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Shot 1
In the first shot I have chosen to look at there are many things in the scene but what grabs the audiences attention is the fact that the camera is zooming in on the young lady this is done so that the audience can see all detail on her face which is covered in blood and a hockey puck in her mouth which could suggest that she is in a very dangerous situation. Notice that the young lady is blonde and in stero-typical conventions that can suggest that she is vulnerable which could be the reason that she looks the way she does. The blood that streaming down from her head down to her face could indicate that she has been hurt by someone or herself but it could also mean that something happened to someone else and their blood splattered on her. You notice that in the shot her facial expression can be expressed as two expression it could be that she is shocked but also mean that she is scared an example her eyes are very wide and raised eyebrows, another example is her widely disproportional mouth which I assume it has been altered to fit in a hockey puck. The hockey puck in her mouth makes her face turn into a square shape which overall can suggest that the young lady is not human or no longer human.
The colour scheme used has a very blaze effect the shot is filled in with orange fire of the fire beneath her face which makes that almost ghostly effect and increases the shadows across her face making her look more dramatic and a touch more scary. The colour scheme used around her could symbolise and project tile the theme of the film because orange symbolises halloween but the colours connotation could get ready which overall could suggest that this film is in fact a horror and that it mainly revolves around halloween.
The music in the background is played by an orchestra and its an intense beating which helps builds up tension as we zoom in on her face. It is a typical screechy-ness of the violins and is perfect for this shot because it builds up tension as to what might happen and makes the waiting to find out what happens next more dramatic.
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Shot 2
As we go along the film we can see that they have introduced a comic book animation of the film whilst the directors, editors etc. names come up in the white writing so that we can see them behind such dark and gloomy animation. As you can see in the second shot I have chosen to look at is of the title and we know this because the shot before this is when the title appears it is now been in-printed as a title of the comic book which could imply that people read the comic book and know what happened, it could also imply that theres is an villain and maybe a hero involved in the story. In this medium shot we can see a couple of comic book some of their pages and a painted black pumpkin which emphasise on the halloween theme another way that halloween is presented is the fact that Trick r Treat is the title and the audience know that Trick or Treat is what children say when they knock on the door and it could suggest that children are involved in this film. They have used this sort of shot to show that the audience can see what I assume is the main character 'Sam' who is just a kid.
Sam appears to be dressed in a halloween costume that looks like a scarecrow which we all know its meant to scare crows away but in this context could imply that Sam may just want to scare away people. He also has a lolly with a smiley face but it appears to be dripping some red substance which could be blood or the red sweetness of the lolly which engages the audience to find out which one it is. The images around the comic book are the page that go in the comic book and we can see Sam in clothes but still wearing the mask of the scarecrow and you can see Sam in a room by himself which can raise concern that a young boy does not have any friends which can attract the audience to ask why that might be.You also can see the photos of kids with pumpkin heads which is scary because pumpkins and children are associated with halloween. Sam is portrayed as a young boy which could suggest his vulnerable and the fact that he is young could suggest he has a creative imagination which could be good but seeing as its a scary film we know his imagination is unfortunate.
The lettering on the comic book is very childish the characters are straight and simple like a child's lettering. The effect of the light coming through the writing makes it seem as though the lettering has been carved out like a pumpkin and the light is shining through overall making it seem like a jack-o-lantern which fits in with halloween theme. The colour of red can symbolise blood but its connotation could be stop. The fact the way the bright light is shining through the lettering could imitate people view on death and how when people die they see the bright light at the end of the tunnel.
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Shot 3
This scene I have chosen has used is a medium shot so that the audience can see a sack being dragged through some leaves on a wet pavement. You notice that the sack is dirty and was meant to be originally a white colour, the bottom of the sack has a big dark brown stain which could have been made in many ways for example the sack could contain a substance which is making the sack dirty from the inside and from the context that we know it is probably sweets from trick or treating, another reason for the sack to be dirty could be the dragging along the wet and dirty pavement but the effect it has on the audience when it focuses on the sack for such a long time is that its lets the audience use their imagination and lets them believe that there could be almost any thing inside the sack. In this scene you can not see what exactly the character dragging the sack is wearing or what he looks like but we instantly assume that he is most likely to be in a halloween costume. The main focus in the shot is the sack and the leaves on the wet pavement but we can also see some litter on top of the leaves, so the size of the shot has been used so that the audience sees only this.
In the shot the lettering in a clear white contrasting the dark scene in the background and it uses a very straight forward font and size but you can see that the name of the Director of Photography is in a much larger font than the rest.
In the shot we can see some orange leaves which go with the theme that has been picked up through out the previous scene and opening. The orange leaves suggest that it is autumn which backs up the theory that this is happening in a halloween period. The white sack is a sharp contrast of the grey almost black pavement and it allows the audience to see just how dirty the sack is.
the fact that a white sack has been use it can symbolise a ghostly image but it connotation could be clean which is why irony is shown in this shot.
The non- diegetic music is carried on through the entrance of the film and is now more of an calmer but still scary build up to what could be in the sack and why is the character going.
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Shot 4
In this shot I have chosen you can see that the camera has made a swift move so that they can see what is surrounding the character. They have used a medium shot for this and it an ables the audience to see detail and the scenery. In the scene there are three characters but two of which cam not been seen properly because one has a mask and another has their back towards the camera, the one character that is visible is of man and he being portrayed as a wealthy man because he is in trouser and a white collar shirt he can also be portrayed as smart because he is wearing a pair of glasses and in stero-typical conventions he would appear either smart or a nerd. The man is holding an grocery paper bag and he has an annoyed and bored expression on his face as if he has been waiting for to long. I think that this character is important in the film because out of the three he is the only one you can see well.
The size of the shot allows the audience to glance that they are standing outside general store and you may have notice that the general store has been decorated in a halloween theme, we can tell this because of the witch and the scary pumpkin on the side of the door and by the hanging decorations on the stores door which can confirm that it is during a halloween period. A lot of the colour orange has been used because the camera only takes a few second of this shot before it turns back to the sack so they want the audience to confirm in their minds that the film it is during halloween and because orange symbolise halloween it is a good colour to imply it.
The type of lighting used lets the audience focus on the many thing in the scene and allows them to see them in detail. The lighting seems to be coming from a street lamp so it creates some shadows giving the scene a mysterious effect. There also seems to be lighting coming from inside the general stores which could imply that it's closed or it's about to be opened and that could be the reason as to why the man is waiting so impatiently.
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Shot 5
The last scene I have picked for Trick r Treat is a few seconds before the end of the opening sequence and a close up has been used so that the audience can only see the shadow and not where the character is walking into or where he is. They have also used a close up so that the audience can see all the un important detail such as the leaves which could play a part in the film later.
The size of the shadow is even more disproportional when the character carries on walking along the path and it is the shadow effect which make the character seem dangerous and mysterious and increases the question on who the character might be.
The type of lighting used in this shot is very scarce and the only light source that there seems to be is the light coming from where the character is walking towards which again intimidates that near death experience of the light being at the end of the tunnel which could suggest that this character is going to get hurt or some other character will. The fact that this scene is filled with the colour black could symbolise death and horror but the white shine of the light creating the shadow implies mystery in the theme of the film. The lettering in this shot is used in again simple font and is white so that it can be seen against the dark scene behind, notice though that the name of the writer and director is in capital letters whilst the rest is not this allows the audience to remember his name more.
The non- diegetic music is being played by an orchestra and the symbols are been clash together gives that piece of music a bit more of dramatic effect making the scene more intense for the audience. The beat of the music is almost in tune with the footsteps of the character walking along the path and creates tension as to what might happen next in the film, it also creates the illusion that the character is dangerous and that you don't want him walking up to you.
