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 1. Rise upbeat music heavy use of low angle shots and closeups 2. Offline lowkey lighting  eerie and creepy music  scares viewers 3. Dear Lover voiceover  starts with establishing shots  happy romantic music Voice over used  4. Dare To Thrill car shots heavy use of over the shoulder shots  direct sound used in the beginning and end to further the plot 5. Always Watching Tittle card with name and production company suspenseful music  cuts between talking then nondiegetic sounds  6. The Blue Boar Old costumes to portray time period  happy and light music playing towards the end of the film 7. White Coat quick camera cuts show characters confusion lowkey lighting  poster shot tells why guy is tied up music throughout the film 8. Stalker great suspense credits at the bottom of the screen Creepy sound effects when something happens  9. Nostalgia cuts back and fourth  Summary: After watching all these clips from films helped me...

The movie Black Mirror had very much of film elements in the first 5 minutes. A lot goes on in so  little time. There are only 3 main characters shown in the scenes, but to me it seems like they are going to play a big role throughout the movie. Movie seems very organized and helps me get an idea of how exactly the movie will play out. Each film element that is displayed just adds another addition to make the movie better. The first film element that is displayed well is sound. The movie starts off with a lady walking down an alley looking very much confused and you can just hear many different voices and sounds all around but at a very low tone. You can quickly realize that this girl might be scared or worried about something and there is so much going on in her head at one time. Once the scene is switched into the club, more sound is displayed with the background 80s music being played while others dance and talk with one another. The musical tone is then lowered when the two g...

  How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?  There is only one title displayed during the opening sequence of the film. It says The Main Event and has a wrestling ring in the background with fans watching. What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  A young boy and a grown man. What connotations do the images carry?  This  leaves people confused on why a grown man is fighting against a little boy because that seems unfair. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?  The genre is reinforced because his shows the boy using his imagination of him being the greatest the WWE wrestler of all time. He even wears a costume and realizes his mask might give him super powers. How does the film establish an enigma from the outset?  The film establishes an enigma from the outset because it shows the boy beating up the man but is woken from his sleep by his mom and notices it was al...

  How many titles are displayed during the opening sequences to the film?  Only two titles were displayed during the opening sequence of the film. It was nickelodeon and Paramount pictures. The nickelodeon one has a background with a drink moving around fast and spills and the word nickelodeon comes out. The paramount pictures one is showed with a burger bun being covered in all condiments including ketchup onions, cheese and meat.  What images are prioritized in the opening sequence?  The image of a man standing in front of a cash register with a food menu shows he is working at a restaurant. What connotations do the images carry?  This helps give a first person view of someone ordering food from the good burger restaurant. How is genre reinforced through symbolic and technical codes from the outset?  The comedy genre is reinforced by starting out with the worker using a funny tone in his voice to talk and when grabbing the bag of food the b...

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