duel & speed.

1. How does each try to capture the audiences attention?

Duel, tries to capture the audiences attention by opening the film with a point of view shot of a driver driving somewhere, at a high speed with what appears to be the radio but we are unsure due to the rushes tone of the speaker, it could be the characters. The audiences attention is then captured again as the point of view switches from a persons to on the front of the car [the spoiler] so it looks like a point of view shot from the car. Throughout these scenes the radio is still on as the car travels through the city and then out towards the desert plains. As the car moves through different areas the scenes are edited together with dissolves. Towards the end of the opening scenes the camera switches position from the front of the car to a over the shoulder shot of the main character in his wing mirror. The position of the camera then switches to the passenger seat where it appears to be a point of view shot, even thought there is no one there.

This captures the audiences attention as they become bewildered about where the car is going and why the driver was in such a rush to leave the city. The readers also long to find a road sign or something that shows the location they are in, or where the character is going.

Speed, captures the audiences attention using the music and scoring, as the opening scene consists of a panning shot of the lift shaft, and without the music it appears to be a repeated scene. The music is jumpy and fast paced which builds up tension and creates suspense. The way in which the actors names are shown on scream also catches attention as they are unusual and different due to them being blue, 3D and in a block capital font. The way in which the text appears on the screen also creats attention as it is wiped up after the camera pans past a metal bar, symbalising they have gone down another floor, and is wiped back up to remove the text after the camera has panned past another metal bar. When the title appears the word "speed" appears on the screen alot faster than the others, symbalising speed. It is also in alot bigger font, which is spaced out more. The music is cut out at this point to make room for a noise similar to the taking off of an aeroplane and a bang when the word finally stops on the screen. After the camera has finished panning the lift shaft, it cuts to a shot of a "caution" sign above the lift door which makes the audience question whats happening and begin to feel uncomftable.




2. Which one is more successful & why?

Speed is alot more successful as it helps to capture the audiences attention alot more and makes them want to watch on to determine why the lift has a "caution" sign above it, and as to what the building actually does due to the men in suits walking around, and the readers know the business is also important as it has many floors, which we discover later is 46. The music makes the film suspence and without this the film would be boring.