Annabelle

Camera shots

There are various ways to make a movie interesting and fun to watch and one of those ways is to have multiple camera shots and for each one to be different. Annabelle has accomplished that and has used many different ones. The first one I noticed was a medium shot, that stood out to me because I could see the characters facial expressions and body language both in one shot. The medium shot appeared when a female characters was stood in her nighty looking petrified and like she had been crying, she was fiddling with her hands and that shows she's nervous. The next shot I saw was an over the shoulder shot, this shot came in at 0:02 it was only up for about 30 seconds but it showed a female character who seemed really vulnerable, she looked like she had been crying. The next shot was a birds eye view that came in at 0:05, it shows the scenery of the new children's home that the main character - a young girl of the age of roughly 9/10. It shows the greenery, the building and how the weather is on that day. This is an effective shot as it shows the audience what the scenery is and where it will all be set. Long shot came up at the beginning, it shows all the young girls with a few adults walking down the steps on one of the adults houses, all the characters look happy and cheerful which suggests that they are having a good time and they are dressed up nice and look like they are going out for either a party or a meal. The close up shows the main male character sitting at the dinner table saying a blessing, this suggests that they are religious and say a prayer before they eat their meals. The next shot is a 2 shot and it shows the mother and father of a young girl as they walk into her bedroom and she is possessed of some type, they look very emotional and very wary. This is effective as people get to see both the parents reactions and how they treat the situation. An establishing shot is the next one to come up it shows the new orphanage that a young girl will be staying at, she's being dropped of and it shows the scenery when this is happening. This is effective as you can see what the scenery looks like now as its changed from what it was earlier, again this is effective as it updates the audience of the scenery and how the setting feels. A low angle was inserted at 0:41 of the new young orphanage girl turning up at her new care home, this is effective as you can see her facial reactions and how she shows her emotions. Having this at a low angle suggests that she is vulnerable and she doesn't have any power. This is effective as you know she is the new girl and that she's scared and because of that you follow her every step of the way in the movie. There is now an extreme close up of the doll Annabelle which is what the movie is about, you can see her scary face and how she just looks eerie and like she doesn't belong at that house. The young girl doesn't like it at the start but as it goes on she begins to get drawn to it and she loves it. This is also effective as you then know what the other half of the movie is and why and how things are happening. At the end there is a high angle show which is looking down the where Annabelle is, this suggests that the doll has power and is in control of what happens, this is effective as it then suggests that a lot happens in the movie and there could be a sequel.

Pace of editing

The pace of  editing is quite fast at the start; the intervals of the shots are 2/3 seconds each, this is done because you can get more of that scene into a 30 second slot but the best parts weren't chosen as then it would give away too much of the movie. As the film progresses the pace of the editing gets slower and it lasts about 5/6 seconds as the movie does this it starts to show the better parts of the movie but not the best so again it doesn't give away too much. The audience find this effective as they aren't being shown the best parts of the film so when they watch it in the cinema there are parts that surprise them and they don't know everything that happens.

Music

In the duration of the trailer there isn't much music that plays in the background as they emphasise the sound effects and the speech of the main characters. The music that does play is very low piano notes, they are very eerie and give a atmosphere to the scene. The notes are only played  when there is a very dramatic scene and that's what makes the scene scary, they don't play throughout the whole trailer as it would be too much music. There is quite a bit of speech so even if there was more music it would go over the speech causing it to not be as clear. 

 Costumes

The costumes of the family at the beginning were very smart; it was set roughly in the 1960's and for the 60's these were quite expensive clothes and they were very privileged to have bought these. They were dressed as if they were going out for a party or a meal so they dressed accordingly. A few seconds later they were sitting round the dinner table saying a blessing; they daughter had recently passed away as she was involved in a car accident. The costumes they were wearing then were just normal everyday clothing that you lounge around in, this is best suitable as they are grieving. As the clip goes on you seem them carrying on with their everyday lives and they carry on with similar costumes (everyday clothing) but that's when they come across the little girls spirit running around their home. The young girl is wearing what seems to be either everyday clothing also or her nightwear. The young girls that are orphans that turn up at their new house are wearing smart but everyday clothing also. This is used because it makes them look like they are the same as everyone else and so no one gets picked on also, there wasn't much of a range of clothing in the 1960's so they have to wear what they can have. All of these consist throughout the rest of the clip and they all wear similar clothing to what they had already, this is effective as it doesn't show who has power and money and they are all made to feel the same as everyone else so there isn't any bullying or arguing over them.

Titles

The first titles that came into the clip were at 30 seconds and that shows who the Production companies were and who made the film. The next title came in at 1:28 and this told us who the producer was - James Wan, as he's a famous producer many people will know who he is so that could be why some of the audience watch the movie when it comes out. At 1:34 we get told that the director also made another movie called "Lights Out" this is effective as if people think that that movie was a hit then they could maybe come and watch the new movie Annabelle. 6 seconds later the airing date is given to us - August 11, this is effective as people can book in advance to go and watch the movie in cinema as it will get booked out really quickly. After all the important information has been given out they then add quotes to add an extra eerie feel to it. At 1:51the quote - NOTHING CAN PREPARE YOU came up on the screen to hint that the horror movie is a lot scarier than it seems and you could go in and come out shook as it was so scary. Then 7 seconds later "FOR THE NEXT CHAPTER" which carries on from the first quote so it says nothing can prepare you for the next chapter which could either shake the audience even more or could not effect them but if it does scare them even more than the editor done what they wanted.  The right at the end "Annabelle Creation" comes up telling you what the name of the movie is so you know all the details about the movie. Having all of the titles scattered throughout the clip is effective as it fits in perfectly with the clips and doesn't interrupt the footage, the audience expect titles to come up right at the beginning or right in the middle so it makes the trailer seem really short.

How we know what genre it is

We know what genre it is because of the setting, the mise-en-scene and everything in general. They use an accident/killing at the beginning so everyone knows that there is a spirit in the rest of the film. They also use the spirit for everything that happened in the movie, the little girl that passed away turns into a nasty spirit and she kills other little girls but she specifically picks the weakest ones first so its easier for her to kill them. There were knives used and just the set up of the plot, you know its a horror. They start of with an freak accident, the little girl then turns into a poltergeist and kills loads of people either using weapons or just lures them and then depending on how that ends they could suggest a sequel.

Mise En Scene

There are quite a few things used in this movie to make sure you know its a horror movie and just props they use in general. The first thing they use is a car, this is used to cause an accident and the driver runs over the young girl that then possesses the house. This is used so the audience know that the little girl died so they know what the rest of the movie is about. After that there are written notes all around the house that are slid under the doors to a certain person for them to open and read and be lured into another room. This is effective as it makes you wonder what's going to happen when they get into the other room, it causes tension and gives off an eerie feel to the audience. Another main part of the movie that is a prop is the doll Annabelle, she's a creepy old fashioned doll with a very eerie face that just gives you the chills when you look at her. This is an effective prop as its also one of the main characters, she's a major part in the movie and without her the movie would be completely different she is what makes the movie complete and she isn't even a human. Mise-en-scene is a major part in a movie or documentary as without that it would just be people talking and that would be quite boring and people would stop watching it nearly instantly.

What we think happens

We find out that there are a family - mother, father and a daughter. They live in a family home, they go out one day and the little girl was involved in a car accident and passed away. The parents were grieving but after a little while they realised that they wanted to look after other children that were less privileged and then they fostered children. But before they started fostering/adopting they were having contact with their daughter, they were confused and didn't know what to do. The daughter asked for permission to go inside Annabelle's body but they refused because as this point they knew it wasn't there daughter. There was one little girl that turned up a few days later and out of the rest she was the one that stood out. She was the one that was on crutches so she was weaker than the others and the parents had a stair lift put in for her. A few days later the little girl started having contact with the spirit of the daughter, she started passing her notes and told her what to do, After a while the spirit took over the young girls body and took control of what she did. She wanted to be in the dolls body but she couldn't so she got the young girl to take the doll with her everywhere and that's when they started killing off the other children. Depending on the ending for this one there could be another one to this movie.

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This magazine cover is one that stands out to me; it has colour and doesn't give away too much. The Dark Knight a great box office hit featuring Batman and the Joker are featured on the front of one of the worlds biggest movie magazine and it includes an interview of someone from a different movie/series. The joker is the main attraction this character is played by a huge actor that goes by the name of Heath Ledger. He's standing in a stance that suggests he's angry, his shoulders have broadened and he's holding a weapon and clenching his other fist which suggests anger and distraught. The picture is placed in a slight horizontal angle and doing this fills up more of the space on the front cover. If you look away from Heath you notice the background, the background doesn't look like its peaceful, it looks like a huge fight has kicked off and he could be the reason behind it as he is the only person you can see on the cover. There seems to be some type of explosion or fire in the background as debris has been thrown everywhere and it looks like some of it is alight. The buildings in the background look like they have been through a lot. The roofes look like they've been blown up, this is effective though as the buildings also look abandoned and like they haven't been touched in a while. Either that or they have gone the charcoal colour as they have been through a fire. The layout was thought of very well and is presented in a very smart and effective way. Heath Ledger is standing at an angle and the background revolves around him, the debris falls around him and he looks angry as if it was his fault that it happened. This is effective as the audience would be on the edge of their seats wandering what has happened and how it all kicked off. The Dark Knight is in bright green text just under his face and the quote underneath is "Batman vs. The Joker - The Summer Just Got Serious." this is a really effective slogan that fits the movie best as its something the joker quotes during the movie. Batman and the Joker have always gone against each other and the audience know that so the slogan is familiar to them. The summer just got serious was made from the famous quote the joker says which is "why so serious" but as the film came out in the summer they changed up the famous quote so it fit the films release date.

Film Poster 2.

The main poster for Insidious movie is very effective and has many different ways that it can show its a horror movie. As you scan over the poster you mainly see the background and for this poster there is a young boy standing in front of a house, it looks like its night and it could rain. In the background there is a house that he's standing in front of, its dull and just has subtle colours, there isn't anything from inside the house that you can see. This is effective as it draws you more to the boy and the clouds, this causes a build up and you start puzzling what it could be about. The picture of the little boy is a dark photo and there is no brightness this causes the shadows on his face to stand out causing a creepiness about him. His eyes stand out the most on his body as the lighting shines off of his pupils and it makes them appear very white. This is effective as it draws you into his eyes and that's when you realise his eyes are very big and they don't appear to be normal human eyes, this causes confusion and puzzling in the audience as they don't know why they are like that. The house in the background seems dark like there is no life in the building, all the windows are either closed or have curtains shut so you can see inside, both of these are effective as it makes you wonder what happened as there is only a young boy outside the house and what seems like no life inside or outside, having a dull house in the background is good because it doesn't draw you to the further background and it doesn't take the attention away from the young boy in the centre of the poster. The titles are arranged very differently from any film poster, they are arranged portrait rather than landscape, this then follows up on the other parts the posters tell you. It follows on and says "from the makers of Paranormal Activity and Saw." this is effective as you know roughly who the producers and editors are and what films they have done before and the audience can find out whether they were a hit or a miss in the box office. If the other films the producer has made were a hit it looks good on the new movie and that could be what brings in new range of audience, this is effective as you have a wider range of the audience and you are bringing in new people. The paragraph at the bottom of the poster includes the actors and actresses that are starring in the movie and after all the actors are spoke about it says in bold writing "in theatres everywhere april 1" all of this is effective as people know the people that are playing in the movie and then after they have read that they get told that the film comes out everywhere on April 1st, which means they know when they can see the movie and they know if there are actors in the movie that they like.
Overall I think this poster is effective as there is mainly only 1 attraction on the poster and everything revolves around that, this is how they get the great layout on the poster with no over crowding and no under-crowding and they have the perfect amount. Its not one of the best posters ive seen as it doesn't have as much as I would have liked as it doesn't really tell you that much about the movie and that could be why the audience don't think it would be a good film and maybe that could be why some don't go and watch it.

Film Poster 1.

This poster is a main poster and includes all the facts and dates about when the movie is coming out and what famous actors are featuring in it. It also includes, a few quotes about the woman in black. This is all effective as you will know nearly everything about the film and when the release date is, for the audience everything they need to know for them to decide whether they are going to go and watch it or not.

There are key images involved in the poster, there is a large one of the woman in black's shadow in the background that looks intimidating and through the middle of her body there are quotes which are about her which makes her more scary and gives off an eerie feel. The background in which the setting is taken place, it looks like an old house with creaky flooring and old wallpaper. The reason they use this background is because the house in which it is set is an old house that new people have moved into and its meant to act as abandoned so it has to seem old. There is a little boy sitting on the floor just in front of the woman in black's shadow, he looks scared as he is facing the woman in black and he seems petrified as his face is pale and emotionless and he is holding a toy very tight. I find the silhouette of the woman in black effective as the key part of the poster as it fills up quite a bit of the poster and is what everyone see's first when they look at it. As the woman has a very dark shadow on the wall and its the darkest thing on the poster the editor put the names of the actors/actresses on the torso of the woman's body and everything else revolves around that. The little boy sitting in the centre on the floor is half of the portion of the woman and because the shadow appears larger he looks very small and he's petrified as he's clutching his toy. This is effective as it shows that its a horror movie and presents this through the facial reaction on the little boys face and his body language, you can also very slightly see the woman in black face. This is effective as it presents that is a horror movie even more and this is then showing the audience that its a very daunting horror movie and it wouldn't be suitable for someone who doesn't like horror's. To have everything underneath 2 of the main characters is effective as its presented on the floor and that's where one of the characters are and then the woman in black above him. I find it effective that everything is presented central and all in line with each other as then viewing the poster would be easier to see and understand. The writing is white because its the opposite colour of black and that's what makes it stand out, this is effective as the audience would find it easier to read the words and description of the movie, it catches your eye as its one of the only bright things on this poster. There are a few lines that are presented in the colour red but the blood shade of red. This would be because there could be blood or killing in the movie and that gives of that hint. The main bit that stands out to me is 'Angel of Death' this is because its almost central and is near the scared child and whilst looking at the child you see It in the corner of your eye and then it draws you in. The quote could mean that there are people that came off as angels and were always good but then they turn and start killing.

Overall, I think this is a great poster and is very effective. It's simple but has a lot of reasons behind the words and picture, these are always the ones that stand out to the audience and people find they like the best. This is also one of my favourite movie posters because it doesn't have too much on the poster but the things it does have are very effective and you get a feel for the movie and realise that its one of the scariest horror movies there are. 

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