Sunday, 7 February 2010

Kill Bill - Emma



  • Blackness- Off screen wimpering. What's going on?
  • Cut's to a BCU of a woman's face, apparently covered in blood, all in black and white.
  • Off screen slow, menacing footsteps make you fear for the woman as she's obviously in no fit state to defend herself against anyone.
  • Cut's to a tracking shot of a close up of the antagonists cowboy boots, walking along slowly, purposefully.
  • Off screen voice, "Do you find me sadistic?", the antagonists hand reaces down with a hankercheif inscribed with 'Bill'. He wipes her face in a seemingly loving way, which juxta poses with his words.
  • The protaganist refer's to her as 'Kiddo' suggesting his age. It also contrasts greatly with the diagetic but off screen sound of a gun being loaded/cocked. this causes the audience to worry about the woman.
  • just before the gun goes off (off screen causing shock and mystery) the protagonist just has time to say "Bill, it's your baby". This leaves the audience wondering, is it an ex? bad breakup? Why were they both there? and who was he?
  • In this sequence there is no non-diagetic sound, adding to the elements of restricted narrative and keeping the film suspenceful.



Donnie Darko - Emma

  • Stormy sound, changes to bird song as the veiw progresse
  • Dawn/ dusk, shown by cool colouring
  • As you begin to see a person in the middle of the road, eerie non-diagetic music begins to play.
  • The audience begins to wonder at this point as to weather the charecter is dead or alive, important or not, and who they are and how they got there. The protaganist then begins to wake up and look around. The bike thrown on the side of the road gives the audince a clue as to his means of transport.
  • When the audince discovers that the protagonist is fine, the non-diagetic sound changes from eerie to somewhat cheerful.
  • There's a cut to a long shot of some mountains, panning across the landscape. This emulates a peaceful feeling to the audience.
  • The Last shot is a straight pan across the landscape. when the camera movement stops however, Donnie springs up out of nowhere, adding an element of suprise. In this shot he seems out of place with the landscape, especially in his costume- pjama's.