Research Sources

In my free time I used a lot of clips on youtube to help me understand special camera effects, sound, lighting and atmosphere. Most of these clips were either movie scenes from Horror or Thriller productions or Trailers. One sequence that helped me a lot for the understanding of sound and music was the legendary shower scene from Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho".


This taught me the important role music plays in a sequence and made me realise, that music is the one main thing that makes this scene work so perfectly-even though it is so old.


This end scene from "Seven" also helped me a lot with the music, location and atmosphere because all these factors make it work. The scene plays in the middle of nowwhere but still it works because the camera angles and music create a great atmosphere and the audience can feel Brad Pitt's pain that he feels for the loss of his wife.


The beginning sequence of "Casino Royale" helped me a lot because I saw the importance of editing. The way this sequence is edited is very interesting because it is in black and white because it is in the past and the camera cross cuts from the calm conversation to the violent killing scene. The killing scene is cut very quickly and therefore has a good effect on the audience.