Genre Research: Knives Out

Genre Research: Knives Out (Mikey) · Angles, Shots, Movements · The camera is commonly left lingering on through pans or tracking shots to create a droning, suspenseful feeling · Eye-level shots allowing eye contact between audience and character increase tension · Over the shoulder shots of one character pan into the face of another behind them to show a shocking, or unexpected reaction · Low angles are used when characters are yelling to make them seem more powerful · Mis-En-Scene 9 / 10 · This film revolves around a single setting, a mansion, where all the characters are in; this allows all the characters to interact and bounce off each other to create a more intriguing plot. · Acting also plays a large role because it acts as a vehicle for the dialogue, which is necessary for building a mystery and solving the mystery · Makeup/costume are used to create a certain niche, for example, money hungry older relatives who wear sharp fashion and minimal makeup. These niche characters are all different forces that interact with each other throughout the film. · Sound · The film uses a lot of non-diegetic sounds, like hoarse violins, to increase the tension in a scene when an unexpected fact is revealed · Dialogue is heavily relied on this movie as it conveys the facts necessary to create a mystery, and the dialogue between characters is used to slowly reveal and unsolve. · Editing · Jump cuts are heavily used to keep momentum going through a scene where large events are happening, for example when a will in this movie reveals all property goes to a single character, jump cuts are used to display everyone's reactions, creating a fast past that makes the scenes fast paced and tense. · Mystery Elements Used · Costumes and makeup are used to effectively convey to the audience what role a character will play in the grand scheme of the mystery and what their intentions might be · Tracking shots are used during chaotic scenes to exemplify the messiness of the situation · Over the shoulders often portray a blurred figure behind a character, adding an element of mystery · Elements That Did Not Appeal · Although the movie did use makeup/costume, for the most part, effectively a lot of the characters can be seen as stereotypes, for example, a stuck up and snobby elder who only cares about money.

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