Sophia Media Studies

I would put silence at 0.28 secs as it would build more suspense as well as give the audience concern with what is happening and where they are. I would also make it silent when we see the killer as it makes the killer more mysterious and makes the audience nervous.

Editing In the killing they use a range of fast and slow jump cuts to show that the girl is taking a breath from running while the credits are being shown. This can show the luring of false security for the girl as we can see that she may not be able to escape. This can show that she will always be afraid no matter what happens as she is hoping for safety but may not achieve it due to how quickly the cuts are between the credits. Sound In the killing we hear diegetic and non-diegetic sound throughout the first two minutes of the pilot episode. We can link this to Strauss' theory of Binary Opposition as we hear the sound of the girl that is running away with her footsteps as well as her in the water where as we don't hear anything when we look at the killer as he is trying to catch her up without her knowing how close he is to her. Mise-en-Scene In the killing we see the use of dark lighting throughout the pilot episode. We can see that the killer has a flashlig...

Neale  "Genre is instances of repetition and difference" One example of this theory in the killing is that they used a flashback to show what happens to the girl before anyone found out that she was missing. Another example of this theory in the killing is that they used a detective however it was not a male detective it was a female detective and they show that the other male detective was not as smart as she was when she figured out that she was in the watery. Todorov  "The 5 stages of Equilibrium" 1. equilibrium  2. A disruption of that equilibrium 3. A recognition that the disruption 4. An attempt to repair the damage  5.  new equilibrium One example of this theory in the killing is when their was recognition of the the girl being killed and they will try to repair the damage by finding who killed her and stop them. Another example of this theory in the killing is the equilibrium of a happy family and they had everything going th...

 Strauss' Theory Binary opposition drives a narrative forwards. Stereotypical characters of women in movies: Beautiful dumb/blond skinny white young abject- doesn't conformed to certain things. A patriarchal narrative- a society run by men Laura Mulvey- male gazes

Mock Exam Rewrite 1. Steve Neale states that ' Genre is instances of repetition and difference'.  To what extent does this apply to the clip viewed?  Steve Neale states that ‘ Genre is instances of repetition and difference’. The clip suggests  a modern colour version of a film noir. Film noirs have many features in them such as, an investigator, the crime, the plan, flash backs/ flash forwards and the slight change that you can see in the clip doesn’t change the idea with film noir. We can see that they have used many film noir techniques such as there is crime involved with Ron and how he promotes child pornography, there is an investigator, which is the main character. The clip also shows a flash back to when he was in the coffee shop, this shows that the clip is based on a film noir due to the many resemblances to the structure of a film noir.  This supports Neale’s theory as a film noir has many key features within the film and Mr Robot used them ex...

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