Tuesday 11 November 2008

Cape Fear

Sound
  • Soundtrack - builds tension
  • Diegetic - book dropping, shows realism
  • Orchestral sound was telling us about the story
Camera
  • Long Shots
  • Tracking shots
  • High angle shots - shows superiority
Mise En Scene
  • Amateur black and white typography
  • Both location and studio
  • Colonial 
  • Main character is wearing white. This makes the audience believe he is good and white is the colour of purity and innocence. However he walks past the woman whose books have just dropped which shows he is not a good guy and could be the antagonist.
Editing
  • Continuity
  • Slow editing, linked with the pace of the music
Conventions
  • Shady deceptive character with a cigar

Cape Fear - Remake

Sound
  • Soundtrack builds tension
  • The only diegetic sound is he storm and rain
  • Orchestral sound tells us about the story
SFX
  • Negative effects on certain pictures
Camera
  • Extreme close ups
  • Restricted camera shots 
Mise En Scene
  • Distorted typography, similar to classic with the same colour scheme but smaller
  • The background predominantly shows water with pictures fading in and out
  • Water is used as "cape" means water
  • An eagle is shown as if it is looking for it's prey. Creates a hunting feel to the film
  • Voyerism
  • Teardrop turned into blood
Editing
  • Slow editing
  • Everything fades in and out
Conventions
  • Tension building music
  • Extreme close ups of eyes
  • Voyerism

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