1. By Debbie Marques

2. The ring
 Genre : Horror/Thriller
Creats tension
Camera shots to the audience
Closeup
shot
Font/titles Handwritten
Unstable movemente
Children’s writting

3. The ring
Camera angle
Low angle
Mid angle
(seeming
someone is in
front of her)
Camera movement
Fast zoom
(very sudden)

4. The ring
Sound
o Non Diagetic :
 nursery rhyme
o Diagetic :
 camera flashes,
 waterdrops,
 snow on tv (ghostly)

5. Blood and the
The ring water creating
enigma Colour blue
(cold enviroment,
Special effects
unwelcoming)
Tv snow
Transitions
Fade out
Fast
forwarding

6. The ring
Non linear
Editing/pace
Fast forwarding
Slow motion to
show the blood
Denotation : girl shouting
Connotation : showing fright

7. The ring
mise-en-ceene and conventions
School uniform Innocent girl
Body language Shivering
Light very dim,
some black and white scenes,
some use of colour(red)

8. The ring
 Who is the target audience for this opening
sequence?
 People from 15 to 25
 Age of the girl
 Most common people to watch this kind of
horror.
 How does this opening sequence create enigma?
 Starts with lack of sound just hear her breathing,
 Non linear
 Slow pace creates suspense

9. Psycho
Font/ titles
Reminding of
prison
cells, trapped
Slice cutting –
emphasises title
Contrast of font Font used in
size newspapers
(very clear)

10. Psycho
 Genre : horror/thriller
Sound Editing/pace
speedy
o Diagetic Creates tension
 Fast
 Violent
 Strings (high pitched)
 Relation to screaming

11. psycho
Denotation : horizontal lines
Connotation : trapped, prison bars
 Who is the target audience for this opening sequence? People who enjoy
watching old fashioned horror
 big possibility of it being black and white due to the colours used.
 How does this opening sequence create enigma?
 No use of image
 music very suspicious itself

12. Gattaca
 Genre : Drama Under the
Font/titles sea or sky
Bible quotes
Something
to do with
religion
Camera angle White and
blue very
calming .
Mid angle
Low angle

13. Gattaca
Camera shots
Extreme
Long closeup shot
shot
close up Long
shot shot

14. Gattaca
Sound
 Diagetic :
 calm music
 Sad (death)
 Non diagetic :
 Echo
 Papers flying
 Door shutting
 Fire starting
 Shaving
 Scrubbing

15. Gattaca
Transitions
Fade out Fade in
Pace/lighting
slow Warm
Started Ending
Welcoming
Suspicious
Yellows suggesting
Blues sugesting
comfort
cold

16. Gattaca
Denotation: dropping sticks
Connotation: symbol of beating, death
Mise-en-ceene
 Costume : robe
 Body language: relaxed,calm
 Props : needle

17. Gattaca
 Who is the target audience for this
opening sequence?
 16 to 45 people interested in science and
suspense
 Involves chemicals, seems psychological
 How does this opening sequence create
enigma?
 Tells a story but in puzzle form
 What is he doing to his finger ?
 What is the liquid he puts on his leg ?
 What is the blood for ?