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Expectations for the Film I expected this film to be an old style horror film, with a large amount of heavy strings music due to its release around the same time as Alfred Hitchcock's film, Psycho. As it is a black and white film I also expected a large amount of the mise-en-scene to be lit up in different ways to account for the lack of colour which this film has. I did not expect a lot from the plot, however I did expect it to be slower than a modern film due to its release date. Plot Changes The plot changes in the beginning of the film when they meet the first zombie, and when Johnny is killed, as it begins with the siblings just going up to visit their father's grave as a family, instead of a zombie film. It then changes again when it is revealed by the radio that it is the living dead who are killing people on the East Coast instead of mass murderers, making the plot change again to one of a horror film instead of a thriller. The last change is when Ben is shot at t...

The first scene I studied was the “ Doodle which can’t be un-did ” scene, at the beginning of the film where Juno first finds out that she is pregnant, in her hometown’s drugstore. When Juno first enters the shop, she walks the centre of the shop, where the pregnancy tests are located. The location of the tests can be interpreted as Juno’s pregnancy becoming the focal point in her life as it is front and centre in her mind, much like the tests are in the drugstore. As the camera pans around the shop the audience realises it is small but contains a variety of different items. This relates to the rest of the film, as it takes place in Juno’s hometown, making the world that we see Juno in extremely small, but still full of life, much like the small but extremely full drugstore which she starts out her journey in. When Juno goes up to the counter in the store the audience can also see condoms displayed along with lottery. This indicates the na i vety of Juno and Bleeker, as contraceptive...

In the 1998 film, " The Truman Show" cinematography is used heavily to create a large amount of meaning which cannot be conveyed through just acting and mise-en-scene alone. Over the story arc of the film, Truman the titular character gradually realizes that his entire life is a lie, and he begins to act erratically due to this realization, something which is shown in the clip from the middle of the film, the " do something! " scene with Truman and his wife, Meryl. This scene starts out with a low angle shot of Meryl standing in front of their kitchen island, which is shot from Truman's eye level, as he is sat down in a dining room chair, looking at her. This indicates that Meryl has more power in the relationship and in this scene than Truman, which the audience knows is true, as Meryl is an actor and knows that Truman lives in a television set, while Truman does not know this, giving her the upper hand, as she also has the power of the TV studio behind her, as...

Carrie (1976) I expected this to be a horror film, as all the promotional materials and the cover gave off that expectation, due to the dark colours used and the taglines used to promote this film. These included "If you've got a taste for terror... Take Carrie to the prom.". This film is also referenced in popular culture as well, due to the infamous pigs blood scene which has been referenced in things such as American Dad, Family Guy, as well as in stand up comedy. The plot changes when Carrie first uses her new powers, by flipping the principals ashtray over, making him jump, and then when she makes the little boy fall off his bike. This shows a shift of power to Carrie, making her story change. She is then asked out to the prom by Sue Snell's boyfriend, Tommy who is handsome and popular, making her feel liked and accepted by others at her school.  However, the narrative changes again when Chris and her boyfriend dump pig's blood over Carrie, making her fe...