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Genre Research: (Dangerous Lies)

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In this film, there are many examples of close ups. For example, there are close up scenes when the main character is speaking to others which is very common throughout the movie. The movie uses close ups to put emphasis on the person's facial expressions as they speak. Another camera angle that is present in this movie is a wide shot. Wide shots are shown when there is more than one person in the frame or when the character is moving around the area of the room shown. Common examples of Mis-En-Scene are costumes and lighting. Lighting is very important because many scenes are filmed in darker lighting. This adds suspense to the scenes. For example, when the main character speaks about the man she took care of, most scenes taken place in his house were made with darker lighting especially after he passed. Costumes were important because they gave hints on where the character would go next. When the main character dressed appropriately and professionally, it hinted that she was goin...
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Title Research: Random Acts of Violence

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While we viewed the title sequence for “Random Acts of Violence” we  found it had in total around 25 titles. It had titles for the name of the film, the producer, the writer, the music, the studio company, the costume designer, the illustrator, and the director etc. The titles were white block letter style and had a heavy graphic overlay, a dark black background with bright primary colors flashing. Throughout the opening sequence there were images of skulls and people laying on the ground that had an essence of death and violence. It made us feel negatively overstimulated giving us a sense of foreboding. We could feel something dreadfully unexpected will take place throughout the film. Also, there was a section of extreme close-ups on different people's faces specifically focusing on their eyes. This section had quick paced editing.  The films editing, color palette, audio, and lighting reinforce the thriller genre of random acts of violence. The title sequence included a dark...
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Genre Research: (The 355)

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In the film, there are many examples of tracking shots. For example, there was a scene where the character was trying to escape people and the camera tracked her as she ran away. It captured all the different methods she used to try and escape, which ranged from running to stealing a motorcycle. These shots can be used to show characters’ exact movements clearly and help show the audience exactly what is happening in the scene as it’s happening. Additionally, there were many uses of over-the-shoulder shots. Examples include when one of the characters was watching secret recordings on her computer, which was presented to the audience in an over-the-shoulder shot. Most of the time, these over-the-shoulder shots are used to show to the audience something “secret” the character is doing. Finally, there were a lot of examples of close-ups. For example, when one of the characters had a gun to her head, there was a close-up of her crying with tears going down her face. Many times, close-ups ...
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