Analysing other films

Twilight
After watching Twilight, we have come to the conclusion that we will not be using any ideas from the opening part. This is because although the film is quite vampire related, we do not see any of this in the opening scene. There is a lot of romance and we only actually see the threat once. This is at the very beginning when the deer is being chased through the forest.

There is an extreme long shot which was used of the forest, this is a very establishing shot because we see a lot of the setting and although we are not aware of it, it is where the majority of the film will take place.

There is also a lot of non diegetic parallel sound used which mirrors the mood which we will take into consideration. Also, the lighting we can take learn from when making our film, because there was a lot of low lit dark shots which create a sinister atmosphere, which will therefore be ideal for our film.

We do not know the film is super natural from watching the first 15 minutes as not that much is actually revealed. The film does not scare us but we do watch in suspense as to what will happen next- which is a start.


Interview with the vampire 
Use of camera-
Typical of all films, not just horror- the film starts with an extreme long shot of the sleeping city and this sets the scene. When the threat is introduced, a sort of jump shot is used to show that the vampires' movements are faster than the eye can see- this is then explained.  When a flashback occurs, it then restarts as an extreme long shot to signify the start of a new story. When the horror stuff starts, the threat always jumps into the scene so that it is unexpected and makes the audience jump every time.

Editing-
The shots start of long to set the scene and then as things get more exiting the shots get shorter and faster paced. They build pace by gradually making the shots faster and shorter- to ease the audience into the horror.

Sound-
A lot of scary non-diegetic is used near the beginning and it is creepy because string instruments are used  such as violins. At one point contrapuntal non-diegetic is used when the vampire is biting the main character and they are flying in the air. This is quite humorous as the two things clash and are contraversial.

Mise-en-scene:
setting is gloomy, creates scary atmosphere- low lighting, in the flashback it makes it seem really in the past as the flashback has a sepia effect. make up is used to make the vampire look authentic. things such as white face and blue veins being promenant. Also how the vampire stands tall and erect, stiff and formal as if he has born in a different time which he was.

Threat is introduced by introducing himself. he says that he is a vampire and offers to tell the journalist about his life. He admits that he wanted to suck his blood and it is so straightforward that it almost seems that the film is taking the mick out of horror films.


30 days of night
The film opens with several extreme long shots. These long shot establish a sense of both isolation and seclusion. It makes us lose hope and we fear that they are away from humanity and away from any sense of help or hope.
There is also a extreme close up of the protagonists, Evan's face. The close up shows the pain and desperation in his face.
The sound used throughout the film is mostly parallel and mostly non diegetic, most of this being sound tracks which doesn't really help us.