2. Fading of the titles -
o This creates mystery, not
knowing of what is coming and
going.
o The fading relates to the title
Insomnia (meaning cant sleep),
almost as if you were drifting
to sleep but waken by the
second title.
o The black and white contrast
(bad and good) helps make the
words stand out, which may
give a hint as to what happens
later.
3. Blood stains (Title) -
o The blood makes ‘fear of the
unknown’ very prominent, as
we don’t know were its coming
from, building great suspense.
o The white title makes the blood
stand out drawing the viewers
eyes to it, making it an
important aspect of the movie.
4. Glacier -
o This is a very isolated scene, a
place of loneliness; making the
viewer uncomfortable just as a
psycho thriller should. Messing
with the mind.
o There are muted colours, very
bleak; helping to set the mood
of the movie.
5. Mirrored/Over the shoulder –
o As its through the mirror the
viewer will not know what's
real and what's not, creating a
sense of mystery.
o As you are facing there back,
you don’t get an insight to what
they are doing. Only there
actions but not facial emotions
creating a sense of secrecy and
mystery.
6. Eyes –
o The viewer is given an extreme
close up shot of the eyes but
no the whole face, hiding the
emotions, creating suspense as
expected in the thriller genre.
o You also get an insight into
what the character looks like
enhancing there features.
There are visible signs of age
from the wrinkles making this
person someone of the older
generation.
7. Images –
o This is also an extreme close
up, creating suspense and
giving greater detail of what is
going on.
o The image is presumably of a
women. Beaten and wounded
most likely murder, which
creates a sense of violence
typical in a thriller.
8. Newspaper –
o The headline gives a hint as to
what the movie is about. Its
especially important as it is
something that has made the
news making it very serious,
but still a mystery as we are
only given the title of the news
and not the whole story. Fitting
in the category of secrecy.
9. Flying plane/Fog –
o The fog has a link to the title
Insomnia (meaning cant sleep).
When you are tired your mind
becomes foggy and everything
is not as clear as it should be.
This has great purpose as it
messes with the mind.
o The fog creates great mystery
as you don’t have great
understanding of what is within
it, creating fear and suspense.
o The plane is also featured in a
high angle shot (looking down).
This belittles the plane making
it significant to the overall view.
