Get Out opening sequence textual analysis

Get Out- Directed by Jordan Peele

Blumhouse & Monkeypaw Distributed by Universal.

Budget $4.5 million Box office: $255.4 million

crab, long shot. zoom- close up, medium close up- we are experiencing this with him, role of the spectator. shrill/ imposing soundtrack, visually impaired, contrapuntal sound. Panning. Over- the- shoulder shot to see car- spectator. Head on a swivel. Not much camera movement to show fluidity/ repeated action. Eye level to show how we as the viewer are on his level- we relate to him and we are with him in this position. all diegetic sound apart from when the car comes along- diegetic, contrapuntal. Cricket, ups the tempo, irritating, fast, tension.

'Run rabbit' song- hes the rabbit being hunted- the victim. Music creates a sense of enigma

2. watch: crickets- dialogue- car sound diegetic approaching him- creaking then increase in volume- off screen diegetic run rabbit- non diegetic run rabbit- sound bridges into violin. then just sharp violin sounds. all contrapuntal. 

Dialogue- 'help' - victim target. Symbolism. Foreshadowing. Gun shot- dog barking. He's an outsider.

Camera:

extreme long shot, close up, extreme close up, birds eye view, crane, POV, long shot, worms view, medium close up, crane, tilt, panning shot.

Lighting:

low key lighting. streetlamps act as the source of light creating a boarder around the road- highlights where we should look. backlighting, dim lighting, gets lighter, he's in the dark, half his face lit up. Foreshadows Enigma to the audience as to why he is being kept in the dark. Juxtapositions- should be the other way around. Foreshadowing the mindset of the murderers- they think its right.

Costume & colour:

Red light on the car- danger

Black outfit- casual- conforms to male clothing- stereotype- blends into the night.

Kidnapper wearing all black- with gloves- stereotype

Positioning in the frame:

walks into the frame- walking somewhere. Becomes centre of the frame -we focus on him- were in a journey with him- out in the open- vulnerable.

Setting:

'Perfect' suburban area- 'American dream ', no one notices. 

Facial expressions and body language:

Uneasy, holding his arms together, looking around when car comes, speaks to himself for comfort. Stereotypes of 'black men', not confident, isolated.

slow moving contrasts with the action at the end. music is mimicking the speed. False sense of security. Lack of transitions- makes this more real and believable.

6) Analyse how mise-en-scene elements contributed to the construction of stereotypes in a media product you have studied.

6) analyse how genre conventions have been used to create meaning in a media product you have studied