Thursday, September 27, 2018

Ghost Ship


Genre -
D - Large curly pink writing, suggesting the film is a romantic, juxtaposes the genre of the film which is actually horror.
S - A large cruise ship in the middle of the ocean around the 1960s.
T - Murder and violence due to all the death but also there could be aspects of loneliness with the girl sat on her own and also love because of all the people dancing with each other.
I - The wire is scene as the significant prop as that is what drives the film into the next scenes.
N - Open ballroom on a cruise.
C - People of all ages but focusing on a little girl of about 11 or 12.

Camera -

  • Birds eye - creates an importance of the deck.
  • Framing of the girl - centre of film.
Sound - 
M - bandstand, music of that era.
C - Contrapuntal
D - Diegetic
O - Off screen and on screen.
V - No voice over
E - Relaxing but turns to a false sense of security
D - small dialogue at the end spoken in Spanish.

Editing - 
S - The singer is the main focus along with the little girl using panoramic and birds eye shots to display them both and also the main frame of the boat.
T - Smooth transitions to reflect the precision used to execute the horrific evening and how smoothly it had to go in order to work.
O - Chronological order.
P - Slow pace to create a tranquil setting in order to trick the viewer into a false sense of security.
S - There is constant music playing whether it be diegetic or non diegetic to keep it interesting.

Mise en Scene -
C - Formal wear (dinner jackets, suits) to match the formal occasion.
L - Unsaturated, Three point lighting used in some areas.
A - 20s and above with the exception of the lone little girl.
M - Natural makeup so it doesn't distract the viewer form everything else that is already happening.
P -  Significant use of flowers to juxtapose the tragedy that is about to occur. The flowers could also resemble flowers used in a funeral.



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