Genre Research: Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom

  • Common Camera Angles
    • Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom uses a wide variety of different camera angles. The most common camera angles used are: high angle, low angle, wide & establishing shots, bird's eye shot, and close-up shots. 
  • Common Miss-En-Scene
    • Settings are Island Nublar and a Mansion
    • Props are mainly high tech devices as shown in the lab in the mansion, and fake blood.
    • Acting is one of the most important parts of the film. An example is during the scene where Maisie Lockwood is hiding in her bedroom from the Indoraptor. The actor for Maisie does an incredible job of showing the fear during the intense situation in the scene.
    • Makeup is used a lot in the movie in order to show injuries from the dinosaurs.
    • The lighting is very dark in order to create more tense situations.
    • Costume is normal everyday clothes. Clothes are usually ripped. 
  • Common Editing
    • Jurassic World makes use of quick editing techniques in order to make each chase go by fast. Examples of this are action match, cross cutting, and cutaways.

  • Common Sound
    • The movie makes use of incidental music and ambient sounds during intense scenes in order to make them more suspenseful and impactful. Jurassic World also uses it's own score created for the movie.
  • Elements of the Genre
    • The thriller genre is all about creating suspenseful situations that leave the viewers on the edge of their seats. Jurassic World Fallen Kingdom is a great example of this genre. The intense chase scenes combined with the silent scenes showing the main characters hiding from the Indoraptor creates moments that are sure to terrify audiences and keep them wanting more from the series. 
  • Elements I Like
    • I would like to use all of the camera angles minus the bird's eye shots. 
    • The sound, acting, and props are also elements I would like to use.
    • The use of ambient sound and lack of sound can create intense moments that leave viewers on the edge of their seats. It would be a good idea to implement these into the film as well.
  • Unappealing Elements
    • I would like to avoid using makeup and fake blood.
    • Bird's eye views are also aren't an option due to the lack of equipment in order to create the shots.
    • I also want to avoid creating a score and incidental music due to the long amount of time and effort that goes into creating them. There is not enough time in the project in order to create incidental music and a score for the film.



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