Firstly, I found that the setting is extremely secluded as the woman is alone in the bathroom with no way of escape, as her possessed husband is trying to murder her. The secluded setting links to the the character being alone and fearful. The setting also highlights the situation to the audience and that she has lost her family. This relates to a conventional thriller as typically, the setting is dark and secluded, highlighting that something negative could happen.
The next convention I will analyse is the use of sound. Eerie, excitement building music is used when the man is looking for his wife as she is trying to escape before he breaks through the door. This builds up adrenaline and scares the audience as they are worried if the woman will escape or not. The music is typical to the thriller genre as it excites the audience as they know it is going to lead up to something. Also, without the music, the sequence will not leave a huge effect on the audience as the scene would not be as scary and overall, the audience would not know what was happening.
Also, a mid-shot is used when the victim is sitting next to the door screaming and the audience can also see the hammer smashing the door. This scares the audience as we see the victim's facial expressions, worry and desperation. We can also see the weapon smashing the door with the victim next to the occurrence, highlighting the significance and possibly her fate. This is conventional to a typical thriller as there is usually clips of shock and suspense, where the victim is next to danger and the mid-shot highlights that to the audience.
Lastly, Iconography is used when the audience see a prop/weapon which is the hammer slicing through the door. The audience worries about the victim as the hammer smashing through the door is visable to us therefore we hope her fate isn't the same. The weapon is also large and powerful, making the scene more frightening and the whole situation seems more disturbing as the possessed husband wants to murder his wife in such a brutal way. Iconography such as this, is used in a typical thriller to show the victim's fate to the audience and to symbolise death and danger.
To conclude, conventions are used in a thriller to build a relationship with the audience and make them feel something from what they are seeing or hearing. Conventions, from this clip too, build surprise, shock, and suspense.
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You have shown a good understanding of the conventions analysed and explained what they create well. You have mentioned the audience at times but need to back sure you do so in all points.
ReplyDeleteTo improve your post you need to:
1) Include a definition of conventions in your intro
2) Explain how a relationship is built between the characters and the audience
3) Explain what the audience feels as a result and why
4) Elaborate on your summary; what was good/bad etc.
You have explained what the audience feel and why as a result of conventions used.
ReplyDeleteBe careful of repetition (first paragraph) and think carefully about why these conventions have been used.
Check spelling etc.