There are many ways in which our thriller conforms to certain conventions of other thrillers. Our crime thriller keeps the audience excited and on the edge of their seats from the very beginning due to the unanswered questions that they have.
These questions occur because of the nature of the narrative and the camera work. Such an example is how most of the filming is done through the use of point of view shots. This type of shot only portrays what the character is seeing, therefore leaving the audience puzzled as to who is he? Why is he there? What is the relationship between him and the two other men? And finally, what are the two men talking about?
The use of editing in thrillers is essential in creating the right atmosphere. Quick cuts increase the pace of the action which means that the audience can experience danger whilst being safe, providing them a 'thrill'.
The editing and camerawork can also promote realism in the sense that, it can happen to you which makes you tense.
We derived some of our ideas from these conventions of thrillers which influenced us. An example is how we decided to shoot most of our opening with a point of view shot and also using fast cuts.
Even though Halloween is a horror film, it is a good example of an opening sequence that uses the point of view shot.
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