Genre

Comedies are cheerful and light-hearted plots which are purposely made to amuse people and make them laugh with jokes and humorous narratives. Comedies usually enhance the action, the characters and the situation for comedic effect. There are different types of comedies including romantic comedies, black comedy (dark comedy), spoofs and parodies and slapstick.

Action films are very high energy films, filled with high-budget physical stunts and cars chases they are used to excite the audience. Action films are often adventurous and with the common narrative of the   good guys trying to defeat the ‘bad guys’. Actions films are packed with non-stop motion.

Horror films are made to terrify and play on our fears and insecurities; they are designed to frighten us. They are highly entertaining to watch. Horror movies are usually fantasy or supernatural related. There are many categories of horror moves e.g. satanic, serial killers and teen horrors.

Adventure films usually consist of exhilarating storied, with different experiences and exotic locations such as Jungles and desserts. Adventure films take you on a journey with them; they are filled with treasure hunts and disasters.

Thriller films are quite hard to define; this is because they can cover such a huge variety of films. There are many sub-genres of thriller films such as action and drama thrillers. Action thrillers Consists of a lot of violence and a clear main character may also include large amounts of explosions and guns, they normally include large grand sets, good example of an action thriller is ‘Casino Royale’, it is filled with violence and lavish sets. A serial killer is also a very common thriller, it is usually a detective trying to catch a serial killer and stop him from terrorizing a group of people, this type of thriller if often very gruesome and explicit. In Physiological Thrillers there is barely any physical fighting between characters, the argument is often emotional and mental. There are many other sub genres of thriller films.

Sin city analysis

Cinematography.

The films begins with a long shot of a female protagonist, this establishes the environment which is sinister and dark. The most commonly used shots throughout the opening were close ups and midshots, this engrosses the audience in the couples conversation. The screen then zooms into the woman’s face which shows the rising tension in her facial features, this confuses the audience as they do not know why this is happening. The male is represented as the dominant figure by the panning up from the woman’s face when she leans into him. The mixture of a low angle shot and zooming out is very striking as it always the audience to take in what is happening at the pinnacle of the scene. Lastly the camera becomes more unstable which creates realism.

Editing

The editing mainly consists of straight cuts which help the flow of the movie, they increase realism and creates a sense of continuity. Surprisingly during the murder the editing does not change apart from a flash of white when the trigger is pulled, this suggests that the male character is calm and used to murdering people.

Sound

The sound used in the scene is quite subtle yet efficient. The solemn non diegetic music corresponds to the scene and emphasizes the environment as gloomy and sinister. The non-diegetic male narrator adds great mystery to the scene. The scene is overall calm which then highlights the gun shot, the pace of the music does not change so the audience do not expect to hear a loud bang.

Mise-en-scene

The female character is wearing a red dress and red lipstick which makes her stand out against the black and white surroundings, red represents danger and lust, she is seen as a temptress. The male is wearing a suit which represents sophistication and suits are often associated with mobsters or hitmen.The glistening silver gun has no blood on it after the murder, which presents a clean rehearsed kill