Conventions of a thriller

Today in class we looked at thriller conventions and we reviewed some opening sequnces of films. The first one we looked at was Insomnia, this had many names at the beginning such as the Director, famous actors, casting, Co-producer, Music, Editor and screenplay and there were many more. In the clip of insomnia there was textures used such as fading and shots of the blood close-up. These were very effective because it made the audience unsure about what was happening. There was also sound used and this builds tension in the film and also got more loudewr when the title "Insomnia" came on the screen. Then suddenly the music stopped when the plane was going over the trees. The shot that is show here is very useful becuase it shows blood droplets going on the shirt. This is very effective because it is an extreme close-up and it makes the audience very puzzuled as to what exactly is going on.
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