We watched two thrillers created by students from another school, one called "Compulsions" and the other, "Case 342".
In "Compulsions", we saw an everyday occurrence go wrong very rapidly. The narrative included two girls walking home from school through a large field, and a man beginning to follow them soon after. One girl ends up being murdered, not due to the fault of the suspicious man who was simply used as a red herring, but by her friend, creating a massive twist in the narrative and creating the sub-genre of psychological thrillers.The use of a hand-held camera created a disjointed atmosphere and portrayed the confusion of the situation. We see the dead girl at the beginning and at the end, and the music is in keeping with the narrator's voice, very soft and repetitive. The music drains out the dialogue, adding to the confusion of the plot. "Compulsions" was effective as it incorporated the sub-genre of psychological-thrillers and has a huge twist in the plot which is enthralling and engaging for the audience.
In "Compulsions", we saw an everyday occurrence go wrong very rapidly. The narrative included two girls walking home from school through a large field, and a man beginning to follow them soon after. One girl ends up being murdered, not due to the fault of the suspicious man who was simply used as a red herring, but by her friend, creating a massive twist in the narrative and creating the sub-genre of psychological thrillers.The use of a hand-held camera created a disjointed atmosphere and portrayed the confusion of the situation. We see the dead girl at the beginning and at the end, and the music is in keeping with the narrator's voice, very soft and repetitive. The music drains out the dialogue, adding to the confusion of the plot. "Compulsions" was effective as it incorporated the sub-genre of psychological-thrillers and has a huge twist in the plot which is enthralling and engaging for the audience.
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In "Case 342", we see a black and white film where the opening displays an interrogation. The use of black and while creates an eerie film to the opening. No faces are shown, just the characters bodies and a voice over. This means that the audience can't put a face to the voice which creates tension. There are a vast number of camera angles used, but there is a particular focus on the keyboards at the beginning where an extreme close up is used, and point of view shots are also incorporated. Also, there are shorts where the actor moves into the frame rather than have the camera following him, which displays a much more casual approach and creates dark humour. We also see the use of cuts between the opening credits and then back to the action. The frames are steady and non-diegetic sound is used. The music used is done to create suspense and the tempo increases as the action picks up.
In "Case 342", we see a black and white film where the opening displays an interrogation. The use of black and while creates an eerie film to the opening. No faces are shown, just the characters bodies and a voice over. This means that the audience can't put a face to the voice which creates tension. There are a vast number of camera angles used, but there is a particular focus on the keyboards at the beginning where an extreme close up is used, and point of view shots are also incorporated. Also, there are shorts where the actor moves into the frame rather than have the camera following him, which displays a much more casual approach and creates dark humour. We also see the use of cuts between the opening credits and then back to the action. The frames are steady and non-diegetic sound is used. The music used is done to create suspense and the tempo increases as the action picks up.
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