'Would You Rather' film clip analysis

Would You Rather is a sub-genre of thriller- action, it's based in America; one of the main issues in the cost of health care, we this through the film with Iris struggling to pay for it and having to go to the diner party for help. Iris the princess/hero is the main character in this film. She needs help with paying for her brothers health care. . The doctor lets a man know that she needs help, The man has a dinner party with 8 people, iris being one of them, the plan of the evening is to play would you rather. The 8 people are all of different gender and ethnic group, and they're all there for there own reason. No it is not the child game of would you rather (this is game you play when you are with your friends, you have two hypothetical scenario to choose from and you say what you'd prefer to do, hence the name 'would you rather?', sometimes you are also given a time frame to choose the option you want, usually it is rather stupid scenarios like prefer to fight a horse sized duck or duck sized horse), this game pushes ethics and belief to the limit.

The clip of the film I have chosen to analyse is a scene from the dinner party where the 8 people have to choose whether they want to electrocute themselves or another person at the table.

The closing of the doors conotates the sense of being trapped and no way of getting out, and it could show that the main part of the film is about to start. it could also conotate the start of darkness. The darkness and the being trapped in the room makes us feel that saw had a influence on this film. We see this as parts of saw is in a quite building that gives a sense of being trapped.

The lighting through this scene was low key lighting. Although you could see what was happening around the table the brightness wasn't at its full. This follows the lead of thriller and horrors as they're level of brightness is not as bright as comedy and romance films. Normally action films have low key lighting, this shows intensity. They show the low key lighting by having lamps at the back of the scene being on. 

The setting is a big mansion in the middle of rich area. this shows that the owner is very rich  and  shows that there is a lot of room and it also gives us the idea that the house was sound proof. Although there might people be living in a close range the house would be pretty big so the sounds of the things happening in the house would not be able to be heard from the outside world. As it is set in a mansion there are many rooms that are not being used, some camera shots cross cuts from what is happening in the dining room to the doctor trying to help get them out of the situation they are in.
The man that is sitting at the head of the table shows that he is the villain of the film, it shows that he is the a important person as that is normally where the main or most important people sit. The antagonist of the film is usually in the centre of the shot, again this shows the importance of him through the film.  The 8 people sitting around the table look like his disciples and will do whatever he says. Most of the subordinates faces through out this scene are full of shock and horror and disbelieve. While the dominant, evil characters have a evil smirk on their faces as they make the contestants choose some of thee hardest decisions in their lives.

This is a linear film, as we see all through the dinner party, and the dinner party is one night so we don't really miss much.There are multiple strands through this clip. These are; the shooting,  deciding who to electrocute and someone trying to get into the building.The strands intertwine with each other as they all interact in the dinning room and the 8 people around the table. The characters in the film did not talk to the camera, they are telling the story as though we are there with them so are using 3rd person.. Some of the camera shots make us feel that we are there with them in intense scenes, but as a omniscient observer rather than a spectator. The target audience of the film is teenagers and those who like twisted plots. Uses and Gratification is used through out the film. The entertainment/diversion side of the film is that although it may be a thriller and quite scary we still watch it as a form of the entertainment. We would normally watch it in the comfort of our own home so we feel safe and secure when we watch it. The social solidarity of the film is that we may have heard how good and thrilling the film is from our friends or family, or we are the ones to say 'you should watch this' to others. This is where we will discuss what we would do if were ever in this situation. As our social life is mostly talking about the social media. We also see personal identity through the film. We see this as we see that we don't want to be the villain of the film, but we also don't want to be part of the others around the table. But we may want the courage of some of the people sitting at the table. If we watch this with other people we may discuss what we would do in the situation if we were in it. Even if we didn't watch it with someone but we knew someone who did we could still have this conversation about what they'd do. The target audience is 15-25 as they can empathise with the characters reaction to the things that are happening as they may feel closer to them as they are similar ages to them.

The gun shot shows panic and disorder through the participants as this is diegetic. Right after the gun shot we hear non-diegetic string and piano music being played to show the sheer panic and distress of what is happening in the scene, as it is high notes. This is also gives us a focus on the people reaction. Being able to hear the diegetic sounds of the electrocution gives us a sense of terror and torture. We can also hear the breathing of the 8 people, so it shows the desperation and the exception of what has just happening. The ticking clock builds a panic, and in some cases can be quite a sinister sound like this, as it shows a countdown to a inevitable terrible act happening.