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3. Genre Conventions
The films opens with the words ‘Summit entertainment’ with
the mountain logo in the back. This shows who the production
owners are and the titles and credits come shortly after. An over
head tracking shot is being used at this point as the camera moves
quickly above the forest. This builds tension as it leaves the audience
feeling tense as they are wondering where they are going. It is
essential to build tension at the very start of a thriller film as it grips
the audiences attention making them want to carry on watching the
film.
4. Genre conventions
An establishing shot is used as the film title appears on the
screen. This shows a landscape of hills, trees and the sunset. The
setting looks quite dark and mysterious which appeals to teens and
makes it more like a thriller. The title of the film fades on in front of
the long shot and then turns from red to white. The colour red
could signify death or love which are two popular themes in
thrillers.
5. Genre Conventions
An extreme close up shot of an eye is then shown. This
makes the film seem a bit weird and unusual. This is done to
grab the target audience attention (teens). The fact that the eye
is red is very unusual too as eyes are usually green, brown or
blue. This could have been done to represent danger which is
also a key theme in thrillers.
6. Genre Conventions
The extreme close up then suddenly changes and
zooms out to show both eyes (a close up shot). It’s clear
that the person being shown is a young pretty girl so the
audience automatically assume that she will be a main
character in this film. The fact that she is young may grip
the target audiences attention as they are teenagers
aswell.
7. Genre Conventions
Shallow focus is then used when the close up of the
hand is shown. All the attention is on the hand as the trees
in the background have been totally blurred out. This has
been done to attract attention to the ring on the finger.
Once again, this leaves the audience wanting to know the
story behind this all and it makes the film seem mysterious
(like most thrillers do).
8. Genre Conventions
A close up shot is then used to show the characters
relationship with eachother. The audience assumes that
these people are together and in love. They are young so
teenagers would be able to relate to this. As there is a man
and a woman, this could be stereotypical to thrillers as its
usually the woman getting in trouble and the man then
saving her.
9. Genre Conventions
In this over shoulder shot, the characters look
concerned about something which may mean there is a
problem that needs to be sorted out. There always seems to
be a problem in thrillers and the main characters are the
ones who are mostly involved and seem to get hurt.
10. Genre Conventions
In this over the shoulder shot, it shows the reflection of the
two main characters. This confuses the audience and builds
tension. The audience want to know whats going on as it's
weird that we can see the back of the characters as well as their
reflection in the mirror. It makes the opening seem more
mysterious which grabs attention and causes the audience to
carry on watching it.
11. Genre Conventions
In this over-head tracking shot of a forest with many
trees, the audience feels as if they are flying over it in a
helicopter. This builds tension because it makes the
audience wonder where they are going. This is conventional
to thrillers because it keeps the audience guessing as to
what is going to happen. This could link with the theme of
the film as it's supernatural.
13. √
Opening/Genre Conventions
The film opens with the 'Summit Entertainment' logo
and the titles then appear on the screen afterwards. This
shows the production company's that were involved with
making the film. It gives the audience a bit of information
about the film. The background behind the logos look very
mysterious and creepy which is stereotypical for thriller
films.
14. lOpening/Genre Conventions
lDuring the opening sequence, the title of the film appears
on the screen. The fact that it is in a bright orange colour, it
stand out to the audience more. Also, its in a strange font
which may signify how the film is a bit unusual and weird. It
fades in the screen with a magic type of dust then fades
out again as it's squashed. This could signify drops of
blood which can be linked to thriller films as there is often
violence and fights.
