LO3: Production techniques

In my film different elements of mise-en-scene helps to create meaning. Lighting in the poltergeist is  mainly low key lighting,this is a popular convention in horror films because it is used to connote danger and the mystery of the unknown which can scare/entertain the audience.'The Poltergeist' follows horror genre conventions it means that the audience know what to expect when they go to see a horror film, think links to Patrick Phillips theory (1996) who said genre offers the audience 'comfort reassurance', This lighting is important in the famous scene where the girl (Maddie) has her hands on the TV when connecting to the other world, low key lighting is used but with flashes of very bright high key light to connote danger as the girl is connecting to the other world

Camera Work
shot types- close up, medium close up, extreme close up, long shot, establishing shot, wide shot, aerial shot, two shot, crowd shot, over the shoulder, medium long shot, extreme long shot.
angles- high angle, low angle, cantered angle.
movement- tracking (back,forward,side), pan (left, right), zoom (in, out), tilt, crane, arch
composition- deep depth of field, shallow depth of field, rule of thirds.

In my film camera work is used to create meaning. Rule of thirds is used so the audience can focus on a certain point in the shot in my film rule of thirds is used is used to show the Maddie and the demon side by side, this was to show both of the antagonist and the protagonist to connote binary opposites, this links to Levi-Strauss theory as Maddie is fighting against the demons to get away.  Camera shots are used throughout my film to connote what is going on in the narrative, a regularly used shot type is close up, this is used to connote emotion in the characters. An example from my film is when the boy is attacked by the clown. The close up is used to show his emotion of fear to the audience, this can lead the audience to gain visceral and emotional pleasures from this film, this links to Rick Altman's theory of all genres off pleasures.

Editing
continuity editing- (SACIE) shot- reverse-shot, action match, cross-cutting, insert-shot, eye-line match.
non-continuity- montage, flash back, flash forward
transition- wipe,dissolve,fade,cut

Continuity and non-continuity editing techniques are used to create meaning in a film. My film uses an action match in one of the fight scenes between possessed Maddie and her dad, this was used to create pace and movement in the film, this gives the film a subgenre thriller, which links to Barry Keith Grants theory that all genres have subgenres. Also this action match connotes violence and movement which can have negative impacts on the audience as they my think that violence towards the young girl is normal, this links to hypodermic syringe theory which states that an audience believe what they see/hear in media texts.

Sound
diegetic-dialogue(tone, accent, dialect, mode of address), music in the narrative, sound fx.
non-diegetic- incidental music, sound motifs, narrative, theme products.

 Sound is used to create meaning in a film, non-diegetic sound such as sound fx is used to add sa