Textual analysis preveiw

This is a little example of different parts in my textual analysis of the horror films i have studied. I found this task very beneficial as previously mentioned becuase i found it gave me an insightful vewi of what the audience want and what is common in our specific horro/physcological thriller genre of film.

2012
Costumes
The man that we initially see in the film, is a young man dressed all in beige and pale colours, which can connote innocence and vulnerability. The way a character dresses can give more of an impact in thriller/horror films than any other films because the way they are dressed helps us as the audience differentiate between who maybe the victim and who is the villain. We presume the man in this scene is the main character and is could be a victim due to the colour clothes he is wearing.

Signs
Stock setting
The setting used meets the generic codes for a thriller films because normally a haunted house, forest or school is used and this setting is exactly that. The way we just see the garden in the opening of the scene can give an implication to the audience that something is going to happen or take place there. The garden looks deserted and quite and props used in the garden likes a wooden swing and a crooked wooden bench all add to the effect the director is trying to create. The garden looks eerie and the inside of the house matches this setting, as it’s a dark house decorated with all dark wood and has no bright colours anywhere. This could connote danger, mystery and the unknown about the house.

Jaws
Props
All the pros were realistic, drinks, phones, food around the camp fire. These props create normality and reinforce realism to the audience creating the effect that the characters are just normal young people.

I am legend
Narrative structure/function
The way the narrative has been structured really helps the thriller genre be portrayed. As the audience we do not as of yet know what’s happened to everyone in the city, we don’t know why only will smith is left, how his dog survived, why he has a gun, where everyone else has disappeared too. The way the film does not answer any questions for certain in the opening creates enigma and anticipation for the audience as they will be on the edge of their seats wanting to find out more and more about what happened to the characters. Also by only having one main character it gives a twist on the normal thriller we see, and creates more suspense for the viewer as they want to know why will smith is the only human that is still alive.

Cabin Fever
Editing
The blurring of the two colours red and cream off the credits kind of looks like water swishing around, which fits in well with the first image we see as the audience is of a lake which could connote that something bad is going to happen to the lake due to the comparative colours used.
The editing used is straight cut editing, to show what is going on in one scene and what’s happening in the other. This is generally used more in horror films to build up tension of two scene colliding together and the horror part happening. As we see the scruffy man find the dead dog, as the blood splats at his face he screams and it automatically straight cuts to the college kids screaming form excitement about going on their vacation. This helps the audience link the two stories together and creates enigma as too what will happen next.