The document discusses several cinematic techniques commonly used in thriller films to create tension and suspense, such as mirrors to portray a character's inner self, shadows to imply darkness within characters, flashbacks to provide insights into a character's past, and obstructive editing techniques like quick cuts and montages to generate a sense of disorientation.

1. By Callum Stone

2.  Mirrors
 Shadows
 Quick cuts
 Obstructing editing
 Flashbacks

3. Mirrors are commonly used in thriller films the
portray ones inner self.
This could be used to show darkness in a
character.
He is talking in the
mirror and seeing the
reflection of his inner
self (The Goblin)

4. Low lighting is often used with shadows and
the use of shadows can create darkness
within beings and add more tension to the
scene
The boys shadow
moves without
himself moving
connoting that there
is something else
inside him.

5. Flashbacks are used as a sense of
disorientation.
Flashbacks are a key convention of thrillers as
they give an insight of a characters past to
the audience.
A flashback is showing
what the character is
remembering that
happened before which
is effecting him now.

6.  Obstructive editing is frequently used in
thriller films to accentuate the feeling of
suspense and tension
 Used to create disorientation of time and
space, using montage editing