Research | Battle Royale

 

Battle Royale is a thriller film that goes for the slower approach to adding supense by making the opening 1min 50seconds long and easing it into the film itself.

It uses the key cpnventions when trying to get the audience to stay and watch the film.

 

Music:

The music is very sharp and creates a tense atmosphere

It uses an orchestra to show a creepy side to the opening and this allows the audience to be entrigued

It clashes against the slow moving images on the screen to show something is going to happen, and it makes the audience sit on edge waiting for that thing to happen, this is how they lure the audience in and get them to carry on watching it.

 

 

Titles:

The opening instantly shows the producer Toei's logo. This is the Ident that all films have at the begining, the fact that they included it into one of the scenes from the film really makes it all flow together, and is quite clever.

Then we have a backstory to the film, telling you what happened that lead to this moment and the actions of the film, this makes the audience feel like they know whats going on and makes them want to know what effect it has on people and what will happen because of these events. It also tells you the nature of the film, which is thriller, because it explains certain concepts of the film.

After that they have a clip thats related to the film which makes the sudience want to know whats happening and why the girl is there, and why she is covered in blood and what she won, the enigmas that are created make the audience want to know more and watch the rest. this is key in a thriller flm because you want the audience to understand but ask questions and figure things out as they go along.

 

Opening-

The film starts with a slowmotion scene of water crashing against rocks which could symbolise death or seclusion of people in the film, it could show a loss of hope. Then the typed up backstory with the films logo appears to show you what its about and what it is, then it moves along and shows you a clip to make you ask questions and get an insight as to how the film relates to the story it told you. It moves on to say the directors name and then shows an old tattered picture of a class which fades from black and white to colour. This is creepy and makes you think they're bringing back an old story which is usually connected with ghost stories and death.