Saw 2
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The film was made in 2005, and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. It was filmed in Toronto, Canada, with a budget of $4,000,000; it was produced by Twisted Pictures, and on it’s opening weekend in the United Kingdom on 303 screens, made £2,189,212, then went on to gross $147,739,965 worldwide.
The film was rated an 18, which automatically means that the target audience differs from that of Paranormal Activity, The Blair Witch Project and The Ring. The film contains extended amounts of violence and gore, which is therefore not appropriate for anyone younger than adult, because the scenes can be very disturbing. The fact that it is a sequel to the first Saw also means that any fans of the first film will be a good target audience, and again, like with the others, horror film lovers would also enjoy it. I think that age wise, it would appeal to a group of between 18 and 45, as gore was the main type of horror film in the past, so older people may want to see how it has changed.
Typically, as with gore horror films, there is a lot of blood involved in Saw 2. Instead of the unknown like in The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, the horror is instantly represented to the audience, however, the gorey incidents aim to scare/frighten the audience.
One of the main conventions we see used in Saw 2 is the lighting. It differs from that of The Ring (the green sickness),as it is a yellow and green sort of colour, which stands as a metaphor for the staleness of the building and the air, which is toxic. This is a good technique, as the audience can begin to understand the air and conditions of the people trapped within Jigsaw’s house.
The film was made in 2005, and directed by Darren Lynn Bousman. It was filmed in Toronto, Canada, with a budget of $4,000,000; it was produced by Twisted Pictures, and on it’s opening weekend in the United Kingdom on 303 screens, made £2,189,212, then went on to gross $147,739,965 worldwide.
The film was rated an 18, which automatically means that the target audience differs from that of Paranormal Activity, The Blair Witch Project and The Ring. The film contains extended amounts of violence and gore, which is therefore not appropriate for anyone younger than adult, because the scenes can be very disturbing. The fact that it is a sequel to the first Saw also means that any fans of the first film will be a good target audience, and again, like with the others, horror film lovers would also enjoy it. I think that age wise, it would appeal to a group of between 18 and 45, as gore was the main type of horror film in the past, so older people may want to see how it has changed.
Typically, as with gore horror films, there is a lot of blood involved in Saw 2. Instead of the unknown like in The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, the horror is instantly represented to the audience, however, the gorey incidents aim to scare/frighten the audience.
One of the main conventions we see used in Saw 2 is the lighting. It differs from that of The Ring (the green sickness),as it is a yellow and green sort of colour, which stands as a metaphor for the staleness of the building and the air, which is toxic. This is a good technique, as the audience can begin to understand the air and conditions of the people trapped within Jigsaw’s house.
I don’t think this would be a good effect to use in our horror film clip, as it quite a constricting air effect, and in our film, it is set outdoors, with plenty of air. However, this would be good to use if we had a hostage, or a dead person in a locked room, to indicate the poor air conditions.
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