Saturday, 31 March 2018

Bride of Chucky: Analysis

Directed by: Ronny Yu
Domestic Release date: October 16th, 1998
Box Office US: $32M
Box Office Worldwide: $51M
Production Budget: $25M
MPAA Rating: R for strong horror violence and gore, language, some sexual content and brief drug use.
Franchise: Child's Play
RottenTomatoes: 46%
IMDB: 5.4/10
Distribution Company: Universal Pictures

Sound:

  • Non-diegetic music
  • Audio bridge
  • Ambient sound
  • String instruments (slow/high pitch)
  • Slow long drum beats (bass drum, soft) 
    • several seconds apart
    • slow heart beat (impact your psychology)
    • makes you holding your breath (tense feeling)
    • single beat kicks slows down heartbeat which messes with your heart
    • (if fast pace music it speeds up your mood / adrenaline)
    • change tio faster notes (drum kicks)
    • mess with somebody heart, it combines fast and slow notes which is very effective

Editing:

  • Titles:
    • Serf font (sharp edged)
    • Bubble font attract young audience
    • White font and black background coyotes seriousness
    • Bits of fonts are faded (decay)
    • Also kind of a Bubble font (thick font)
    • Hybrid (slasher and comedy)
  • Crane shot:
    • panning + tilting shot
    • we get the sound of lightning and rain (Ambient sound)
    • shot of a hand (narrative enigma crated)
  • The girl on the phone is the scream queen because she already talks very stupid
  • killing with a nail filer signifies that it is a slasher film
  • They have challenged the convention by letting the scream queen be the killer

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