Textual Analysis

Camera - In the opening of up there are different frames that are included to make each scene effective and to get the mood across to the audience, for example extreme closeups are used so that the audience can see facial expressions. Also pd up and Pd down are used so that the audience can see what is happening higher up and lower down.
Sound - Towards the beginning of the film when everything is going well for the couple e.g getting married etc the music is loud and cheerful however when their lives take a turn and everything starts going badly for them then the pace of the music drops and effects the mood of the film.
Editing - When there are sad parts of the opening the film includes of fades because it is a slow way of changing scenes whereas if they included straight cuts instead of fades then it would not have been as effective, this is because a fade makes it dissolve slower.
Mise en Scene - In this film props are used to get the mood set for the audience for example balloons are used for when the old man is visiting his wide in hospital and there balloons are used so that the man can pass a message in a nicer way to set the mood for the audience.










Towards the begging of the opening the music is shown to be upbeat and happy also it includes of a voice over so the audience get the affect of direct address of the girl speaking directly to the audience about the day in her life. Also the girl is shown to be wearing bright cheerful clothing and this is to enhance her personality as cheerful and friendly.

In cape fear the opening shot includes of a zoom out shot and this is effective because it slowly reveals information about the man and what he is doing for example because of the camera angle it shows how many books he has and  it makes it look like more because of the slow way that the camera zooms out. The way the camera angle ha started the film off will show that this man could be very dangerous however it is later shown in a different perspective and he is shown to be not very dangerous as he seemed in the beginning.