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VACANCY - horror thriller

Fact File:

• Made in 2007
• Acting by Luke Wilson and Kate Beckinsale
• Distributed by Screen Gems and Sony Pictures
• Budget - $19,000,000
• Gross Revenue - $35,300,645
• DVD release - 14th august 2007
• Prequel - Vacancy 2: The first cut

Music and Sound

• Tense music at the beginning to symbolise Danger.
• Diegetic sound (radio and car, also outside noises, natural)
• eery/spooky music to make us sense tension and an approaching moment.

Setting

• red/black titles give a dark and 'dangerous' atmosphere.
• falling and lengthening of letters give a bleeding effect.
• Maze effect gives a trapped sense/feeling.
• low lighting, not allowing full profile of characters.
• Mirror shot
• cliche car breakdown in the middle of nowhere, at night.
• motel
• jumpy

Characters

• 1st character not full profile
• 2nd character also in low lighting
• a couple, not happy together
• hidden characters, building tension

The Departed - gangster thriller

Fact File:

• Made in 2006
• Acting - Jack Nicholson and Matt Damon
• Distributed by Warner Bros pictures and Entertainment Film Distributors
• Budget - $90,000,000
• Gross revenue - $290,000,000 (worldwide)
• The film appeared on many critics top ten 2006 films.

Music/Sound

• Diegetic - narrative.
• Non diegetic - soundtrack music.
• Voice over
• Large alternate of diegetic and non diegetic
• typical gunshot sequence and sounds

Setting

• Boston - rough area
• Fighting
• Near sea
• Suburban parts
• Fighting throughout gang area.

Characters

• 1st character profile not revealed as they are in shadow.
• 2nd - young, innocent, being moulded
• 2nd - looks up to 1 as a role model.