Conventions Of A Thriller

Conventions of a Thriller

I have devised a video about three different types of conventions within a thriller film. They all apply within our production.
Youtube will not allow me to embed the video so here is the link to the video on youtube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsobNoNJzOc

Quick Cuts:

At the beginning of the film we have the scene where grace is running away from the prospective shot of the killer. This is the scene where black and white was used and the heartbeat fades in and out. Quick Cuts are used to create tension, excitement and confusion as to what might be happening at the start of the chase. In reverse quick cuts aren't use to to create a calm or neutral feeling

Zooms, Pans, Low angle shots, High angle shots and Over the shoulder shots:

Prospective shots of the killer are the best to illustrate the purpose of camera angles, prospective shots are the most obvious shots because the camera is never on a tripod and you often get the unsteadiness of the camera wielders hand and this is similar to the movements of the head. A good example of this the shot is the final scene of Grace walking down the road and the killers prospective shot of him behind the lamp post watching her as she walks.


Mise en Scene:

When Grace gets up out of bed she looks at phone, this is a part of Mise en Scene. Mise en Scene can represent many different things and in this instance she uses the phone as an alarm in the morning. Typically teenagers use their phone for a lot of things. I use mine as an alarm in the morning and as its primary use to talk to others. The phone is used to represent the fact that shes a average teenager.