Past Student Thriller Analysis

Analysing student work

Before we start to create our ideas and filming our Thriller opening we have to look at previous students work. Below I have analyzed and marked some of these openings based on these five questions:

1.             Does it look like a Thriller opening?

2.            Can you see Thriller conventions?

3.            Have they made good use of mise-en-scene?

4.            Is it technically secure?

5.            Is the sound used appropriate?

Based on the questions I will then give my own personal level based on this scale:

1.             Minimal

2.            Basic

3.            Good

4.            Excellent

The Night Walker(2011):

1.              After watching the piece of work it’s straight forward that it’s a opening and it’s very straight forward that it has the combination of the Thriller and horror genre.

2.            There have a chose a few Thriller parts. Such as the dark setting.

3.            The mise-en-scene is frequent of an Thriller. The setting is very dark but it could be made to be more creepy.

4.            The camera work is technically secure. The camera does not shake and there is lots of camera angles and shots.

5.            The soundtrack does help to create an creepy feeling. Its more of a thriller horror rather than a horror.



Overall: 3 (good)

Hide And Seek:

1.             It is straight forward that this is an opening to a movie.

2.            There is a Thriller part. For example the costumed, props and the soundtrack.

3.            The mise-en-scene is not important because we have already seen the hit man and he is going to attacking someone in daylight, which is very sly.

4.            The camera work is very accurate and very steady. Also there is creative use of a framed target shot.

5.            The soundtrack adds more thrilling and create an enigma code. It makes you think something thrilling is going to happen.

Overall: 5 (excellent)

Chosen:

 

1.             It’s a good thriller opening but only by seeing the posters and newsletter.

2.            The only Thriller parts is when there was the stalking, the soundtrack and the deserted location.

3.            The mise-en-scene is not thrilling but is in a deserted location. This shows a slight hint of the Thriller convention.

4.            The shots are kind of steady but i think the shots of the posters are not very helpful.

5.            The music is at slow paced and gives evidence that someone’s is missing. It does have an creepy tone though.



Overall: 2 (basic)