Sunday, January 26, 2020

Genre Research: Knives Out


          The fourth and final movie is Knives out. It's about a suicide, supposedly a murder, and the family members, including his day keeper, all have connection to his company will, and fortune. The first thing to talk about are the common CAMS. The common camera angles are over the shoulder, low angle, two shot, hand held, dutch, and high angle. The common camera movements are pans, tilts, zooms, and trucks. Common camera shots include, establishing shots, medium close ups, and three shots.

        Next up are common CLAMPS. The common costumes are formal and simple designed. An example of this are suits and sweaters. Common lighting is mostly bright, but sometimes dim. The lighting comes from the sun, through the window, ceiling lights, and phone lights. The common acting involves a lot of frustration, seriousness, and thinking. The makeup is mostly natural-looking and lightly colored. Common props include knives, letters, phones, mugs, and a baseball. The setting is an old mansion and an urban town.

          Editing involves cuts, cutaways, and action cuts. Common sounds include music, dialogue, non-digetic sounds, and ambient sounds. Examples of this includes screaming footsteps, and eating. The elements of Knives Out are suspense, confusion, comedy, anger, trust, and family. Personally , and as a group what I did like was how mysterious it was until the end. The main character was a good actor. It was comedic, intense, interesting, mysterious, and not too scary. However, I did not like the beginning with the long interview phase. The film was an all around that lived up to its genre, crime.

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