Genre Research Get Out

Common camera angles: Some camera angles were repeated a great amount throughout the film “Get Out”. This tended to be to increase the certain feeling they were trying to input to the viewers. The first example of this is the wide shot. The director uses all the space on the set to his advantage when he places a sort of off putting effect. The camera is placed far from the actors and scene in general to give off a sort of distant, unemotional effect. It is used to make the viewer feel separated from the family in question and like we are excluded.
Common CLAMPS: The cast’s costume was very casual and common. Towards the beginning of the movie, nothing seemed to stand out. The clothes were modern and trendy for the two younger characters and more mature for the parents. The costumes don’t add any certain affect until around the middle of the movie where a character with very formal and neat dressing is presented to appear as stiff and almost robot-like. This was well done and came across very appropriately uncomfortable and tense to the scene. The lighting stayed very natural and sunny throughout the first half and then got darker after certain scene that inferred there had been some dark information uncovered by the main character. The actors are primarily white, except for the few that were African American, to enforce the harsh racist theme throughout the film. This is obvious throughout the movie and in the way the director intended it to be. Makeup is done simple as casual with a few special effect wounds towards the end, but nothing unrealistic. Main props are a teacup and spoon used to “hypnotize” the main character, which is a great part of the plot and in showing how it unfolds.
Common sounds: Aside common diegetic sounds, the sound of the tea cup clicking is very common throughout certain key scenes to signify the hypnotizing. Setting-wise, it is a very big suburban house to signify that the white familiar has enough money to experiment with.
Common editing: The editing is very jumpy and cuts very often, as common in many thriller films. It tends to add an unsettling feeling that the viewers are expecting. They use loud noises to add to the suspense of the scenes as well.
Elements of Genre: Most of the editing is choppy and quick, like some of the other movies we analyzed. It tends to be a trend throughout thriller/suspense movies because of the feeling it puts into the viewer.
Elements I liked: I was very interested in the way the cameras were placed through the shooting. It was very zoomed out and ominous. It gave off a very appropriate distant and cold feeling. It was also good to see a such a big movie touching on racism, whether or not is was science fiction based.
Elements I didn’t like: There was not much I didn’t like about the film, but I was not a fan of the repetitive use of the teacup and how it seemed to be the only form of hypnotizing.