Francesca's Research -- Wallace and Gromit- A close shave

Wallace and Gromit: A Close Shave

Wallace and Gromit, a close shave, is a thrilling story of a dog, gromit and a man called wallace getting caught up in a criminal act where sheep are taken, shaved and turn into dog food. The real villain behind the scenes doing this terrible mishaps is a robotic dog, howevere he ends up being hard to catch and expose, plus unfortunately he manages to frame an innocent character while doing this. There is also a love story which adds to the already very interesting storyline. But there are four main aspects which make this episode a true success and they are: Sound, Mise en Scene, Editing and Camera Work.

Sound


The episode starts in the night time, and there are some back ground sound effects to create the creepy night, like some thunder and lighting. Plus throughout the whole episode whenever we see the evil robot dog we hear some sinister music, to show that theres something a bit scary about him. We hear this when theres creaking floor boards and rustling when Gromit and Wallace are awake downstairs. Gromit will look at something, and then we look at what hes looking at through a new point of view shot but theres always nothing there, and theres the music to make you feel suspense that maybe something may pop out or appear. Near the end of the edisope when theres the climax of the action and the bit then its very dangerous as the evil dog nearly has them, theres music which is very much quicker paced then before, reflecting how the danger and time to stop it is rushed and time urgent.


Mise en Scene

• a knife
• facial expressions like nervous eyes, or a close up of evil eye brows like...>:/
• cellar, dark dingy, dripping
• long sharp nails
• chains
• robotic metal dog
• red sign with red writing
• shadow of characters silhouette

Editing and sounds

• creaking of floor boards
• sinister music when evil dog comes in
• fades inbetween night to day time
• silent with a sudden clicky sound
• depth of feild change
• echo of foot prints in cellar
• quick music when dangerous or a chase

Camera work

• shot of close up on eyes
• low angles when shots of evil dog
• shorter shots when more dangerous
• shots of shadows to create darker mood
• shot of bad dog peeking out makes it feel like hes spying and plotting

Does show many traditional aspects of thriller.