Movie Conventions Research: (US)

 The film: US

Camera angles/movements/shots:A lot of aerial's, two-shots, and

extreme close-up/close up. The aerial was used to show how many clones

there actually were and the chain they were creating. The most

predominant shot used a two-shot because most of the movie just showed

someone and their clone fighting. The extreme close-up and close ups

were used to show makeup on the clone's face or get someone's

expression.

COSTUMES of the main characters were in casual clothes, while the

clones were in red jumpsuits.

LIGHTING in the beginning of the movie was very light, in order to

showcase the normalcy that the family that the family was

experiencing. At times the lighting would get darker whenever one of

the clones appeared.

ACTING in the film was very impressive. This was a movie that involved

the topic of evil clones, meaning the characters had to take on two

different roles that were the complete opposite of each other.

MAKEUP in the film was very heavy. The clones of main characters all

had to have this malnourished, pale, and dirty look. In order to

achieve this, the makeup artists had to give them hollow-looking

cheeks and off white powder to look like dust/dirt.

PROPS in the film were big scissors that each of the clones were

carrying around, and weapons like knives and a fireplace poker the

family used to defend themselves.

SETTING of the film was in several places like, the lake house they

were vacationing at, which was in a semi-populated woodland area. An

amusement park, which was on the beach. Lastly, the hideout that the

clones were stationed in, which was underground.

Editing: The main editing that was done was double role editing. This

is an act of making it look like there are twin-like versions of that

one person by using someone else who is similar in looks.

Sound: The main sound that was used was the struggling noises the

clones were making due to their difficulty in speaking and regular

communication. The music that played was a classical version of many

popular songs like "5 On It". This was used to create ominous scary

feelings throughout the movie, and add action to certain scenes like

the ballet fight scene.

Elements: The elements of this film include the double role editing,

the costumes and makeup used.

Elements that appeal: The idea of not making the clones look exactly

like the main characters was unique because it goes against the

typical "evil clone" plot, when one is trying to take another place.

It shows that even though the clones want to get rid of their look

alike, they don't want to be them. Another element that appeals to me

is, the fact that you have to pay attention to detail because, the

smallest things in the beginning came back and that basically

determined the ending of the movie.

Elements that don't appeal: At the beginning of the movie, the mother

is obviously very uncomfortable going to her family vacation home but

they never explained why. I felt like that information left out

could've been very crucial to the story.

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