Research Task by Kazumi

Se7en

camerawork

• majority of CUs - show things in detailed
• shallow depth of field/unfocused shots - create suspense
• fixed camera - draw more attention to the objects
• nothing shot from far distance

mise en scene

• dirts and bandage on the fingers/nails - characterisation
• low key lighting
• variety of paper cutouts/photos/writings - investigating something/evidence
• all the props look old - create enigma

editing

• most of the transitions are cross dissolves 
• quicken the pace gradually

sound

• only non-diegetic sound (music?) is used - create mood
• constant drum
• loud explosion at the beginning
• key board typing sound
• metallic sound
• sound of something breaking down
• animal roaring
• scientific sound
• air detonation
• uptempo drum
• some noise
• electric guitar
• tuned voice/singing
• siren
• unpleasant sound effects throughout the sequence

Jaws

camera

• many ELSs - show the scale between the character and the background
• tracking shot of a couple
• MCU of a woman with sunset in the background
• worm's eye view when she swims around the sea
• camera comes closer to her with canted shot when she stops swimming - POV of Jaws - draw tension/unrestricted narration
• the camera always stays in the same level as surface of sea - very occasionally the cameras hit by the water - realism
• slightly low angle when she has caught by Jaws - more water hits the camera - drowning
• most of the shots of her boyfriend are LS/ELS - calm
• camera stays still with ELS when she happily jump into sea - peaceful
• camera pans as she swims - POV of Jaws?

mise en scene

• very low key lighting 
• natural lighting from sunset - creates silhouette
• almost everything is silhouetted
• enabling to read her body language in silhouette when she swims

editing

• each character have same amount of shots before female character starts swimming, gradually more shots focus on her - more importance on her
• kind of cross cutting used between the female character and Jaws (POV) - suspense

sound

• only diegetic sound used before female character goes into the sea
• after POV of Jaws, starts to play non-diegetic sound - tension
• harp/mysterious music -> low pitched drum/low pitched music (decrescendo)
• high-key piano with trumpet sound effect when she is pulled by Jaws (crescendo)
• scientific sound during she tries to breath
• sound of water splashing gets louder during pulling