. Flashbacks are shown later on to explain the situations.


THRILLER CODES AND CONVENTIONS
Partial vision is used throughout the film, making the audience unsure of what is happening. It is also set in an urban surrounding, which is a typical convention of a thriller film, where the exotic is introduced to everyday life.

CAMERAWORK
Close ups are used in the film to highlight details. Shot reverse shot is also used during dialogue. Establishing shots are included to set the scene.

MISE-EN-SCENE
The props included are mostly torture devices. Which shows how people are being killed, therefore making it more frightening to the audience. There is also a lot of blood in the film, which has connotations of death and injury.

SOUND
Emphasis is put on to the small things in saw. The sound effects from the torture devices emphasise the horror of it. Music is also used in the film to make it more suspenseful. The music within the film is quite dark, which goes along well with the film.

EDITING
Cutting is used a lot throughout the film, and is done very successfully. There are many good examples of match-on-action throughout.

GRAPHICS
The credits of the film are in strange type. This gives the impression that the film is going to be different to anything you've ever seen before. Which is an accurate depiction.

The Shining

NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
The film follows a very linear narrative structure


THRILLER CODES AND CONVENTIONS
The main giveaway to the audience that implies that The Shining is a film of the thriller genre, is the music that is played throughout. It's all very eerie and builds suspense. Also, the isolated hotel they reside in, has connotations of a thriller film, as it doesn't seem safe. Everything is dragged out in the film, making it more suspenceful and creating an atmosphere - a typical thriller convention to make it more exciting.


CAMERAWORK
Within the film, there are many close up reaction shots to show the characters feelings and terror. This helps emphasise the horror of the situations. Throughout, there are also many long shots, to set the scene and show the scenic surroundings of the place it's set. Point of view shots also are included to give a sense of what the characters are seeing, a good example of this is the corridor scene in which the little boy keeps seeing the twin girls getting closer, as it created a scary atmosphere.


MISE-EN-SCENE
The colour red is key throughout the film, as it has connotations of blood, therefore many of the props and costume items are red to follow suit. Another relevant prop would be the little boys bike. The way it sounds and moves either slow or fast, depending on what the current situation is builds suspense to the audience.


SOUND
As previously mentioned, throughout the film, music is played to create a tense atmosphere for the audience, similarly, sound effects are used to emphasise this too.


EDITING
Cutting is used throughout.


GRAPHICS
The credits to the film are plain. Which gives the audience no clue as to what will happen in the film.