Genre Research: Get Out

      The last movie I researched was Get Out. This film is on the borderline between thriller and horror. Some common camera angles used in this film specifically are low angles, high angles, and eye level angles. The angles are very useful in conveying the meanings of the characters action. Common camera movement used in this film include tracking shots, when the characters are traveling in a car; 2-shots, of the couple; and establishing shots, which are in most movies. Shots that were used very often in this film included the range of close-ups, especially extreme close-ups which provided emphasis on the character in the moment and what was happening in that moment.
      The mis-en-scene of this film, along with most films, help convey the story in more detail and with greater clarity. Costumes for the characters in this movie were casual in the beginning and for anyone not at the lake house. The woman’s family were dressed in more formal clothes, which included servants of the house. Women were in dresses and men in suits. The lighting utilized throughout this film was most natural light, or bright fluorescent lights. The makeup in this film was also kept neutral and to a minimum. There were no crazy inhuman characters that needed to be portrayed with excessive makeup. Props used in this film included cell phones, dining wear, vehicles, and many other small yet important things. The setting of this film was at a lake house in the suburbs.
      The sound in this movie was very unique. At one point in the movie, the main character is being hypnotized with the use of a spoon stirring in a ceramic tea cup and the noise of the spoon touching the the ceramic. Digetic and non-digetic sound we’re each very important to this movie. The editing in the movie were mostly jump cuts. No split screens or anything that would take away from the simplicity of the movie. It had many elements that were consistent with other thriller movies. The darkness is used to scare the audience and create suspense. The thing I liked most about this movie was the unique plot and how the plot was portrayed. Overall, it was a great movie and it represented exactly what a typical thriller film is.