Age Certificate - 15
Production Studio - New Line Cinema
Distribution Studio - Warner Bros
Director - James Wan
Box Office Takings - $41,855,326
Awards -
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards - Best Wide Release Film
Empire Award - Best Horror
Saturn Awards - Best Horror Film
only reviewing first 2 minutes
The titles feature only the production company and the distributor studio, they are presented in different ways to which they are usually presented, the two are shown in a close up manor, both shown in black and white, this is used conventionally to show the old time setting of the upcoming scene.
the way the titles are shown highlights the genre of the film, as they are dark, ominous and make the audience feel uneasy even before anything has occurred.
the beginning title feature also has an ominous score soundtrack, which comes to a sudden halt as the film begins with the first dialogue.
The scene really starts from a sudden cut from black to a extreme close up of the right side of the dolls face, which pans right away from, while some non diagetic dialogue voices over.
The mise-en-scene shows the audience the old time period of this scene, the woman are wearing classic style clothing e.g. Hairpieces, cardigans, jumpers.
there is little scenery just a old style sofa, the lighting is very dim, but there is enough light to reveal the women's expressions, the women themselves are stereotyped as over-caring, unintellegent and making bad decisions, this is represent the common view of woman in this time period.
the unseen interviewer is assumed to be recording the scene, as he speaks it goes to a close up left pan of their faces, this is to emphasise the realisation and the cluelessness of the women.
it is clear that this scene is shown as a recorded interview, due to the poor quality and its shown in a letter box view to show its being viewed from a screen.
before it switches to an anecdote from the woman's pov, the camera view turns to a medium long shot of the doll the lighting effects used to outline the doll makes it particularly unnerving for the audience, as it is just sat silently staring directly at the audience, the prop is designed to be the focus of attention.
Although this opening does not include any scares or action, this opening does foreshadow what is to come in the rest of the thriller and succeeds in drawing the audience into the story.
the way the titles are shown highlights the genre of the film, as they are dark, ominous and make the audience feel uneasy even before anything has occurred.
the beginning title feature also has an ominous score soundtrack, which comes to a sudden halt as the film begins with the first dialogue.
The scene really starts from a sudden cut from black to a extreme close up of the right side of the dolls face, which pans right away from, while some non diagetic dialogue voices over.
The mise-en-scene shows the audience the old time period of this scene, the woman are wearing classic style clothing e.g. Hairpieces, cardigans, jumpers.
there is little scenery just a old style sofa, the lighting is very dim, but there is enough light to reveal the women's expressions, the women themselves are stereotyped as over-caring, unintellegent and making bad decisions, this is represent the common view of woman in this time period.
the unseen interviewer is assumed to be recording the scene, as he speaks it goes to a close up left pan of their faces, this is to emphasise the realisation and the cluelessness of the women.
it is clear that this scene is shown as a recorded interview, due to the poor quality and its shown in a letter box view to show its being viewed from a screen.
before it switches to an anecdote from the woman's pov, the camera view turns to a medium long shot of the doll the lighting effects used to outline the doll makes it particularly unnerving for the audience, as it is just sat silently staring directly at the audience, the prop is designed to be the focus of attention.
Although this opening does not include any scares or action, this opening does foreshadow what is to come in the rest of the thriller and succeeds in drawing the audience into the story.
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