Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Genre research- Mystery

The aspects of the mystery genre include:


  • Common cams:

- Shot/reverse shots, mid-shots, close-ups, wide shots, close shots, extreme close-ups, high-angles, low-angles, pan shots, tilt shots.


  • Common Sound:

-Non-digetic sound, diegetic sound, dialogue, and ambient sounds.


  • Common Mis-En-Scene

-Clothing specifically varies to match the era/location in which the film was set in. Usually has dark lighting, has makeup that varies to match the era/location in which the film was set in, props depending on the movie(letters, clues, etc.), Setting depends on the movie.


  • Common editing 

-Mostly cuts and fades to show the passage of time.


  • Example of films 

- Zootopia, Enola Holmes, Knives Out 


  • Elements of the genre I like

- The pacing, the suspense, and that most mystery movies leave me satisfied with a good ending.


  • Elements of the genre I don't like

- Corny conflicts or plots. 

Example of a mystery movie: 



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