Genre Research: The Platform

  • Common Camera Shots/Angles Used
    • Common Shots/Angles used are Close Ups, Establishment Shots, Medium-Long/Long Shots, Over The Shoulder Shots, High Angles and Low Angles.
  • Common Costumes, Lighting, Acting, Make-Up, Props and Setting
    • Every participant are wearing shaggy and ugly tracksuits while the people cooking and running the program are where suits and chef clothing.
    • During the day, it is somewhat bright due to a small whole in the wall that shoots out sunlight and during the night, the lighting changes and turns red. On lower levels, the lighting becomes more dark and eerie.
    • The person running the program (assumingly) is extremely strict and the workers act like solders in the military, showing barely any emotion. The participants are either somewhat sociopathic, insane or miserable.
    • There is a platform that delivers food down on each floor and shoots back up a extreme speeds to be resupplied at night. Every participant are also allowed to bring at least one thing with them when participating.
    • There is the Kitchen where all the people work, the higher, middle and lower levels and the Lowest Level.
  • Common Sounds
    • The sounds of arguing, crying and fighting can be heard on way lower levels.
  • Common Editing
    • With the help of the camera angles as well, they show the main characters fall into insanity by repeating phrases and events that caused the main character trouble over and over again in the background. They use blur to show he is disconnecting, they filter the main character's voice out and the voices in his head aren't showing the voices are taking over his well being
  • Elements of the Genre
    • The Platform provides a handful of surprises and twist that can make it considered a thriller. From unexpected actions that the characters make to the drastic change the main character goes through during his time in the platforms to even the underwhelming mysteries of the platform and the type of people participating, it will leave people wanting and begging for more.
  • Elements I Like
    • I like the mysterious part of The Platform. There are so many mysteries that are left to be solved and why some things happened in the first place, which makes me enjoy the film even more.
  • Elements I Don't Like
    • As much as I love the unexpected actions of some characters, some are either a bit to much to "I never want to see that ever again."


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