Use of micro elements in my thriller video

Editing - The edits that we have used are quick, especially the transitions between shots. We did this to give the extract urgency and make the audience feel empathy for the panic of the character. We use edits like jumps cut to increase the pace of the thriller, for example when you can see the killer from the side holding his gun out then there is a quick edit to a POV shot. This technique is very useful for the thriller genre as it keeps continuity while skipping unnecessary shots.

Special effects - We didn't really use any special effects in the extract, apart from running... We made Chris run so that the audience could see that he was in danger and make the extract feel panicked.

Camera - We used a variety of different shots and angles, most of them were used to either make the extract feel panicked or to make the killer character more mysterious and scary. We used shots like POV, hand held and made the camera man run through the forest, this puts the audience in the victims shoes and keeps them involved in the extract. We also used panning shots, this allowed us to see both the characters running through the forest but also it gives the audience a break from all the POV and hand held shots and just lets them spectate what is going on.

Mise-en-scene - We faded the colour in the extract so it was almost black and white but had small tints of colour. We felt that this would give the extract a darker and more sinister look plus it is quite conventional of the thriller genre to be dark and not very colourful. The lighting is the same story we kept it quite dark so that it would enhance the mood. We used a gun instead of a knife because a gun has more impact on the audience plus it would allow us to put in better sounds (gun shots) which again would have a bigger impact on the audience then a knife.

Sound - The soundtrack that we used was quite edgy and quick, this was again to increase the pace of the extract. The sound effects that we used was the gun shot for when the killer fires at the victim, this was used to show that the danger is real and the killer really does want to kill.