Wednesday 26 January 2011

Deconstruction Of Friday The 13th (Re-Make) - Richard McLachlan

Friday the 13th (remake) (Marcus Nisthul, 2009)
Budget: $19,000,000US Takings: $64,900,000UK Takings: £1,960,000
Titles red – signify blood 
White writing on black background – binary opposites 
Variation of shot types – PoV, Handheld, Shot-reaction-shot ect. 
Different angles used 
Main character – not wearing much clothing binary opposite to mother 
Pendant - silver? – Key part? 
Trees obstructing shots 
Credits cut through opening scene – starts and stops violence – makes audience more scared 
Both characters have weapons 
Head falling into puddle – iconicThunder and Lightning – jumps – controls heartbeat 
Older woman talks a lot more than the other character. Also talks when dead. 
Non-diagectic sound used – eerie music

1 comment:

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    http://geogam111.blogspot.com/2011/01/hk-deconstruction-jennifers-body.html

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