Analysis of thriller.

Cinematography:

• Begins with a panning close up shot of detailed information board of reoccurring murders.
  Close up: this allows the viewer to look at the written details and pictures, setting the scene and establishing the genre. It also forces the viewer to obtain detail that can reveal the plot. 
  The use of a panning shot instead of using cuts makes the duration of the shot long, causing the pace to be slow, creating intensity. This could reflect how the murders in the plot are becoming a on going occurrence. 
  
• When it changes location an establishing shot is used. The shot pans across the the location, every a few seconds the shot fades to black for a short amount of time to make a blinking to effect to make the shot feel like its from a point of view.
  
• The close ups are used the show the emotion and feelings of the characters. It also focus on the face to show the blood and bruises making it more realistic. Mid shots are also used to show how the characters are reacting with each other and the location.
  
• As the shot changes and goes to a flash back the camera zooms into an extreme close up of the characters eyes as they shut making clearer that the character is thinking back.
  
• Whilst in the flash back a long shot is used the show the character walking towards the camera whilst a dark figure walks past the window in background. This adds to the suspense.
  
• Once the flash back ends and goes to the present, a high angled shot is used to make the character appear vulnerable suggesting danger is coming.

Editing:

• A dull coloured filter is used on the whole clip to make the atmosphere and locations feel dark and dingy making it fit the genre.
• A black and white filter is used to highlight that the shot is a flash back, reflecting how the characters memory is hazy.  
• A shuter affect was used when ellie is looking around the barn, this both gives a point of view shot aswell as making the viewer feel more into the film , as if he or she is sitting in ellies place, the shuter represents the blinking.
• Shot reverse shot was used when ellie sees emma. This shows the interaction between characters, one of which seems to have gone completely insane.
  

Sound:

• The use of digetic and non digetic sound helps to build tension and suspense.
• The echos of ellies voice help build up the idea of isolation.