Researching into thriller films

1. Hanna
2011

2. Basic Information
 Directed by – Joe Wright
 Written by – Seth Lochhead and David Farr
 Main characters
 Produced in 2011 as an action thriller film.
 IMDB gave a rating of 6.8/10
 Empire and Grazia both rated it a 4 star
 The Guardian said it was “Too boring to be a proper
thriller” and gave it a 2 star rating

3. Plot summary
 ’A sixteen-year-old girl who was raised by her father to
be the perfect assassin is dispatched on a mission
across Europe, tracked by a ruthless intelligence agent
and her operatives.’ – IMDB
 During the opening we witnessed Hanna and her father
in the Antarctic, training and hunting for survival. Later
on we realize the father is teaching Hanna to defend
herself due to an unknown event.

4. Narrative conventions
 It followed thriller conventions as it did not give much
away.
 There was training for fighting which infers that there
may be fighting/crime.
 The gun shots also infer that there has/will be crime.
 We can tell revenge is imminent due to the father telling
Hanna that they “won’t stop till you’re dead”

5. Editing
 Parallel editing shows a connection between the two
locations and suggests there will be rivalry.
 The slow paced editing during the conversations is
then juxtaposed during Hanna’s training when it
becomes fast paced. This creates a sense of calm and
serenity.
 Slow motion was used to highlight key events in her
training as it will be important for the rest of the
narrative

6. Sound
 Voice overs were used a lot to indicate that she is trying
to remember her false German identity.
 There are a lot of diegetic sounds such as the fire and
gun shots. However this is also contrasted by non-diegetic
sounds when she's looking at photos and
camera jump zooms to the sound of gun shots in
another scene. This indicated that the person in the
photo has been shot or is going to be.
 Exaggerated gun shots show they are going to be a
key feature later on and indicate crime.

7. Camera work
 The wide shot at the beginning shows the audience
how alone and abandoned they are. It surprises us
when we then see the aero plane fly over as it is not
expected in that area. It also hints to us that they are
being hunted.
 A close up is used when she pulls the arrow out of the
deer as it shows she has no attachment to things are is
ruthless. It links to her training or future mission as she
should be concentrating on the task and not the people
dying.

8. Mise en scene
 They were wearing fur outfits which suggests they are
self sufficient and living in the past. It also gives a
sense of isolation as they are different to others
 There was a massive contrast in lighting as the outside
was bright natural and snowy where as inside it is dark
and the only light is fire.

9. Fairy tale?
 It has strong connotations of snow white due to the
deer, snow, evil woman out to kill her and her farther
training her in life.
 She was also reading a fairy tale.
 The wolves indicate Little red riding hood but turned
over as they nice friendly.

10. Hanna
By Amelia Lewis, Phoebe Seaton and Amy Garrod