Analyzing past students videos

How successfully do they meet the criteria and thriller conventions?

Last Breath - Dark atmosphere - this shows how it is more of a thriller as it is dark and sets the scene well so the audience has a heads up on what to expect
Tracking shot following a masked man walking up to a house, it then pans up to a window in the house and shows a girl. This makes the audience wary and scared for her as it seems like she is a victim, However, this film is more of a horror than a thriller.

The mise-en-scene is very basic as everything in the house is what you would expect from a bathroom. When the girl turns the radio on, the audience could believe that she is going to be electrocuted. The audience does not know if she will live or not which increases tension.
It meets all of the criteria, however it is a bit more scary than a thriller so fits the conventions of a horror instead.



The very few seconds show the camera slowly zooming into the boy. This makes it obvious to the audience that he is the main character or one of them. The fact that it is set in daylight relax the audience into falsely believing that he will be okay. The fact that it is set in a forest/woodland area takes all the beginning sense of content away as there won't be anyone around so it is not the safest place to be even in daylight. The jump cuts increase tension and apprehension in the audience that makes them want to watch the rest of the film to see what happens.



Being set in black and white increases the tension. It meets the criteria of a thriller and make you wonder what is going to happen to the character and if they are going to find the stalker/baddy
- the pictures are a unique way of introducing the character and at the same time makes the audience wonder how and why the person going through the photos have the pictures.
The hand held camera increases the tension as it is shaking and makes the audience wonder what is going to happen.