Visual essay on Insomnia

1. Fading in/out effect
This gives the effects
of blood or ink which
suggests that there is
a mistake that
happened
Contrasting in colours
Make it stand out
Dull colours

2. You don’t
recognise
that it is
blood until
the end
Blood connotes death and danger
This creates mystery and suspense which
are themes of Thriller

3. This shot
shows
isolation This
is important
links to
Thriller as it
suggests that
“there is no
one to hear
or there is no
running
away”
This shows the setting of the Opening
sequence

4. The over-shoulder
shot
creates
mystery as you
don’t see his
face and what
he is doing
The mirror shot shows a confusion on what is reality. This
links to the title as people with insomnia may struggle to
figure out what is reality

5. This scene
shows emotion
The close up
shows mystery
as you do not
know what he
is looking at.

6. This scene shows that
there is an
investigation/case
which tells us a that
the characters are
detectives.
The picture shows of a man that is brutally injured. This
creates mystery as you are unaware of what happened to
him.

7. This scene
shows that
there is an
investigation
happening.
This is a close
up

8. This scene
shows
isolation and
mystery as
the fog
creates fear
of the
unknown.
This is a long shot of the
plane