I have chosen to analyse 'Kill Bill Vol.1' in that it posseses the genre conventions that crime/thriller's typically contain, and provides an excellent source of study on how opening sequences cement an audience's expectations and outline the filmmaker's intentions from the most important moments in a film. We can detect that the film shows traces of an influence in 'Film Noir' cinematics and techniques, for example, the establishing shot, and the shots that follow are all shot in a low-key black and white style that give a nod to the German Expressionism Era of the 1920's. This style is commonly assosciated with Detective and Crime Noir as well as many other gangster films, thus being an excellent reason to incorporate this influential technique in our project, due to the genre that it conforms to.
Firstly, this sequence shows evidence of creating enigmas to entice audiences, for example, the first ever shot of the film is of Beatrice all beaten and bloodied in a close up, this allows the audience to contemplate straight away on the theory about how the protagonist got into the situation and what they have done to be subjected to that kind of abuse. Further enigmas that are produced includes the hint of who the antagonist is, this can be seen as the "villain" wipes Beatrice's face with a handkerchief adorned with the name "Bill" on it, suggesting to the audience that they will soon be greeted with the attacker later on in the narrative, whilst still raising enigmas as to why he is inflicting harm upon the central protaganist.
Other genre conventions of Crime/Thrillers can be determined through the use of lighting within the diegesis. The use of lighting in the Mise En Scene can give an atmosphere of mystery and give the illusion of split personalities, as well as giving shots depth and compostion. Low Key articficial lighting is incorporated to give areas of high contrast and strong shadows creating a sense of . Film Noir of the 1940's used Low Key lighting to great effect. If you want to create an atmosphere of tension, this is ideal.
Chelsea Bull.
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