Genre Research: Get Out

1. The whole movie was eye-line match. From what I remember, there was absolutely no low or high angles. This film featured man tracking shots to represent the passage of time and movement. At times, tracking shots helped contribute to the build up of suspense. Some parts of the movie appeared to be hand-help shots... possibly to build up suspense and tension in the film. Around the beginning of the movie, there was also a lot of shot reverse shots to facilitate the viewer following the conversation.

2. The acting was nothing out of the ordinary. I expected them to play their role this way and they remained in character the whole time. The makeup was kept to a minimal for all of the actors to add to the “realism” of the film. Like the makeup. the costumes in the film were ordinary to have the same effect of realism. This film did not seem to have any typical props that would usually be featured in thrillers. In this film, the most important prop was the teacup with the spoon. When the mother of the antagonist would stir her tea in a specific way, she would hypnotize people, but in this film, the protagonist. Most of the film took place in the antagonist’s home. When it wasn’t in or by her home, the setting was going to her home, like by the woods or escaping it. The lighting throughout the movie was bright during the boring parts, but it was low-key during the suspenseful parts.

3. The film’s sound consists mostly of dialogue and “tense” music. The tense music helps enhance the scenes in regards to suspense and tension. If it weren’t for the added tense music, the film wouldn’t have the same sense of thriller that it does with the music added. The dialogue simply explains what is going on in the film.

4.  The edit that I noticed the most throughout the film was jump cuts. Jump cuts are usually used to help create distortion or confusion, usually after a confrontation or encounter with the antagonist. Like many thrillers, this film also featured shot reverse shot editing. Throughout this film, they were shown to be over the shoulder and used during conversations. Unlike most thrillers, this film lacked zooms. After analyzing the entire film, I recognized that they were not necessary to the film and they would not have enhanced it in anyway. 

5. The element of surprise was shown when the antagonist and protagonist were having a boring conversation, then out of nowhere, the deer jumps in front of the car. There is a mix of tension and suspense being shown when the protagonist catches the maid in his room and when he stares him down in a creepy manner.  Suspense is shown when there is an African American man staring down the protagonist from the lawn as the protagonist enters the home of the antagonist. 

6. I liked that the main character, who was the protagonist, happened to show common sense. His common sense allowed him to get away unscathed and it just added to the humor of the movie. This also contributed to the growth of tension at certain points of the movie, like when he turns the opposite way when he sees that he is being followed.

7. I disliked the ending, because it was predictable. I knew the protagonist would end up escaping and the antagonists would end up “losing.” I would like to see a thriller where the antagonist beats the protagonist.