Section 2: RESEARCH INTO EXAMPLES OF COPARABLE MEDIA PRODUCTS (Kill Bill)

Kill Bill is directed by Quentin Tarintino and stars Uma Thurman, Lucy Lui, Vivicia A. Fox, Daryl Hannah, Michael Madson and David Carradine

Narrative Structure
The film has a complex Narrative, as it starts at when the bride is 'killed' by Bill and when she is in the hospital in a coma, but then there is a large time lapse to when she kills the second person on her hit list, but the first name is crossed out, and we get no explanation about how she woke up or when, but the audience is given this information later on in the film.
The film also has 'Chapters' which is illustrated just before a scene begins and helps move along the Narrative.

Thriller Codes and Conventions

• The Transformed City- To begin with, they are in El Passo Texas, a small town which is shook by the 'massacre' 
• Concealment and Protraction- The fact that the Bride's daughter is still alive is hidden to us until the end of the film, though we do expect what is going to happen in the long run, as we know the Bride is going to go on a killing spree
• Question and Answer Model - In this case, the film concentrates mainly on the probability factor, as there are several ways that the film could end. She could kill them all, or she could be killed herself, which makes the audience wait in suspense.
• Tension- There is mounting tension in the film, due to several points. The audience hears the sound of a gun's safety catch being taken off, and then visually, the audience will see how the bride reacts to this, as her eyes widen in obvious fear, and this builds tension as to what will happen next.

Camera Work

• First Scene- Technically a birds eye view of the bride's face, as we are able to tell she is on the floor, and it is a close up shot
• Second Scene- This is a closeup of Bill's shoes, and the camera is panning right to follow him
• Third Scene- It switches back to a a birds eye view of the bride's face
• Fourth Scene- This is a still, side image of the bride, showing that she was in a coma
• Fifth Scene- It is a still shot of the suburban house, and the bride's car pulls up into the shot, with her as a mid-shot.

Mis-En-Scene

To begin with, the scene is in black and white, and shows the main Protagonist bleeding and in obvious pain wearing a wedding dress and a wedding veil, which then earns her the nickname 'The Bride'
The fact that this part of the film is in black and white compared to the rest of the film could signifies that this is the motivation to the killing spree the bride goes on later in the film and it tells the audience that this particular scene is a past event.

Next, the audience sees shoes walking along the floorboards, which are scattered with bullet shells, which hints that there has been several guns used and that there was most likely a massacre which occured here.
It then switches back to the Bride, and after speaking for a few moments, the Antagonist reaches down and begins to wipe the blood off of her face with a hankerchief and the audience can clearly see the name 'Bill' embroidered onto it, which is the introduction to our main Antagonist, the films nakesake.



When the gun is being loaded and the safety is removed, we see the Bride's eyes widen and she looks scared. And then, when the shot is fired, we see the blood and her eyes shut, then immediately it cuts to the credits.
As the credits continue on, in the background, a still silhouette image of the bride is seen in a hospital bed, signifying that she is still alive, but is either comatose or just severely injured and asleep.
The image fades and suddenly, the film becomes colour instead of black and white, and we see a fully healed bride in casual jeans and a leather jacket drive up in front of a happy household, which has lots of children's toys, indicating that a family live here.
She takes out her 'Death List' and we see already that a name has been crossed off, and it confuses the audience as they want to know what happened to the Bride when she woke up and how she got rid of the first victim.

Sound
To begin with, there are no sounds except the sound of the Bride crying and gasping for breath, which then is mingled with the sound of Bill's feet as he walks towards her, and this signifies how along they are, and that there is no-one around to help her.
The sound of the guns safety being taken off is significant as it highlights the real severity of the situation, and it makes everything much more tense.
When the bride says "Bill, It's your baby" and the gun fires, the audience is shocked and will feel a mix of emotions towards both Bill and The Bride.
The opening titles play a song about shooting which is also about love, and this is foreshadowing towards the Bride and Bill's relationship.
When the film switches to the scene when the Bride is well again, the audience can hear an ice cream van in the background, and this shows that this is a happy, normal suburban home, which is about to be rocked by what happens.

Editing
The film is in black and white to begn with, but is then suddenly changes to colour and this signifies a stretch of time.
There is a relevant quote/proverb to open the film, which foreshadows what is about to take place.

Graphics
The opening credits which reveal the main antagonists in the film is almost identical to the Bride's Death List which signifies the order in which they will be killed.