2. ‘What do the opening two minutes of
your 4 deconstructions have in
common?’
The four films I deconstructed were The ring , A nightmare on elm
street, I know what you did last summer and Scream.
All four films start with audio rather than image, this is done to create
suspense and makes the audience wonder about the location.
Each of the four chosen films have no more than two characters in the
opening two minutes, this is purposely done because a scene would not
be frightening if there was a large crowd.
3. ‘What is established during the first
two minutes of all four films?’
In all four of the films which I deconstructed the main thing which is
established is that the characters which are frightened and threatened
are women and the character causing the threat is male. This shows the
gender stereotype of women not being able to look after themselves.
Another thing which is established is that the female characters are
either about to get a fright or get hurt, however the film ‘I know what
you did last summer’ breaks this as it starts very differently with just a
man and natural setting.
4. ‘Similarities in the use of the four
technical codes during the opening two
minutes of all four films’
The opening two minutes of the films I deconstructed begin with
diagetic sounds such as machinery, the telephone and a television.
However these sounds are quite loud so all of them create a aspect of
fright.
All four films start with tracking shots to show the characters. This is
done to introduce the audience to the character, it can also be done
slowly to cause suspense and tension.
The scenes in which the four films are located are quite different, two of
them are set in ordinary houses another is set on cliff looking over a
lake and the last if set in some sort of warehouse.
