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This is a typical establishing shot that is typical for thrillers because it tells the audience where the film is taking place. Similarly the Dark Knight has a similar establishing shot as well. Both of our films have high-key lighting in terms of mise en scene which is similar to the Dark Knight. The high key lighting is contrasted to how dark the rest of the film is. The location is different from the Dark Knight but it is still typical of a thriller because the Revenant is an example of a thriller that is also set outdoors in a forest.
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The titles for our film is very similar to those of Drive because the title appears in both of the scenes without any CGI. The font of the title correlates to the theme of the film. Therefore Drive has a very Los Angeles and classy feel to the film whereas our film Flashback has a lot of mystery so the plainness of the font leaves questions for the target audience.
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This introduces the thriller genre as it immediately captures the audience's attention with an eerie atmosphere to this shot. Similarly, Under The Skin has the same extreme close up shot but more closer to the eye. We wanted to achieve a similar feel to Under The Skin with this shot. Although this being used as in an opening isn't very typical of thriller genres because it's more of an arthouse/independent convention.
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This shot displays a tilt movement and introduces the protagonist in his entirety. The tilt is effective at showing his blood-stained clothes and the audience is questioning whether he's dead or not. This camera movement is also typical of thrillers because the Dark Knight uses it in a similar fashion. They are both used to give information about the character.
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These wide shots are typical of a thriller because it sets up the story whilst also giving a clearer introduction of the characters and the location. The location reflects the mood and atmosphere of the scene so a cafe would be for a light-hearted scene whereas a dark forest is used for a violent scene. The clothing (mise en scene) in both of these shots give information about the characters. Especially the white shirt than Ewan is wearing which is symbolic of his purity and innocence. Whereas Tyler's red hoodie is foreshadowing to his current bloodied state. In the Revenant and our film, this wide shot sets up the story because the actions or words that will follow up with this shot will contribute to the development of the story.
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This track back movement isn't very typical of a thriller because it's very slow and reveals too much of the surroundings which can take away from the immersion. However we used this shot because we thought it was effective at showing Ewan's corpse and why Tyler is so traumatized. It leaves a sense of mystery because the audience are unsure why the camera is tracking back until the corpse is revealed. The mise en scene of blood-stained clothing of Ewan can also be seen which is contrasted to his clean white shirt in the flashback. This type of symbolism isn't typical of a thriller because mainstream audiences don't pay attention to these details but Under The Skin uses a lot of symbolic meanings in its film.
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This medium shot further develops the story because it's a turning point in Ewan's life where he makes the decision whether to continue with the adventure or not. A barrier can be seen between Ewan and Tyler. The high-key lighting that Ewan is standing in is contrasted to Tyler's fist in the low-key lighting which is symbolic of Ewan's impending demise. This is also not very typical of a thriller convention because it can be seen as too obvious to the audience that Ewan will die.
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These shots use special effects which is typical of a thriller because Dead Man's Shoes also uses special effects in their flashbacks. This is to let the target audience know that there is a flashback is taking place. Flashbacks are usually used in a thriller to depict a tragedy in the past. In this scenario, Ewan and Anthony are about to meet their demise. The low angle of Tyler shows a position of power
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This close up shot is effective at showing the thriller genre due to the gun prop as part of mise en scene which is used. Compared to the Spectre gun barrel scene, it creates a similar effect in that it's suppose to surprise the audience. This is typical of a thriller and it's almost a cliche when the camera does a close up of the barrel of the gun because it's used in so many thrillers.