Research into Similar Media Text

I have picked The Dark Knight to relate to the film in which my group are going to create. I have watched the film has he contradicts very well with the kind of conventions that we want to include in our film. The genre of the Dark Knight is a Drama/Thriller and the four technical codes are used cleverly to represent a film which seems to link back to its genre.

The camera shots/angles that are used in this film opening are very broad, as there is a lot of suspense and drama throughout. More angles and camera shots makes the audience feel anxious and worried about what is going to happen next. Not only that but more camera shots/angles are used to create snares and make the audience believe something else.  Also these shots are used to make the audience have to think, to try and get what is going on to happen in the film, if there were not many camera angles and shots, it wouldn’t make the film exciting and full of drama/suspense. Many camera shots and angles are also used to give the audience a good idea of the setting of the film.

The editing used in the opening of the Dark Knight is related very well to the conventions of its genre. Fast frequent cuts are used for suspense and drama and these cuts add to the atmosphere. Not only that but there is a lot of 180 degree and 30 degree editing which makes the audience have a sense of what is happening in the opening of this film. These editing techniques are used to create a tense and suspense atmosphere.

The sound effects and music, which are used in the opening of this film, are loud and deep sounds and the tempo of the music and sounds are fast to relate to the fast frequent cuts and to add the suspense and drama. There is only a small amount of dialogue in the opening of this film as the audience have a lot to take in from the suspense of the film early on.

The mise – en – scene used in the opening of this film is good as there is a very good mixture as the costumes used are represented extremely well as most of the characters are covered up and the audience don’t know who is who. The setting is in a bank as there is a bank robbery relating to the drama and suspense atmosphere. Not only that but the acting and props are extremely good and relate very well in knowing what kind of film this is going to be.

By watching the opening of this film, it has given me a rough estimate of what I will need to include in the opening of the film that we are going to be filming. I need to take into consideration all four of these technical codes.