Research : Codes

By looking at the film poster I can tell the that the genre of the film is a Horror. The skull on the front of the ship is associated with death and violence which a main idea to use in Horror. The colours used are dark quite dull, the eerie clouds are all associated with Horror. The picture of the ship is relevant as the title is 'Ghost Ship' the ship it's self is scary which is linked to Horror. The ship is damaged which may means the ship was damged in some way leading for me to believe that the ship was damaged with many being killed which is what a Horror story usually includes.

I can tell by the poster that the film is a Romance as both characters  are about to kiss, kissing is widly associated with Romance, yes most films have a kiss in it but beacause the poster has two characters on about to kiss it suggests the film is based on that and the theme of love. Its a passionate look taking place with the girl closing her eyes and the boy looking in to her eyes which is hinting at theres a connection between them which is to do with Romance.




Techincal Codes

Camera shots- This is the establishing shot, long shot, mid shot, close up, extreme close up, over the shoulder shot

• Establishing shot- This is where the shot is of the place where the next scene will place for instance if there is a picture of a house then the scene is to take place in the house.

• Long shot- This is where the shot is taken from a distance so more can be seen.

• Mid shot- Is Usually of half the body from the face down to the waist.

• Close up- Is of the face and shoulders.

• Extreme close up- Is to show the detail of the facial expressions of the actor.

• Over the shoulder shot- This is used when a convosation takes place.

Camera angles- This is high or low angles.


Camera Movements- These are The Tracking Shot, Tilt Shot, Zoom, Arc Shot, Crane View, Panning Shot, Point of View Shot

• Tracking shot- This is so the audience can follow the action this is used when the character is walking or running.
• Tilt Shot- This can be used when revealing a character where the shot works its way from the feet upwards to the face and vise versa.
• Zoom- Used when theres a close up then zooming out to maybe see the surroundings of the person and can be used when zooming in from surroundings to the characters face.
• Arc shot- So the audicene can see the whole view.
• Crane View- The audience can see above the action can be used to show the vulnerability of a character.
• Panning Shot- So the audience can see one side of the action to the other.
• Point of View Shot- So the audience can see the action from the characters view.

Editing

 This is how the footage is edited to fit together for instance the shot reverse shot, the convosation would be filmed from over the shoulder one character and film over the shoulder of the other character, the its edited together so the scene flows from one over the should shot other the other characters over the shot shot.



Sound

• Diegetic Sound- This is sound made in the actual scene for instance the scene could be set in the woods so the sound like birds tweeting, the sound of the leaves on the tree rustling and the sound of the wind these are all diegectic sounds that are made by the surroundings.
• Non- Diegetic Sound- This would  be the music put in for instance if theres a running scene then there maybe a piano playing faster and faster ovbiously the piano is not actually there is the sound put in on the scene.

Lighting

• Dark- If the lighting is small and the scene is quite dark its makes the scene quite scary and unknown of whats about to happen, in horror films the lighting is usually dark which makes the scene scary which is needed in horror. Also means night time.
• Light- Used in most films in the day time quite casual, not scary and not used in horror films much. Used in Comedy, Romance and can be sued in Action films as a light non scary atmospere.

Titles

Mainly used at the begining of the film so the audience knows what the film is and that it is about to begin. Also used when the film is set in different time periods like '20 years ago' then a scene to 20 years ago or 'Last night' the scene will then be of last night.


Symbolic Codes

Costumes

This shows the type of character they are. If a character is wearing a wearing a smart work suit with a tie,polished shoes, neat gelled hair with a brief case this shows the character is ready for buisness and quite a smart important person. If the character is wearing jeans and and t-shirt it shows they are laid back and chilling. If the character is wearing a short skirt and tight top then it shows the audicence the character is abit tarty. The costume shows what kind of person they are and what they are going do if they are dressed casual its unlikely they are going to an important meeting likwise if they wear a suit they wont be chilling on the sofa watching TV.

Make- Up

If the character is wearing fake eye lashes, fake tanned and bright red lip stick then they are probably  going out for a night out. If the character is covered in blood then it shows they have been hurt in some way.


Location

If the scene is set in a dark lonely forest then its likely to be a horror or anywhere abandoned as its typical for a horror to take place in those types of places. The loction could be a shopping centre or a house or a park which is quite casual. If its raining and dark then its likely to be a horror as this is typical but it can be 2 characters in a romance movie and kiss this is a typical scene that takes place in horrors.




Props

Used lots in films for instance a character could be carring Chanel, Gucci and Louis Vuitton bags it shows the charater has been shopping and is rich to afford those types of clothes. A man could be suing a walking stick which shows he is old.