Thriller mood board

 

The convention of this shot is a mysterious hooded figure, where the audience is unable to decipher their identity, creating enigmas in the narrative. The character is shown using a camera shot from behind them casting a sort of dark shadow over them whilst nor giving the audience any feature to focus on adding to the mystery of the character.

 

In this scene the character is portrayed in a suit, and is holding a gun. These conventions are quite typical for the thriller genre, specifically spy thrillers like the example shown here. Whilst the gun connotes danger and crime, the suit connotes honest work, two very contrasting ideas. These juxtaposing conventions, paired with the nonchalant attitude that the audience may gather from the character work to create a unique feel of confidence, exuding from the character in the chair

Time stamp (1.05-end) Conventions shown here are low key lighting, eerie music and fast paced editing. An example of this would be at 1.46 where the girl gets dragged down into the depths of the pool to be drowned. This is the peak tension of the clip. The effect of these convention is to create tension and suspense along with enigmas to entice the audience into watching the film.

From 0.25-End  Conventions are low key lighting, ominous music, disturbing scenes.

We follow what looks like a therapist who looks into a mysterious smiling condition that people have, causing them to cut their existences short. At 0.37 the audience witnesses a disturbing sight involving a sharp piece of glass. This creates enigmas as the audience begins to wonder what is going on and why did they do what they did. There then begins a series of fast paced editing as the protagonist descends into madness.

Time stamp 3.03-End Use of tracking shot as we follow the protagonist. This helps to put the audience in the shoes of the character. The character adorns a suit and is armed with weaponry, typical of the spy thriller genre. At 3.55, an over the shoulder zoom in shot is used again to put the audience in the place of the character, so they can see what he sees.

Time stamp 1.47 use of creepy and unnerving masks and weaponry such as knives aid in creating tension. The use of a fish eye shot also benefits the scene in building suspense as it puts the audience in a position where its almost as if the home in the film is their own.

 Typical thriller sounds in this scene would be gunshots and screaming The use of the gun itself immediately creates tension as it creates an instant power shift between the characters. The audience is left to wonder who will die in this scene. The sound of gunshots creates tension and evokes fear where the screams create distortion causing the viewer to become lost in the frantic display of violence.

The sound of sirens can be heard throughout this trailer building tension as people immediately think of crime and danger when hearing sirens. Screams can also be heard form the radio at 0.29, further adding to the tension and also creating enigma codes as the audience are left to question who the boy is and why he is being tortured.