Titanic - Opening scene

Titanic 

Titanic is a love/romance film between two main characters, they go on a boat and fall in love. There is a big difference between them both, the women Rose is from a rich and wealthy family and is traveling to America to get married. The man jack is a poor person who is traveling on the boat to go and get work in America. They then talk to each other and start to get to know each other, eventually they fall in love. Unfortunately the boat hits an iceberg half way during the trip, it splits the ship open and makes water poor into the bottom of the ship. It then eventually splits in two pieces and sinks too the bottom of the Atlantic. The film tells the story of how the boat sank accept with a bit of a love Story. It is the second most profitable film in 2014 after avatar, back in 1997 it was number one for a long time until 2009. 

Character 

The characters that are in are very different to each other, you can tell that they are different because of the way they are dressed. Rose the female character s a rich and wealthy character who is getting married to wealthy man in America. She is wearing very posh clothes, which makes her stand out from the crowd. She also arrives to the boat in a car which was a very expensive thing to do, plus cars where very rare back then and were only usually seen driven by rich people. The male character
is called jack and he is a poor person who is a poor person who is going to do some work in America. You can tell that he is a poor person because of the clothes he is wearing, they are like they are made out of cloth. It also makes you think that he only has a few clothes to wear and that they are his best clothes because it is quite a rich thing to do to travel on a fairy across the Atlantic. So when he wearing clothes which look poor he stand out from the rich people and is treated like a peasant because of how people were treated back then. You can tell that they are going to be the main characters because of the way they are introduced. Rose comes out of a car with servants helping her and Jack is already there helping to get people ready for the journey.  Another character to analyse is Roses husband, he looks like he is a very smart an wealthy businessman, you can tell by the way he is dressed he is wearing a grey suit, which is considered to be a wealthy style. So he could be in the first or business class at the time. He also looks quite mean and evil he could be stereotyped as a villain because he has a very posh English accent which could be why people think he is mean or evil.

Sound

The sound is used in a great way for the first half of the it is the music which is playing. It sounds like a bright and happy song to play as it is introducing something amazing back in their time. It does get a lot more jolly as they move a long with the scene because it is showing more of the Titanic and how big and impressive it is.  For example when the man gets out of the car the music gets more louder and happier when it shows them looking at the ship. This is to make the audience think just how amazing and big the actual boat is in comparison to other ships at the time. It then goes on to the diegetic sound for example when the man is speaking to Rose. Rose doesn't seem to be impressed with the ship because later on she says its like being in a slave ship, this is to show that she is not happy getting on with her husband because she is being forced to marry him.  The man seems to be mean and evil to her and like he is treating her badly, he might only want to marry her because she comes from a wealthy family and only wants to be rich and spend all of their money. You can also here all of the background sounds to improve the atmosphere of the area. You can hear all of the car
horns and people talking which brings a good atmosphere to the scene it makes it sound very realistic. 

Camera Angle

An establishing shot is used to introduce the titanic in it glory, it does this by showing the titanic when it is sunk at the bottom but then as the camera is panning right it changes the look of the titanic to its original form. The shot is a long shot which shows a good chunk of the ship so that the audience has a good chance to see what the titanic looks like. A close up is used on the women Rose to see what her reaction and facial expressions are like when she looks at the boat. This gives the audience an idea of what people actually feel like about the boat, most of the shots show that they are happy and excited to go on the boat, however since rose is the main character in the film they do a close up of how she feels. Another example of a close up is when the man gets out of the car, it shows him as very happy and amazed by the boat because he might not of seen anything like this before. Since it was such a big deal at the time most people were very happy at the time, and were excited to get on. A over the shoulder shot is used when Rose and her fiance are speaking, she says " I don't see what all of the fuss is about", this is used because it shows the ship in the background and the two in front of it, it shows just how big the ship is in comparison to the couple. It makes it look like it is a giant achievement and people have created history, because this would be remembered for ever.

Props/Costumes/Mise-en-Scene

The props and costumes are used very well in this scene. At first the clothes which are worn are mostly rich people who are wearing dressed which are made of expensive fabric. They are wearing different colored clothes to show that they are rich. There is also males who are wearing grey and black suits this also shows that they are wealthy this might be because they own a business which is very successful and has made them a lot of money. There also looks like there are middle class people there who own a shop and earn a decent amount of money, enough to let them go on the ship. The props are good as well for example they have old cars on the road, it shows just how long ago it was. You can tell that it was a long time ago because they look like they are one of the first cars to be made, which only rich people would have.

Note Book-Opening Analysis

NoteBook

Character

The only characters we see are the two ladies and the man in the boat, the lady is old, weak and looks sad. In this scene she looks like she has lost her husband and this could be the reason for why she is very sad. You can tell by her facial expressions that she is upset and wishes she could change things. She also looks helpless because of old age, and this can be a bad thing for people who are old because loosing the person you love can be a big bring down on life, and this can lead to depression and that is why most elder people feel alone, and feel like they can't do anything. The man in the boat could be represented as the husband of the lady, you can tell this by her looking out of the window and looking at him. The man is in the boat and is rowing towards her like he is trying to go back and see her, so they can be back together.

Sound

The sound which is used is mainly non-diegetic sound which is the music. The music is a typical example of a romance film, that being it sounds sad and like someone has lost someone. Romance music is usually played by a piano to reflect the emotions of how the person is feeling at that moment in time. For example the woman seems very upset and you can tell this by the piano music which is reflecting her feelings. There is hardly any talking in the opening scene, which is different to other romance film, but it is near the end of the clip where the lady says "Excuse me? Come on lets get you to bed" This shows that the lady is weak and is struggling in life but this could be different if she had her husband or the person she lost.

Camera Angles

The camera angles which are used in this opening scene have a lot of difference between them. For example there is an establishing shot of a lake which has a man on a boat this shows that it is a romance film because the boat could represent a way that they first met. Also the sunset or sunrise in the background which makes the sky orange is a very romantic thing because it is a stereotypical setting for a couple to meet and make love. Also They use medium shots of the birds flying above the water, this shows that it is going to be a nice and calm film to watch, something that you can relax and watch with your family and girlfriend/boyfriend. This could also represent something else like lost or sadness, like something bad has happened, but it is mostly represented as calm or peaceful like it is something innocent because birds are represented as peaceful, A close up shot is used on the woman in the house to show how she is feeling about her husband. She looks lost and sad because they were in love and did everything together. 

Scream - Opening Analysis

Scream

Scream is a movie which is about a murderer who kills people in different kind of ways. He dresses up in a black cloak and a ghost mask to make his victims scared. He has different ways of killing people like phoning people up and scaring them.

Character

There are 2 main characters in the beginning of the scene, the murderer and the women. In this scene you don't see the actual murderer you can only hear his voice, but you can tell what  personality he has by the way he speaks. The murderer sounds like he is an evil person he tries to make the women feel comfortable talking to him by flirting with her, for example they talk about there favorite scary movie, this is a good way to start a conversation with a person and make them feel comfortable. When the murderer talks to her and brings up the conversation about scary movies, this shows the audience that it is going to get bad further on in the film and something is going to happen to the girl. He also does trick her into thinking that he is into her for example he says "Do you have a boyfriend?" which tricks her into thinking that he is trying to ask her out on a date. After she says "Why, are you going to ask me out on a date?" this shows that she is tricked by his questions. This then leads on to him saying " I wanna know who im looking at!" This should shock people at the time because they don't expect the person to say that and that should scare people. This is a good example of a scary film which doesn't scare you by jump scares, it scares you by listening to the conservation. The women is represented as a weak character who gets scared really easy, she is also represented as a gullible and flirty person, who will talk to anyone. She also seems like she is a very popular person at school because she wears clothes which are very popular back then. Also she looks like she is from a wealthy family because she has a fairly big house.

Sound

The sound which is used in the scene is mainly diegetic sound which is mainly talking from the characters. Having diegetic sound and no music is very different to most horror movies because usually when something is trying to be scary, music which starts of small will come on for example one continuous note of a violin which makes the scene get more intense. In this film things get more intense with characters talking to each other, you can tell that it is happening because the murderer starts talking about more weirder subjects like scary movies and whether she has a boyfriend or not, things get more intense until she realizes she is being watched, which changes the situation completely. The non-diegetic sound doesn't start playing until the scene gets very intense and more scary, this is when she is running around the house locking all of the doors around the house, This also makes the atmosphere more scary and intense because the murderer is also talking while the menacing music is playing which more intense and should build up more of an adrenaline rush for the audience.

Camera Angle

The Camera angles used in the scene are used very well and make the scene look a lot scarier for the audience. A close up is used to show the characters expressions when she is scared of the murderer saying "I wanna know who im talking to!" This is brings more of a scarier atmosphere into the shot because it shows the terror of the women's face. An establishing shot is used to show the setting of the shot. For example at the beginning of the scene you can see a shot of the house of where the girl lives, this is shown to be a big house and she might be from a wealthy family. The house is also in the middle of no-where so it looks more scary because if someone is attacked and no-one calls the police nobody is going to come and save them which makes it a lot more scarier. A tracking shot is used when following the girl through the corridor while flirting with the murderer, this makes the audience feel like she is enjoying talking to the murderer but she doesn't know and the makes the audience nervous or scared that murderer is going to jump out at her.

Mise-En-Scene

In this scene you don't see the actual murderer you can only hear his voice, this makes it more scarier because no-one knows where the murderer is at the time and this can make the audience scared and nervous. The girl is wearing clothes which are very popular at the time, so she could be considered popular at her school, also she has a big house so it could be that she is from a wealthy family. They also use good props in the shot, for example the popcorn, when the popcorn is on the oven hob it looks like it is a timer, a timer which could be used to count down the amount of time the girl has until she dies. The knife that she is playing with while talking on the phone could represent the weapon of the murderer, this could make people more scared and unprepared for hat is coming.

Women In Black-Opening Analysis

Women in Black 

The Women in black is a horror film, which is about a solicitor who has to go to a house and go through the women's paperwork. What he doesn't know is that a women is haunting that house and anyone who sees her will have something bad happen to her, which is the death of their children.

Characters
In the women in Black opening scene there are 4 characters which are showed, the three girls and the main antagonist The Women in Black. The scene is first introduced with three girls who look innocent and are playing with their toys. They are having a tea party, this is used to make the audience think that they are innocent girls and the audience is made to think that they are cute and adorable like most girls. They are dressed in white dresses which are usually seen as rich clothing, so they could be daughters of noble people who live in rich houses. After they are shown playing with the tea party set it shows them looking behind the camera like there is a person there, it then shows them standing up and look towards the windows. This shows them as innocent, weak and helpless characters who are being controlled by someone. It is like they are being told what to do by an adult and they are following what they are being told.  After they jump out of the window the camera then pans backwards and shows a dark figure in the corner of the room, which is the women in black. She is portrayed as someone to be scared of because she looks scary, this can be shown by the color she is wearing which is black and black is one of the colors of death. Also she looks like she is just staring at the window after they jump, its like she is a ghost who uses paranormal powers to control them and gets them to do what ever she says. When the Women in  Black is shown the audience immediately knows that she is the main antagonist because it shows that she is in a black dress hence the title of the film, and she looks scary so the audience is made to feel as if she is powerful and or to be messed with.

Sound

The sound which is used in the women in black is made to sound scary, so that the audience knows it is a scary film. The main sound that you can hear is the music which is non-diegetic sound. You cannot here diegetic sound until later on during the scene. The music in the scene is made to sound very scary so the audience feels nervous and scared and they think something is going to happen.  The music is like a old jack in the box song, it is made very creepy and gives it a good atmosphere when the dolls are being showed. You think that the dolls are going to move their eyes or their heads to make you jump accept they don't. As the girls see the women in black the music starts to get more intense as they start to walk towards the window. This is used to make the scene more intense and to make the audience feel more scared. When they jump out the window there is a sudden bang type noise to show that the girls had hit the ground, then there is a scream from the mother saying "My Baby", the scream is used to emphasize the atmosphere. The diegetic sound which is used in the scene is the cup and the dolls breaking, this used to show that they are being controlled and do not care what they are doing, notice this because the girl drops the cup out of her hand like she has just died. This is used to make the scene scary because when the doll gets crushed you think that something bad is going to happen like a jump scare. Also the doll looks very scary so it should make the audience nervous when the doll is crushed.

Camera Angles

There camera angles which are used in the Women in Black are used very well. For example they get a close up in the doll and the doll looks really creepy, like one of the old ones which you think look at you as you walk by them. This is used to bring a creepy atmosphere to the audience while the music plays and also makes the audience feel like they are being watched. Another good example of a shot is when the girls are looking behind the camera and you think there is something there, then later on when the camera is panning back when the girls are walking towards the camera, there is nothing there. This is supposed to make the audience feel scared and confused because nothing is there. After that when the girls jump out of the window the camera pans back and then the women is there. This is a good way to make people feel scared and confused because they know that she is a ghost, so people should be more scared into the film because ghosts usually jump out later on to make people jump. Overall the camera angles used in the scene are used to make it look more scary, and bring out the feeling of loss and being scared.

Props/Costumes

The props that are used in the scene are very creepy, for example the dolls which are at the tea party they are shown like old dolls which are stereo typically known to be scary to be people just because of the way they look. This is a good prop to use in the shot because this can scare a lot of people and they could think that the doll would have to do with something later on in the film. Also the cups and the tea set make it a little bit more creepy, because usually you wouldn't think that little girls would play with dolls which look a little bit evil. Also the dresses that they are wearing make them look cute and adorable. It makes them look like they are helpless and can not do anything to stop themselves from jumping out of the window. Also the Women in Black has a costume which makes her look very scary, it is a dress that a person wears to a funeral so it does show a little bit of background. With the netting bit down covering her face it makes it look like she doesn't want you to see her face so that she looks more intimidating to the children.

Cliche

There is a lot of good cliches in the Women in Black, for example people always go and check out what the noise is when they shouldn't because it always results with them being dead. Another cliche is that there is a murder at the beginning to introduce the main antagonist, for example the Women in Black who kills the children. Another example is Scream, when he kills the girl introducing the murderer it makes people excited to see what else is going to happen in the movie.

Action Target Audience

Action audience

Action films are one of, if not the most popular film genres out of all of them.Both the niche and mass audiences watch them, so lots of different people watch action genre. However there is a main audience who would and will watch action genre which is young males. They usually go and see action films with other males as action films contain things which are stereotypical masculine. These include car chases, explosions, guns fights, hand to hand combat and military vehicles such as helicopter. The classes that mainly go and see action films are middle classes. They tend to have enough money to see a film at a given time period, and it would be spent on preferably a action film. The majority of characters in action films are male, so this would attract the male audience also. There are also actors varying ethic backgrounds in action films and female actors. This could be another reason for why males go to see it, he female actor might be very attractive and that can get a lot of males interested. So people may be interested in the film due to this. Another reason for why action films are so popular is because they give people adrenaline rush for some people. Some people might go and see it just for the adrenaline rush, they could also want to feel and see what the protagonist has to go through on screen.

Examples of action films:
The Avengers
Iron man
The Dark Knight
The Expendables

Horror Profile Target Audience

Horror target audience

 The horror target audience is mainly for people who like to be scared. The usual age for someone watching a horror movie is between 15 and 25. This is because they are growing up and want to try new things, this for example is a good way to try it because it is a new emotion. The gender which is most likely to go and watch horror films is males, this is due to stereotypical thrill seekers which are mostly males. Also there is violence in horror films, for example there is blood and gore which is  why men mainly like because it makes them feel like it is an action film. Horror films are therefore mainly aimed at males because they seek the thrill. The class of people who horror films are aimed at working class. This is due to the level of thrill and excitement which is gained from horror film which has a low price. If higher class watch watch horror they are usually sub genre on another genre such as romance and action. Usually horror films are watched by friend groups, but there are more specific groups that like this genre. One example is a couple that are on their first date, this is a good way for couples to get more comfortable with each other and it could also be a good conversation starter.

Overall the target audience which is most likely to go and see horror films will be young (16-24) males who like to seek thrills. The audience of the horror movies can often relate to the character in the film. They often form a relationship due to the similarities and therefore have a stronger emotion pull to the film. The relation of the character also puts the audience in the shoes of the characters gaining a stronger horror effect.

Examples of Horror films

Annabelle
Conjuring
Women in Black
The shining

Romance Target Audience

Romance Target Audience

The Romance target audience would be mostly female audience. This is because they tend to be the ones that enjoy it the most. This is because they most likely want a typical romance film story happen to them. For example the women and the man meet together at a random place by accident, then they talk and then they want to get to know each other better, so one of them asks the other to go on a date with them. Once they have gone on the date the relationship starts going to another level and then they want to be together. However there is always a part when they have an argument or something goes wrong and they break up and don't talk for ages. Then the man is the one who usually says “I love you, I want to spend the rest of my life with you" then they live happily ever after. This what women typically want in their relationship. This is because they want to live happily with them forever and there will be no arguments and they won’t break up because they are said to be the perfect couple. Another reason for why women would want to go and see romance films could be mainly for the male character. They could find the male characters attractive, which could make more women go. Women like the passion, the emotion and the affection that the romance movies convey, so they can fantasize their dream love and relationship. Also they like unrealistic films so that they dream that it comes true. Some men do like romance films, but it is very low percentage. Most men who go and see romance films tend to be in a relationship with a women, they wouldn't go and see it on their own because that would be weird.

The typical age of a romance target audiences are young females 16- 28, younger couples and older couples, around 24 - 65. This is because in the films they are usually the typical ages of the actual characters. So if it was a film which had older characters in it, then older couples would go and see it, if it was a film with younger characters in it younger people would go and see it.

Examples of Romance Movies:
Titanic
Notebook
Bridget Jones Diary
Sleepless in Seattle