Analysis of ARLINGTON ROAD

What happens in the clip? - The clip is an introduction on Arlington Road. This is a discrete title sequence. The way this film is layered is different because, at times there was black and white distorted imagery, and it also has florecent imagery. The director has deliberetly taken images that are innocent, and have given them a negative vibe. For example, a baby, a boy riding a bike, a fence and a dog.

Use of camera - This clip had a lot of close ups. For example there was an close up of the dog bitting on its bone, and then the camera zoomed in more, so you had extreme close up. There was a wide shot of the houses, and then there was an extreme close up of the roof tops. There was also a close up of the street name "Arlington Road". I think that the director, deliberetly showed all of these images close up because, they might have something to do with the film later on, because the images had a mysterious look towards them. The camera work was very quick, this shows confusion in the film. When the actual film starts, there is a long shot of the man going up to the water fountain, and at the same time we see the emergency sign on the wall, this gives the audience an indication that he is in the hospital. Then, there is an extreme close up of the mans drinking the water. If you look closey, you will notice that he has dots of blood on his shirt. And his hair is messy, which shows that he has been up to something.

Sound - The sound, was a repetetive electronic, fuzzy sound. At 56 seconds, you heard voices moaning. It gets the audience engaged, because the music suited the camera work because, the sound is fast and repetetive and so is the camera work.

Mise en scene - In the opening of the clip, there are images of a neighbour hood. This gives the audience an idea, that the actual film is going to have something to do with that neighbour hood. After, there are images on a windmill, a dog bitting its bone on the grass, a boy riding his bike, and a baby. Towards the end when the actual film starts, there is a man drinking at water out if the water fountain. He is wearing a white shirts, stained with blood, with trousers and shoes.

Editing - There is a match cut of the baby behind the fence, then it cuts and goes to the dog, and then it goes back to the baby, showing us a close up its agression. When the actual film starts, there is a match cut of the man of the man walking to the water fountain, and then an extreme close up him actually drinking out of the water fountain.

Titles - The title font is white and bold on a black background, which gives it an effect to make it stand out. The titles are all in CAPITAL LETTERS, which catches the eyes of the audience. It is sans serif font, which is more informal and more modern.