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THE LODGER (1927)
CHARACTERS: The characters in the Lodger are very steryo typical of a thriller genre film. There is a dominant man (The Lodger) played by Ivor Novello and a vulnerable young woman called Daisy. The steryotype of these characters makes thriller movies recognisable. Mr and Mrs Buntingare your usual steryotypical parents who love and care for the wellbring of Daisy which they believe is put at risk with the new lodger. -
THE LODGER (1927)
NARRATIVE: The main plotline is about a hunt for a murderer known as Jack the Ripper. The film is by Alfred Hitchcok, a famous movie director in the 1920's.
ICONOGRAPHY: The poster is of a man in a shady figure: This relates to the theme of mystery thriler. The use of red in the title has connotations of blood, murder and death. All of these themes relate to th estory of Jack the Ripper and his actions. The fact that the man is looking away makes him look shady and suspicious. -
THE LODGER (1927)
SETTING: The film is set in London in this era. You see relevent themes that suggest it is soley in London, but most of the scenes do take place in Mr and Mrs Buntings house. STYLE: This film is a silent film due to the fact that the editors and producers didnt have the correct material to add sound. The film is in straight cuts, with mid shots and close ups on key things that they wanted the audience to focus on. -
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DIAL M FOR MURDER (1952)
NARRATIVE: The plot of this film is that there is a man who wants to plot to kill his wife, or have her murdered. He wanted to do this because he wished to enherit her familys inheritance. Soon after he found out about an affair his wife was having against him. Using this as a motive he plots a genius plan to kill his wife and her lover. -
DIAL M FOR MURDER (1952)
ICONOGRAPHY: The poster is ofa woman laying down by the phone. She looks as though she has just been hit. The image of the "M" is similar to those that an anominous stalker would leave in order to hide their identity. This has connotations of mystery and thriller. The use of red means that the idea of blood and death is bought up. -
DIAL M FOR MURDER (1952)
CHARACTERS: The characters in this piece are mostly steryotypical. There is a strong male lead who is agressive (Tony Wendice) there is also a seemingly vulnerable woman who is (Margrot Wendice). However theire is a fight against steryotypes as Margrot Wendice is also plotting behind her husnands back and is acting unladylike. SETTING: This film is set in London in the 1950's. -
DIAL M FOR MURDER (1952)
STYLE: This film is set in the theme of Thriller which focuses on one mans inetentions and plays on how the story unfolds upon things he finds out. -
BLOW OUT (1981)
NARRATIVE: Blow out is about a man who is a qudio filmer on a movie set, who while filming managed to capture evdence in an audio format of the presidents assasination. The movie is based around what he does with this evidence.
ICONOGRAPHY: The poster is in a monochrome format with half of th emans face showing. It suggests he is being hidden and scretive which relates to the secret he is concealing. -
BLOW OUT (1981)
CHARACTERS: The main chaacter in this is played by John Travolta. He portrays hes characcter as someone whoh as a seceret which has elements of the thriller genre. SETTING: The film is set in Italy and France. STYLE: The style of the film has much more advanced style of filming. It has match on action and lots of scenery shots. This enables the audience to see what is around the situation and helps create an even more dramatic atmosphere. -
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (2011)
NARRATIVE: This movies narrative is the story of a girl who escapes from a very strict cult. The movie follows her journey of settling back into home life with her sister and her husband. She struggles with anxiety, fears, paronioia, and nightmares relating with her previous life. -
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (2011)
ICONOGRAPHY: The photo in the poster is very bold. It has connotations of entrapment. This is evident from the writing covering her face. It relates to the entrapemnt that Martha felt in the cult. She looks very vulne -
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (2011)
STYLE: The style of the movie is in the fast pace. It includes alot of match on action and continuous shooting to show P.O.V To add emphisis on the fear factor that the character was feeling in this cult thriller. This is alot more advanced than previous years. The camera equiptment is very high quality and editing now days makes cuts much more realistic. -
MARTHA MARCY MAY MARLENE (2011)
CHARACTERS: This character list is much similar to those in the 20's and 50's with the idea of using a vulnerable young woman or girl who is overpowerd by a lead roll man, who in this film is the cult leader and controlls the men and women. SETTING: The film is set in America which is different to the movie in the 80's which was set in Italy and France.
