10th november homework

Phillip Noyce-Dead calm; The Opening title as the credits scroll along there is virtually no sound at all basically quiet this gives the impression that the rest of the movie is going to be mysterious and full of secrets and the title dead calm also gives this impression, also the writing is really faint this starts to create tension and gives a idea of what the film is going to be about.
The Opening scene has various Panning camera movements to show the fluidness of the time, the sounds you hear diegetic sound e.g. trains coming to a stop and people saying merry Christmas and non-digetic sound.
The 2nd scene there is no actual dialogue till the hospital scene apart from bloke saying ‘merry Christmas’ this shows the loneliness and tranquility of the moment, the flashback to car crash scene links up all whats happened before and ties it all together nicely, Diegetic sound to make the singing of the woman and baby seem eerily ironic and shows the happiness Evan though you can tell that there is going to be a tragedy.
There are various techniques used in Dead calm that i can use in my project like the fluid panning this will link up my work and make the film seem real as the panning will follow the eye level of a person and seem like your walking along with the charcter, the use of digetic sounds is another strong point in this film that i could carry onto into my work.

Seven-David Fincher;
The 1st Scene, Close ups of man getting dressed shows that the character has a routine and has a disciplined life style and the murder comes along and creates a contrast because these murders are so different than the usual cases that he comes across where he can wrap them up in a day or two, cuts to woman lying on floor dead this shows the tragedy and shows the severity of the film as it goes straight into the action but not with a classic car chase of the thriller genre, diegetic sounds shows the audience the world out side the camera aims and establishes the movie to be a everyday occurrence, close ups show the characters expressions and shows more emotions than you would be able to see with a normal mid body shot, low angle shots shows the dominance of the character, 180 degree rule makes the audience seem to feel that there involved in a conversation.
The opening title, Non-diegetic sounds gives the film some reality about it, quick flashing fades onto next title gives the impression that the film is quick/fast paced.
2nd scene, eerie none diegetic music create tension between audience as the detectives look through the dead mans house.
The way Seven uses thriller techniques like none diegetic sounds and panning and mid shots are good because they are clear and easy to see the differences between each shot and type of sounds used.

Jaws(1975)-Steven Spielberg;;
1st scene, A boy walks up the beach to his mother to ask her if he can go swimming for longer diegetic sounds and panning are used to show the potential victims of the shark as it creates a family scene and makes the audience feel attached(relationship) to the little boy, The dog and boy both run into the water unknowing about the shark threat this shows the helpless of the duo, the main life guard (Brody) is watching the swimming pair and the cuts are slow but distorted as one shot may be of a clear view of the boy and dog swimming and another may be of a man blocking the view this makes the audience feel involved and trying to peer over the mans back as is the character Brody this shot is a point of view shot, When the woman screams in the water its ironic because the viewers know that the shark is about because the way tension is building but they don't know when its going to appear, The point of view of the shark swimming underwater gives the uncertainty of if this is going to attack as the tension has been building up over the scene and no real threat has emerged but this is different as the camera Pan's in the point of view of the shark looking up at someones legs and it makes the audience wonder whether its the little boy, the attack is only shown in long range shots because this also shows uncertainly and builds tension.
The point of view shots used in jaws build tension and create atmosphere as the point of view shots are often blurred and distorted or played on by the direction of view (shark swimming up from under the boy) also the none-diegetic sounds builds tension up till a pinnacle in tension is reached and then it is either a false alarm or the real deal.