1. THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS

2. ABOUT THE FILM
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The film was made in 1991.
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It stars Jodie Foster, Anthony Hopkins and Lawrence A. Bonney.
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Imdb rated it 8.7 out of 10.
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It was released in America on 14 th February 1991.
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It was originally a novel, which Thomas Harris wrote.
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It is rated R in America.

3. PLOT
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Clarice Starling is a young FBI agent in training who has been assigned to help
find a missing woman and save her from a psychopathic serial killer who skins
his victims. Clarice tries to get a better insight into the mind of the killer by
talking to another psychopath, hannibal lecter, who used to be a respected
psychiatrist

4. TECHNICAL CONVENTIONS
CAMERA
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Many over the shoulder shots, this shows conversation between the two
characters
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Lots of close up’s. clip contains lots of emotion. Close ups help audience identify
the characters
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Mid shots, show characters body language and facial expressions.
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Low angle shot of hannibal lector- makes him look powerful and authorative.
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High angle shot on woman, makes her look small weak and vunerable
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Shallow focas. Attention drawn to characters.

5. EDITING
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Quick shots between characters
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Slow scene- tension- focus on narrative

6. SOUND
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Mostly dialouge.
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No backround music- tense- can focus on what is being said
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Some backround ,usic whilst walking to cell
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Exaggerated sound on high heels

7. MISE-EN-SCENE
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Lighting:
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Chiarscuro
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Quite bright
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Highlighting- eyes stood out

8. COSTUME
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Prison jump suit (grey) – Hannibal
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Woman suit – Professional (FBI or similar)
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Grey – bland, boring.

9. PROPS
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FBI badge
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Prison cell furniture
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Official documents

10. COLOUR
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Grey, browns – Boring, bland, not exciting. Neutral!

11. LOCATION
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Prison
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Prison cell

12. OPINIONS
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The start was slow as the speech was whispered at a slow pace which created
tension.
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The shots were close ups and very personal and so made you look at the right
character.
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It was good because it was intriguing and made you want to watch more but it
was slow getting into it.
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Hannibal was creepy and organised in a prison way in that his room was perfectly
organised.
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The woman was innocent and scared and her pale face and pink lips represented
this as it showed she was pure and vulnerable.
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The background made it frightening as brick walls gave the effect of the prison
being cold and dark and therefore evil. It was perfect for a thriller film.