Monday, 28 April 2014
Sinister Film Review
Film Title: Sinister
Genre/Genres: Supernatural Horror
Director: Scott Derrickson
Brief Plot and Outline-
The film opens with Super 8 footage depicting a family of four standing beneath a tree with hoods over their heads and nooses around their necks. An unseen figure saws through a branch acting as a counterweight, causing their deaths by hanging. mothes later a faily move into the house. the father of the family is a struggling crime writier and he moves his wife and kids into the house where a family once died. throughout the film the father is seen in the cellar watching old films of familys being murdered that he found in his new house. his family are oblivious to the past of the house. as the movie goes on the family see weird dpirits in thoe house and there youngest daughter is especally affected by the presence living ith them. as the caos hits and the wife of the writier finds out the truth of why he was so desperate tomove to this particular house they are driven out to live with parents and the end of the film shows the faimly being murdered by there daughter and being filmed.
which sence impressed me and why?-
i really liked the scene that showed all of the scary children, it starts with the ather creeping rounf the house with a bat, the lighting is very dark and it is almost hard to see him in thelow key lighting. the first shot shows him in a medium long shot and then as he hears a noise cuts to a close up reaction shot of his face. this shows the fear that he is feeling as he is sweating and his eyes are wide open. as the camera pans across a small child with a demented face jumps out and this creates a jump scare. along with the sharp music that is added this sends a shocking fear through your body. as the small child then runs off the footage is slowed down to slow motion and this makes the scene very creepy.the high pitched music that runs along this scene builds suspence and tells you that something else is goin to happen. as he walks into thr darkness from the light he is standing in he is almost walking towards 'fear' from the safety of the glimpse of light he is standing into the unknown and unpredictable darkness.
How has watching this film helped you understand this genre of filmmaking? Which features on the genre checklist did you spot in the film? When? How?
watching this film has helped me understand the genre of film making because it shows how the film is shaped round a nuclear family, this is there there is a mum a dad and 2 children there is also a dog. this is done in almost every horror film and is essentual to the genre. this film has lots of low key lighting and creepy enclosed locations. the use of slow montage during the super 8 style scenes make the horror drag out making the act much more real. hand held camera is also used during these shots which adds to the realism. the psycho serial killer isnt revieled until the very end but he is there the whole way through. this film has an unhappy ending not open to another film.
Genre/Genres: Supernatural Horror
Director: Scott Derrickson
The film opens with Super 8 footage depicting a family of four standing beneath a tree with hoods over their heads and nooses around their necks. An unseen figure saws through a branch acting as a counterweight, causing their deaths by hanging. mothes later a faily move into the house. the father of the family is a struggling crime writier and he moves his wife and kids into the house where a family once died. throughout the film the father is seen in the cellar watching old films of familys being murdered that he found in his new house. his family are oblivious to the past of the house. as the movie goes on the family see weird dpirits in thoe house and there youngest daughter is especally affected by the presence living ith them. as the caos hits and the wife of the writier finds out the truth of why he was so desperate tomove to this particular house they are driven out to live with parents and the end of the film shows the faimly being murdered by there daughter and being filmed.
which sence impressed me and why?-
i really liked the scene that showed all of the scary children, it starts with the ather creeping rounf the house with a bat, the lighting is very dark and it is almost hard to see him in thelow key lighting. the first shot shows him in a medium long shot and then as he hears a noise cuts to a close up reaction shot of his face. this shows the fear that he is feeling as he is sweating and his eyes are wide open. as the camera pans across a small child with a demented face jumps out and this creates a jump scare. along with the sharp music that is added this sends a shocking fear through your body. as the small child then runs off the footage is slowed down to slow motion and this makes the scene very creepy.the high pitched music that runs along this scene builds suspence and tells you that something else is goin to happen. as he walks into thr darkness from the light he is standing in he is almost walking towards 'fear' from the safety of the glimpse of light he is standing into the unknown and unpredictable darkness.
How has watching this film helped you understand this genre of filmmaking? Which features on the genre checklist did you spot in the film? When? How?
watching this film has helped me understand the genre of film making because it shows how the film is shaped round a nuclear family, this is there there is a mum a dad and 2 children there is also a dog. this is done in almost every horror film and is essentual to the genre. this film has lots of low key lighting and creepy enclosed locations. the use of slow montage during the super 8 style scenes make the horror drag out making the act much more real. hand held camera is also used during these shots which adds to the realism. the psycho serial killer isnt revieled until the very end but he is there the whole way through. this film has an unhappy ending not open to another film.
Sunday, 27 April 2014
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