Monday 14 January 2013

Product Research: The Hand That Rocks The Cradle

The Hand That Rocks The Cradle is an American drama thriller which was released in 1992.

Camera
Panning is used a total of times to give the audience an insight into the life of the characters who live in the house, this defines what kind of person or family that live in there. A pan is also used to emphasize what is being shown.

Editing 
Slow editing is used when inside the house is being shown to create a sense of realism, it also allows the audience to think and maybe have a hint of the narrative.

Sound
Non-diegetic sound is shown to put a highlighting on the suburban area being showed, the non-diegetic sound is also smooth and calm, this challenges the genre of a thriller, at the same time it is also a convention that something too pure is never perfect.

Mise-en-scene 
The white suburban house stands out from the other houses shown, this exaggerates the main setting of where everything will be happening.
Furthermore, the person riding a bike we do not see their face nor head this could hint that this person is a villain or an outcast.
The hood worn by the person on the bike tells the audience that this person is not from the neighborhood because they are protecting their identity. 
Protecting your identity is a very popular convention used in thrillers. Protecting identity also covers a number of genres such as western and action, The Legend of Zorro is famous for the mask the main character Zorro wears.

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