RESEARCH: STUDENT OPENINGS PAST

THE PAPER TRAIL

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Mise En Scene

THERE IS NATURAL LIGHTING OF A DUSTY AND OLD LOOKING ROOM VERY CLUTTERD WITH RANDOM HOUSEHOLD OBJECTS THIS IS THE FIRST SCENE TO INTRODUCE THE AUDIENCE TO THE CONSEALED AND SENSE OF TRAPPED ATMOSPHERE. HANDS ARE THE MAIN FOCUS WHERE THEY ALWAYS START SHAKING AND THEN SETTINGS CHANGE TO A RIVERSIDE THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY A SHOT TO CHANGE THE LOCATION. THIS IS WHEN THE TWIST OCCURS.
Sound

HIGH PITCH VIOLIN SOUND TO CREATE SUSPENSE, STARTS FROM FIRST CLIP. AFTER TWO CLIPS SOUND CHANGES TO DEEP SOUND OF WIND OR A DROWNING SOUND. USES THE DROP OF THE PAPER BIRD AS A CHANGE IN SOUND AND THERE IS NO SOUND AND THEN DIGETIC SOUND FROM THE SOURROUNDINGS TO END THE SCENE.

CAMERA WORK

CLOSE UPS USED TO LIMIT THE AUDIENCES VIEW OF THE SCENE, KEY TO A GOOD THRILLER IS KNOWING WHAT SHOT TO USE AND WHERE IT SHOULD BE PLACED; WHAT SHOULD BE SHOWN AND WHAT SHOULDNT. CLOSE UPS OF RANDOM OBJECTS TO CREATE MORE SUSPENSE, MAKING THE CLIP LONGER IT HAS TO BE BY ADDING THESE RANDOM SHOTS WILL MAKE THE AUDIENCE EITHER THINK ITS RELIVANT OR IRRELIVANT TO THE STORYLINE, SOMETIMES THE RANDOM OBJECTS MAY BE A CLUE IN CRIME THRILLERS FOR EXAMPLE BUT WILL BE PICKED UP LATER. MID SHOTS OF FEET WALKING AND WE ARE STILL NOT INTRODUCED TO A CHARACTER JUST THAT WE KNOW ITS A MALE, PAPER BIRDS IN MIDSHOT. DUE TO THE TITLE THIS IS THE MAIN FOCUS, THE 'PAPER' BIRDS THEY ARE SHOWN ALOT ALL THE WAY TILL THE END OF THE STORY.

EDITING

FADES USED TO CREATE A CONSTANT FLOW IN THE THRILLER ALMOST ADDS A SMOOTH KINF OS FEEL AND HELPS TO CHANGE SCENES WHERE THE CAMERA IS AT A DIFFERENT ANGLE.JUMP CUTS USED TO EXAGGERATE SOMETHING UNEXPECTED WILL HAPPEN ADDS TO THE CONVENTIONS OF A THRILLER. MATCH CUT USED IN THE END WHEN THE PAPER BIRD DROPS TO THE FLOOR TO CHANGE LOCATION AND SETTING AND TO SHOW THE ALMOST END.