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Camera- In the opening sequence to the matrix all aspects
of camera movement where used. However the key ones
to analyse are the hand held camera shots, the swipe pan
and the 360 degree pan. When the character known as 'Trinity'
fled the fight scene the director chose to follow her with
other the shoulder shot by a hand held camera. This
allowed the audience to engage with the character,
in addition the unclarity of what is in the shot helps build
suspense. This effect is also present when the director
chose to use a swipe pan in the fight scene. This
blurs the image making it unclear to the audience what is
happening to the character thus building suspense.
The 360 degree pan of 'Trinity' in the air subtracts
from the realism of the text. However it also provides
an insight into the narrative as the audience can tell
that from the genre of the text is science-fiction as well
as thriller. Allowing the audience to engage with the text
appears to be a convention associated with all Thriller.
Editing - The extract starts with long takes however
as the action scene begins the takes get shorter. All
editing is done using straight cuts. This helps
create the pace of the text and the narrative. When
combined with
the non diegetic
sound suspense
is effectively
created this
allows the
audience to
become more
involved with
the text.
Sound - Both
diegetic and
non-diegetic
sound are used
effectively in
the extract.
The non diegetic
musical score
runs parallel to the text and fits in time with the editing.
The fast tempo and long notes help to create suspense.
As the action climaxes so does the musical score reach
a crescendo. The diegetic sound is made louder in areas
to add emphasis and to create suspense in the text.
'Suspense' is a common convention of all Thriller movies.
Mise-en-scene - The extract is shot in a very low key
lighting. This helps create the atmosphere and suspense.
Scenes of low lighting are common to Thrillers as
darkness is an easy way to create suspense because what
is going to happen next is unclear to the audience. The
lighting also suggests an insight into the narrative of the
text. Such props as the police gun provide the audience
with an insight into the narrative. Guns have connotations
of violence which is common to most action thrillers. The
colour green is present at the title scene. The green text
creates adds an eerie futuristic feeling to the text. This
is common to the hybrid genre of science-fiction. I
believe the title scene wouldn't of been as affective
with another colour.
Special Effects - The title scene is made using CGI.
The director uses special effects to create the green
falling symbols. These relate to the narrative of the text
and help portray to the audience what is going to
be included in the text. This relates back to the conventions
of genres. From this use of CGI the audience get an
understanding of what to expect from the text. In
addition CGI are used when the audience see the
tracing of a call. The camera slowly zooms in on one
number. From this the director is trying to show the
importance of technology in the text further using
conventions of a genre.
Titles - The director has chosen to use a font commonly
associated with computers and technology. This
stereotypical font reinforces the directors choice of
narrative. The director has stuck with the color of green to keep
a certain style going. Combining the falling symbols with
the title effectively keeps the narrative flowing, in addition it
effectively reinforces that the established genre is present in
the narrative as the titles are the same as the convention already
established. An effective technique used by the director is
keeping the colours and the lighting of the titles similar to
that of the opening scene. This keeps continuity.
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