MEDIA- STILL IMAGESINSOMNIALucy Elliott

EDITING- FADE IN FADE OUT; • This creates mystery in the titles as it doesn’t give off much• The white in this also shows bleakness • Looks like an ink stain or blood stain, and to me that means something

has gone wrong, or wasn’t meant to happen• This is also a techniqual code because it is adding effect to the film to

make it seem more

EXTREME CLOSE UP;• The blood title shows the ‘fear of the unknown’ because we don’t actually

know why there is blood or what's going to happen.• It is also highlighted more because its on a white back ground and this

makes it stand out more which to me makes it seem significant to the film• This is also used in twilight where it is a ECU of how the blood in her body

is changing and we can see in detail what is happening which is a bit gorey

LOCATION; • Once again it is using white which represents bleakness• the only colours they use are black and white, also known as muted

colours, which makes it seem a sparse location or isolated which means the lad isn’t used by humans

• The location can also trigger some questions to the conventions used because if there is isolation and no humans in sight it could be a convention of existence as you are questioning whether there is any

OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT; • Gives a sense of mystery• It also makes us question what is reality and what isn’t reality? Because

of the reflection in the mirror • This is one of the conventions of psychothrillers because it is questioning

reality by using the techniqual codes of camera angles

EXTREME CLOSE UP; • This shows his expression and characterisation • Gives us a sense of panic or worry • It also shows distortion because It is mainly close up on his eyes which

seem to be dazed in some sense• It is also a symbolic code because we can read his emotions at the time

PROPS; • The newspaper gives us an insight as to what the narrative may be• Shows us some sort of investigation, which once again links to the theme

of mystery as we do not know what the case is but gives us hints and clues as to what the story line may be about

ANGLE SHOT;• The angle shot sometimes makes us focus our attention onto one main

thing about that prop, so maybe one word or the title of it in order for us to pay attention to it

• Can show the authority of one thing whether it is significant or insignificant

GOING INTO THE FOG;• Once again it shows mystery because we have no ides what may be on

the other side of the fog • This also gets us to use our minds and imaginations to think what may be

after the fog