DEAD MAN'S SHOES DVD COVER ANALYSIS

DEAD MAN'S SHOES DVD COVER ANALYSIS

Dead Man's shoe is a thriller, this is first insinuated by the colour scheme of the DVD cover. The colour scheme is red, black and white. The Front cover is an outline of a man, however it is black, this makes this character seem mysterious. The background behind the man is red, which emphasises danger. The title of the film  "Dead Man's Shoes", "Dead" is written in red, which again represents blood and danger. "Man's" is written in white, which stands out, this could emphasise innocence, purity, this man that presumedly dead is not exactly the villain, but could be the protagonist. "Shoes" is written in red, which again represents danger. The image of the man is a close up which is emphasising the ax that he is holding, which relates to the colour scheme red, which again is emphasising danger & blood again. 

In the reviews it says "Taxi Driver meets first blood in the midlands" again it is giving the audience an idea that it is a thriller.       

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN TRAILER ANALYSIS

THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN TRAILER ANALYSIS  

Narrative/Themes: 

• Love. 
• Lust.
• Confusion.
• Fear.
• Mind Games.
• People missing.
• Murder. 
• Paranoia. 

Characters/Star: 

• Emily Blunt, (who is in her 30s).
• Characters around 30s/40s this shows that this film is aimed at an older audience. 
• Middle class, the area in which they live in us very modern. 

Emotional Effect: Makes them feel tense (the way the train goes extremely quickly).

*Called "Girl On The Train" because the blond woman is the girl on the train (it is a mystery). The way the train disappears quickly, represents the woman's disappearance, where did she go? 

Camara: 

• Close up on the sex scene.
• Close up on Emily Blunt to represent her fear. Especially at the end when she says "I am afraid of myself."

Editing: 

• The way it shows the woman, then it cuts to the fast train, makes you think the woman has been hit by the train. 
• There are more fades than cuts. 
• Aimed at an older audience, so there will be more fades, because the film won't be as tense, to keep the audience at a minimum level of ease. However this doesn't affect it in terms of questioning whether it is a thriller or not. 

Lighting & Colour: 

• Natural light. 
• Grey colours used at the beginning, representing sadness (Emily Blunt crying). Film starts off bright and gets darker. Links in with the storyline (starts of bright gets darker).

Sound: 

• Music is subtle, allows space for the dialogue.
• A lot of dialogue. (Dialogue heavy).
• More female voices than male voices. (Links to more close ups on the female characters).
• Can hear the train, which links in with the name of the film, and the use of the train, to make the audience feel tense. 

Mis-En-Scene: 

• Trees (police tape), then the next shot is the birds flying away, gives you the feeling that something has happened (either someone has been shot). 
• Last scene when Emily Blunt says she is afraid of herself, you see genuine fear in her face.
• When the blond woman is sucking the man's finger, she is submissive, you can see in her face that she is being forced to be sexual with this person, (however not rape, but under circumstances she has to do it.)