Time
Device
Detail
0.46
Colour
monochrome
0.47
Close-up
It jumps from a
black background
to a close up of
someones hand
writing on a
board.
0.56
Pan
It pans from the
character writing
on the chalk
board to a close
up of her face.
0.58
Close-up
There is a closeup of the
characters face.
Just showing her
eyes nose and
mouth.
1.11
Music modulation
The music
changes from a
quiet tone to a
fast paced and
loud tone.
1.12
Hand-held shot
There is a handheld shot or
shaky cam
when it cuts to
Effect on the
Audience
The use of the
Black and white
suggests to the
audience that it is a
stereotypical
thriller, it will be
fast paced and
dangerous and also
creates a sense of
tension.
We dont see the
persons face
straight away so
that gets us
guessing who the
person is and what
they look like.
It keeps them on
the edge of their
seats as to who is
going to be
presented in the
shot and what that
characters purpose
is in the film.
This shows the
audience the facial
expressions of the
character. Whether
she is feeling
happy, sad etc. this
creates tension and
makes the audience
keep thinking what
she is thinking
about.
This indicates to
the audience that
there is an action
scene coming up
and something
tense and exciting
is going to happen.
Keeps the audience
guessing.
This suggests to the
audience that this
is a very realistic
and dangerous
the shot of the
characters in the
car.
1.26
Close-up shot
There is a closeup shot of a traffic
light when they
are all in the car.
1.35
Cut
There is a cut
from one scene to
the next.
2.00
Low key lighting
There is low key
lighting when he
is in the bedroom.
2.19
3 point lighting
There is natural
key light when he
is in the kitchen.
2.27
Cutaway
It cuts from the
scene of him in
the house to her
in her car.
scene. It makes the
audience feel as if
they are in the car
with the other
characters.
This symbolises
that they are
running out of time.
They havent got
long to get where
they need to be.
Keeps the audience
of the edge of their
seats.
This is to cause
disruption in the
scene before it and
also to keep the
audience thinking
about what is
happening in the
other scene.
This keeps the
audience guessing
as to where he is.
The lighting is so
dark that it is hard
to tell where he is.
He could be in a
house, in a bedsit
etc.
When he walks into
the kitchen he
opens the fridge
which creates a
natural key light.
This makes the
audience more
aware of what is
going on and where
the character is.
This makes the
audience think who
is this character?
How is she involved
in the story? How is
she involved with
the other
characters? What
part does she play?
Etc.
2.52
Cutaway
It cuts back from
her in her car
back to him
walking from his
house in the dark.
3.25
Establishing shot
Here we get a
small establishing
shot of the scene.
3.30
Cutaway
Here we see it cut
from the male
character in the
suburban area to
the woman in a
nicer upper class
area.
3.46
Cutaway
The scene then
cuts back to him
and then her and
then him again.
5.11
Close-up shot
There is a closeup shot of the two
characters faces
as they are
talking.
This makes the
audience think that
these two
characters might be
involved with each
other in some way.
It makes the
audience think do
they know each
other? How?
The scene is set in
a suburban kind of
area. A rough kind
of area with the
graffiti on the walls
etc. Making the
audience think that
nothing nice really
ever happens here.
The two characters
are in areas that
really contrast and
contradict each
other. He is in a
rough suburban
area and she is in a
nice upper class
area. Making the
audience think how
they could be
linked throughout
the film.
We then see that
they are going to
the exact same
place. It looks like a
school or college of
some sort. Maybe
that where they
know each other
from. It still keeps
the audience
guessing how they
might know each
other further on in
the film.
This makes the
audience focus on
the characters
expressions as they
are talking and
5.33
Long shot
Here is a long
shot of the
character sitting
in the bed.
5.50
POV Shot
Here is a point of
view shot of the
character looking
down at her
phone.
6.14
Two shot
In this scene we
have a two shot
of the characters
talking and
having a
conversation.
shows how they
feel towards each
other and what
their reactions are.
This shows that the
character is alone
after her
boyfriend/husband
left. All the wasted
space around her
shows that she
feels alone.
This makes the
audience feel like
they are in the film
and like they are
part of the film.
They can see and
feel what she is
feeling.
This makes the
audience feel
involved in the
conversation and
makes the audience
engaged in the
conversation.
