Monday 27 April 2015

Deconstruction of I Spit on Your Grave


-The trailer opens with the production companies alongside sinister non-diegetic sound, already creating tension.
-A tracking shot of the open road allows the audience to see that the location will be forest area. This is typical of the slasher genre as it is secluded and allows many places for the killer to 'hide' or appear from.
-The close up of the girl, gives the first introduction to the main character who is at first the victim before getting her revenge as the villain/hero.
-There is the on-screen diegetic sound of a harmonica as a mid-shot introduces us to male characters. 'Yeah you're lost alright' followed by sinister laugh as the shot pans to the girls face followed by a non-diegetic boom makes the mood uneasy for the audience.
-The point of view shot of her in the home before an over the shoulder shot of the camera used to capture this allows the audience to understand that someone is watching her without her knowledge.
-There is a non-diegetic bang as the scene straight cut to text. The text is a white background with red writing, the black marks and blood splatters make it look distressed and this links to the violence and distress of the slasher/horror genre.
-As the sinister non-diegetic music builds, creating tension, a panning shot of the female characters worried face before a loud knock on door and straight cut to man knocking is alarming the audience.
-Close up shot of girl visibly distressed is upsetting to the audience. An extreme close up of her surrounded by the men makes her look vulnerable and provokes audience sympathy for her.
-Fast paced straight cuts show audience that she is abused by the men, providing them with a reasoning for her later actions.
-A long shot straight cuts to a close up of the girl looking visibly changed and scary which is unnerving for the audience, accompanied by a low pitch sound.
-Straight cuts become fast paced and begin to build, showing glimpses of what she does to get her revenge against the men. There is a repeated sound every time it cuts to the next clip, accompanied by diegetic sound.
-The film title appears in the same distressed style as previous text had been, followed by the credits.

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