Research into Mise-en-scene in thrillers - Miss Georgiou

Mise-en-scène is an expression used to describe the design aspects of a theatre or film production, which essentially means visual information in front of the camera. Mise-en-scène en scene includes setting & iconography, costume, hair & make up, facial expressions & body language, lighting & colour and positioning of actors. I chose a clip from 'Kill Bill' as it has a good setting, brilliant hair and make up and great iconography. 

Setting plays an important part in film-making and not just 'backgrounds' as they create the whole atmosphere and give us an idea of where the film may take place. In a thriller it will be most likely; haunted house, abandoned warehouse, graveyard or a forest at night. 

Or in a romantic comedy it will be most likely; in a open friendly house, daylight, in a city, or office. 

Sometimes sets are either built from scratch for a fantasy film or a film that deals with parallel universe or world. Or they chose a setting that already exists and is used again and again. 

Although some settings can manipulate an audience by building up certain expectations that a film might be happy, and romantic and that in a particular scene everything will be fine, yet the scene may take a wrong turn and change and a fight may break out in a neighbourhood where everything is sunny and normal. 

Costume, Hair and Make up: 

Costume, Hair and Make up play an important part in Mise-en-scene as well as it is an instant indicator to us of a character's personality, status and job. When you see for example a black suit you can either think of a spy or a person attending a funeral, or if you see someone in a dress which has bright colours it creates a nice turn of showing that, that particular person is a nice and happy constantly. 

Hair in a film is very important as it shows in a screenshot what happened to a person for example if the hair is messy then the it shows that there they either just got out of a fight or they just come out of a night out with a person, or if the hair is normal and neat then the character/person has just encountered a normal day and nothing interesting has happened yet. 

Make up also shows what has happened to the person so if on an actress the mascara is smudge and she looks quite unattractive then it shows that she has just been crying and is quite upset. Or if the make up is done up proper then it shows that she has done herself up for a party or a date. In a fighting scene making is used to show blood and cuts on their face or body to show that there has been a large fight and lots of people have been either killed or injured. 

Costume, Hair and Make up tells us immediately whether the film is set in the present and what society/or culture it will centre around. 

Facial Expressions and Body Language: 

Facial Expressions provide a clear indicator of how someone is feeling and how they react to a news or something, also body language is used a clear indicator too to show what the character is doing and how it effects the scene. If in a fighting scene the main character would stand at a very confident stance, ready to react to whoever would take a first swipe or attack at the character.

Lighting and Colour:
Lighting and colour is also important in a Mise-en-scene as it creates the atmosphere especially in a thriller as you use very dim lighting to create an eerie feel to the room and making us feel that we are actually in the room with the characters. The colour is also important as it is not right to have bright colours in a thriller or to have dark depressing colours in a romantic comedy, or just a comedy as it doesn't fit the mood.

Positioning of Characters and Objects with a frame: 

Positioning of characters is very important in a Mise-en-scene as a character which is close up and in focus whereas a character behind them is blurred and out of focused shows that this person in the front is very important and a main character and should be focused on him more as he is more important than the blurred character in the background. 

Also the objects within the frame is important as the object is in the centre of the screen shot might be large and in focus where everything else around it is out of focused and not important as the actual main image. 

I intend to analyse a clip from the strangers when the women is home alone in a house out of they way and a 'stranger' knocks at the door. I am using this clip because it includes many different areas of Mise-En-Scene

 

From this screen shot we can see low key lighting, the colour in this scene is very dark and mysterious, they background is almost black as this particular scene is set in the middle of the night, this allows the audience to engage with the character in the scene. Shadows are used in a lot of thriller films as they create large amounts of suspense and tension as we do not know who's shadow it is. Low key lighting is also used a lot in thriller films as we cannot quite make out her facial features and whether she is frightened or not. This creates mass amounts of tension as we do not know what is going to happen next. 

From this screen shot we can see iconography, we see the unsettled girl holding a knife. This creates tension and suspense for the audience, they will feel suspense as they will be thinking about what awaits the girl and what the future holds for her. They would also feel tension as the scene is tense as she is holding a knife and may kill someone or be killed. This creates a relationship between the audience and this girl as they can see how scared of what she is about to see and is petrified with her position, this engages the audience and makes them sympathise with her situation. This is also conventional to the thriller genre as many thriller films use knifes to show the fright of the character and to show their inferiority of them as they need a weapon. 

From this screen shot we can see the director uses facial expressions to create tension, surprise and shock. This creates large amounts of tension in the scene as the audience are awaiting whats going to happen to the girl in the scene. It also allows the audience to put themselves in her shoes and they can then feel what she is feeling which then creates a relationship between the character and the audience. This is conventional to the thriller genre as many thrillers use facial expressions and body language to make the audience engage into the scene and therefore makes them feel what the victim is feeling. 

From this screen shot we can see that the director has used a mysterious and scary costume for the villain, this creates suspense for the audience. This is because we do not know who the killer is and will not know throughout the film but the audience want to know who the killer is. This also creates tension as he looks mysterious and scary and we do not know what awaits the girl. This creates a relationship between the audience and the girl as they can put themselves in her shoes and empathise with her situation and how petrified she is. This is conventional to a thriller film as many use costume and make up to create tension and suspense through an unknown villain. 

From analysing this clip I can take diffrant ideas about mise-en-scene and use them in my own piece. I can take ideas about all 5 elements of mise-en-scene and use them to try and portray certain ideas to my target audience and make them feel shock, suspense, surprise. From analysing this clip I have also learnt that thrillers don't tend to have a lot of dialogue in it and so replace this with music. I am going to use minimal dialogue in the thriller to try and create as much of the 3S' as possible. I have also noticed that you dont need that many props to create a good thriller just a good setting, low key lighting and a unknown killer covered by even the simplest mask.

Research into my idea. Miss Georgiou

I have come up with a few ideas for my thriller film, I have based my ideas around what creates suspsense, shock, suprise and tension. Here are a few of my ideas;

1. Hidden identity - I would like to have the identity of the villain unknown throughout the whole opening as from watching scream I can see that it creates tension and suspense throughout the film. 
2. Eerie music - I would also like to use eerie music in my piece as I believe the eerie tone of the music sets the tone of the scene and creates huge amounts of tension, and supsense which I would like my thriller film to do. 
3. High angle shot - I would like to use a high angle shot on the victim in the scene as it makes the character look inferior to the villain which makes us think the character is unstable and makes us sympathise with them. 
4. Low angle shot - I would like to use a low angle shot to portray the fact that the villain is superior to the victim and that the villain could do whatever he likes to the victim.
5. Abandoned house - I would like to use an abandoned house in my thriller film as I believe it makes the setting of the film more weird and scary. It also makes it harder for the victim to call for help and is easier for the villain to kill them. 
6. Point of View shot - I would like to use a point of view shot throughout my thriller film as i do not want the audience to see my villain one bit as it creates tension and suspense.
7. Low key lighting - The last thing i would like to use is low key lighting as i believe that from watching shutter island that it creates shadows and creates tension for the audience as they cannot see much and therefore do not know whats coming up. 

Putting all these elements together I have created an idea. My idea consists of a married couple who come home from work on their anniversary and cal upstairs to their 2 sons to hear no reply. The couple sit down to have a romantic dinner when they suddenly hear a noise from the loft. The wife notifies the husband of what shes heard but the two ignore it and continue to eat dinner. Once the couple finish the meal they go upstairs to the bedroom to find one of the sons lying on there bed. The dad shouts at the boy saying, 'why didn't you answer when i called'. The boy doesn't move. The dad then turns the boy over to find him dead with blood all over his face. They then hear the same noise from dinner again. They trace the sound to the loft and the husband enters the dark loft with a torch light. He turns to face one way and then back. He takes one more look around and the other sons face is right infront of him. He screams and falls of the ladder which then leads to the murderer peering his head out of the loft.

My narrative appeals to persons aged 15 and above as i believe it would not be suitable for someone under 15 as they might not understand the concept and also may not like the idea I have created. in addition it would target 15 year olds and aboe as strong violence is allowed as long as the film doesn't focus on the infliction of pain/injury It gives my target audience a sense of mystery throughout as they cannot see what the villain looks like as I will be using a point of view (POV) shot throughout the entire film. This will also give them a sense of tension and suspense as they are waiting to find out who the villain is. This will apeal to my target audience as the first part of the scenario is something that happens in every family and makes my target audience relate to what they would be like in that situation.

Research into conventions Miss Miller

In this blog i will be talking about how the director of 'Scream' uses conventions in the film. Conventions are elements that are common within different film genres, different genres have different conventions. For example an action film would have conventions like stunts, explosions, CGI, romantic sub-plot whereas a thriller would have conventions like; Female victim, Low key lighting, silence, unknown killer. One year after the death of Sidney Prescott's (Campbell) mother, two students turn up gutted. When a serial killer appears, Sidney begins to suspect whether her mother's death and the two new deaths are related. No one is safe, as the killer begins to pick everyone off one by one.

Murder weapon
In this film the weapon used my the villain is a knife which is very conventional to the thriller genre as its seen as a dangerous weapon and is most commonly used as a murder weapon. A murder weapon is conventional to the thriller genre as many of the murders that occur are because of a weapon which scares the audience and also creates surprise and tension for the audience as they may be awaiting the murder of  specific character. This creates a relationship between the audience and the character as a knife is an everyday house hold object which any one could grab which makes us empathise with their situation. This makes the audience feel as though as this could happen to them in their house.



Villain
In this film the villain of whom we do not know the identity of is wearing a dark cloak and a white mask. This is conventional as it creates mystery within the audience as they are unsure of whom the killer is and also allows them to have their own suspicions of who the killer is. As the killer has a mask it allows the character to develop more in the film as if the killers identity was known from the start we would know their personality and would conclude our opinion instantly whereas if the killer is unknown we cannot conclude our opinion. We can also see that the villain is wearing a black gown which blends in with the low key lighting which makes it harder for us to spot him although his white mask sticks out above the rest and frightens us when appears on screen. This creates a relationship between the audience and the character as they know that if they were in her situation thy would be just as scared and makes them feel sorry for her. 

Location
The location of this clip is very conventional to the thriller genre as we can see that the house of which the murder takes place is in a house out of the way in the middle of no where. This is used by the director as the audience expect that the victim will die and wont be able to get out of the situation they are in as no one will be able to reach the girl even if she was to call her parents or the police. This is used by many directors as although its in the middle of nowhere it is also a normal house which the audience can relate to. This will engage the audience into the scene and make them watch the rest of the film this is because the normal house gives the audience a sense of reality in which most people can relate to. This will therefore make them think about it when they get home, leaving them wondering whether its going to happen to them. In addition this also creates a relationship between the audience and the girl as they again can relate to her situation and empathise with it. 


Victim
In this short clip we can see that the director has used a blond female victim, of whom is played by Drew Barrymore, which is conventional to a thriller film as blond women are seen as stupid and gullible. She becomes more and more vulnerable to the killer as the clip goes on, and like in many other thriller films, she is put through hell by the killer. He toys with her letting her know he is outside and she has no time to run anyway. This creates a relationship between the audience and the victim as you empathise with her and feel as though you are in her situation and how traumatic it is. The women is dressed and in an everyday location which makes the scene look closer to real life and make the audience feel as though it could happen to them. 



Low key lighting 
In this clip we can also see that the director has used low key lighting in the scene, this is used by the director to create suspense and tension as the house looks as though its destine to be approached by a killer. The low key lighting also creates suspense as the audience are waiting to see what happens to Drew Barrymore. This is conventional to a thriller film as many directors like to use low key lighting to create an eerie atmosphere and to create suspense for the audience and to keep them on the edge of their seats. They also tend to use low key lighting as it creates shadows and makes the audience suspicious and aware that something is about to happen. In addition this
makes the audience in a more vulnerable position which is what a thriller is meant to make them feel.

Research Into Editing - Miss Gerogiou

Directors of thriller films use editing shots to create a reaction of the audience and to scare them. This editing is also used to create shock, suspense, surprise and tension in the film. 

In the clip i chose from; 'I know what you did last summer' the director uses a variety of different editing techniques to create suspense, surprise, shock and tension. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_gVQrmCMDk&noredirect=1

We first see lots of jump cuts, one after another whilst the girl is sitting on her podium. This creates suspense for the audience as they can infer that the girl is looking through the crowd searching for something or someone. We finally see the jump cut to the mysterious man above where the girl is sitting. This surprises the audience as they did not know such a mysterious man would be spying over her and watching her every move. This creates a relationship between the audience and the girl as they can put themselves in her shoe and empathise with her situation and how petrified she is. This is conventional to a thriller clip as many thrillers do use a cut shot to portray feelings and the view point of the victim but on the other hand they would normally use this shot to quickly put a shot of something scary on the screen to make the audience jump. 

We then see a reverse cut at 0:20 to 0:23 where the girl looks towards the man up on the balcony and we then see the point of view of the man looking back down at her. this creates tension as the audience can see both the Victim and the Killers point of view. This creates suspense and tension as the audience do not know what is going to occur next and they can engage into the film and fell the tension between the two characters. This creates a relationship between the audience and both characters as they put themselves in both their shoes and can engage with both of them. This is conventional to a thriller film as director like to use this to allow the audience to make their conclusion to whom they are going to empathise for. Although thrillers may use this shot to jump from one scary thing to another to scare the audience in quick succession. 

The director finally uses a reaction shot edit at 0:26-0:32 when the killer is peering over her. We first see her face as she is searching for the mysterious man and we can see that she is slightly worried about what she is going to see and what he is going to do. It then cuts to the view from her on him where we can see he is made bigger by the angle of the camera. It then cuts back to her face where we can see she is petrified to what she has seen. This creates a relationship between the audience and the character (girl) as they can see how frightened she is and they can put themselves in her shoes and think about how they'd feel after seeing what she has. This is conventional to thriller films as many directors use this edit to show the victim looking venerable and then cutting to something scaring the victim and making the audience sympathise with her.  

Research into age certificates in the BBFCMiss Georgiou

The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) is an independent, non-governmental body which has classified cinema films since it was set up in 1912 and videos/ DVDs since the Video Recordings Act was passed in 1984.

The U symbol stands for Universal. A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. However, it is impossible to predict what might upset a particular child, especially at this lower end of the category range. At U we only allow very mild bad language (eg ‘damn’ and ‘hell’). Occasionally, bad language such as ‘bloody’ or ‘bugger’ may be included, where justified by the context. (http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/u)
Films such as Spy Kids would come under the rating of U. This is because it contains Minimal bad language and none or minimal violent scenes.

PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children. A PG film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. Parents should consider whether the content might upset younger or more sensitive children.
No theme is prohibited at PG, as long as it is treated in a manner appropriate to the category. PG works can explore challenging issues such as domestic violence, bereavement or racism.
In a PG work, illegal or antisocial behaviour, such as bullying, will not be condoned or seen to go unchallenged. Smoking and drinking will not be promoted or glamorised and if child characters are seen smoking or drinking, there should be a clear message that this is bad. If drugs are mentioned or seen, a PG work should emphasise that they are harmful.
(http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/pg)
Films such as Thunderpants would come under the age certificate of 15. This is because it may have a few scenes which are unsuitable for young children who may need their parents. In addition this film explores issues like bullying and doesn't go unchallenged. 


12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. Children younger than 12 may see the film if they are accompanied by an adult (eg someone over the age of 18), who must watch the film with them. Although The 12 certificate is just for videos, DVDs and Blu-rays. 12A is for films at the cinema only. The overall tone of a film or DVD, and the way it makes the audience feel may affect the classification. For example, a work which has a very dark or unsettling tone which could disturb the audience would be less likely to be passed 12A even if the individual issues in the film were considered acceptable under the BBFC guidelines. Similarly, if a work is particularly positive or reassuring this may stop it being pushed up a category from 12A to 15.
(http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/12a-and-12)
Films such as spider man would come under the 12A certificate as it has quite an unsettling and violent tone which may not be suitable for someone of the age of 12 and might also need the parents consent for them to watch it. Pirates of the Caribbean comes under the 12 age certificate as it has some but not many violent scenes and is apropriate for persons of the age of 12 to watch it without parent guidence.

No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD. 15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.No theme is prohibited, provided the treatment is appropriate for 15 year olds.
15 works are stronger than 12 or 12A rated works and could include any of the following: violence, frequent strong language, portrayals of sexual activity, strong verbal references to sex, sexual nudity, brief scenes of sexual violence or verbal references to sexual violence, discriminatory language or behaviour, drug taking
(http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15)
Films such as knocked up come under the 15 age certificate as it has some sexual nudity and sexual referances throughout, this would not be acceptable for someone below 15 to watch. It also includes drug taking and minimal swearing but not strong enough language to be an 18.

Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy/rent an 18 rated DVD. No 18 rated works are suitable for children.No theme is prohibited at 18. Adults are free to pick their own entertainment within the law, so it is possible some themes tackled at 18 may be offensive even to some adult viewers.
18 works are for adults and can contain strong issues such as: very strong violence, frequent strong language and/or very strong language, strong portrayals of sexual activities, scenes of sexual violence, strong horror, strong blood and gore, real sex (in some circumstances), 
discriminatory language and behaviour
(http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/18)
Films such as fight club would be classed as an 18 as there is alot of gore and violence throughout. In addition it also includes very strong language and sexual scenes. 

Research into Mise-en-scène Miss Georgiou

Mise-en-scène is an expression used to describe the design aspects of a theatre or film production, which essentially means visual information in front of the camera. Mise-en-scène en scene includes setting & iconography, costume, hair & make up, facial expressions & body language, lighting & colour and positioning of actors. I chose a clip from 'Kill Bill' as it has a good setting, brilliant hair and make up and great iconography. 

Setting plays an important part in film-making and not just 'backgrounds' as they create the whole atmosphere and give us an idea of where the film may take place. In a thriller it will be most likely; haunted house, abandoned warehouse, graveyard or a forest at night. 

Or in a romantic comedy it will be most likely; in a open friendly house, daylight, in a city, or office. 

Sometimes sets are either built from scratch for a fantasy film or a film that deals with parallel universe or world. Or they chose a setting that already exists and is used again and again. 

Although some settings can manipulate an audience by building up certain expectations that a film might be happy, and romantic and that in a particular scene everything will be fine, yet the scene may take a wrong turn and change and a fight may break out in a neighbourhood where everything is sunny and normal. 

Costume, Hair and Make up: 

Costume, Hair and Make up play an important part in Mise-en-scene as well as it is an instant indicator to us of a character's personality, status and job. When you see for example a black suit you can either think of a spy or a person attending a funeral, or if you see someone in a dress which has bright colours it creates a nice turn of showing that, that particular person is a nice and happy constantly. 

Hair in a film is very important as it shows in a screenshot what happened to a person for example if the hair is messy then the it shows that there they either just got out of a fight or they just come out of a night out with a person, or if the hair is normal and neat then the character/person has just encountered a normal day and nothing interesting has happened yet. 

Make up also shows what has happened to the person so if on an actress the mascara is smudge and she looks quite unattractive then it shows that she has just been crying and is quite upset. Or if the make up is done up proper then it shows that she has done herself up for a party or a date. In a fighting scene making is used to show blood and cuts on their face or body to show that there has been a large fight and lots of people have been either killed or injured. 

Costume, Hair and Make up tells us immediately whether the film is set in the present and what society/or culture it will centre around. 

Facial Expressions and Body Language: 

Facial Expressions provide a clear indicator of how someone is feeling and how they react to a news or something, also body language is used a clear indicator too to show what the character is doing and how it effects the scene. If in a fighting scene the main character would stand at a very confident stance, ready to react to whoever would take a first swipe or attack at the character.

Lighting and Colour:
Lighting and colour is also important in a Mise-en-scene as it creates the atmosphere especially in a thriller as you use very dim lighting to create an eerie feel to the room and making us feel that we are actually in the room with the characters. The colour is also important as it is not right to have bright colours in a thriller or to have dark depressing colours in a romantic comedy, or just a comedy as it doesn't fit the mood.

Positioning of Characters and Objects with a frame: 

Positioning of characters is very important in a Mise-en-scene as a character which is close up and in focus whereas a character behind them is blurred and out of focused shows that this person in the front is very important and a main character and should be focused on him more as he is more important than the blurred character in the background. 

Also the objects within the frame is important as the object is in the centre of the screen shot might be large and in focus where everything else around it is out of focused and not important as the actual main image. 

I intend to use the points shown above for 'Kill Bill' in the clip where "the bride" turns up at the women who attempted to kill her's house. This will help me to show and understand the points that I have explained and using screenshots to explain these points in this film that I have chosen.

I will be assessing this clip from 'kill bill' as i believe this clip includes lots of different features of Mise-en-scène. This clip is set in a suburban area, this creates confusion as people think the film will be violent and seeing this at the start of a scene doesn't match what they thought would be there. In addition we can see that the house looks very home like and something that would be in a happy film, not a thriller. We can see that on the front lawn of the house we can see children's toys which gives us an insight that the house belongs to a family, or a mother and daughter.

The setting of this scene plays a big part in creating tension and suspense for the film. this is because we can see that this house looks very nice and in a happy environment which isn't expected of a thriller genre. This also creates surprise and shock as when she arrives at the door a fight breaks out which the audience does not expect. Settings like this are not just backgrounds and take a long long time to find the specific setting of the directors needs or are made from scratch. 

The director also uses costumes very well to create that non stereotypical look on the scene, we can see that neither of the women are wearing clothes which you expect cold blood killers to be wearing.

From this screen shot we can see that both of the women are wearing every day clothes, tracksuit bottoms etc. This makes the audience surprise of the attack as they are not wearing stereotypical clothes to of what a cold blooded killer, like the bride, would wear. This is out of the ordinary and engages the audience and makes them more interested in the film. we can also see that the director has used hear and make up to make the look as though they have been fighting as they have messed up hair and cuts all over their body. this is conventional to a thriller film as many thriller films include things like this to show thriller but not so much that it becomes a horror. This creates a relationship between the character's and the audience as the audience feel sympathetic towards the women as they have been hurt for a lost cause. 



The director also uses facia expressions to create relationships between the characters and the audience, we can see that the women that "the bride" is fightings face drops when she sees the arrival of her daughter.

The first screenshot infers us that the bride has hurt herself as we can see that her mouth is open which shows she is in excruciate pain from having all the plates and china thrown onto her head. This also makes the audience feel sympathetic for her. From the second screenshot we can see that the women is petrified to the fact that her daughter is going to see her hurt and holding a knife, we can see that her daughter is about to arrive home and this women doesn't want her to see anything. This expressions engages with the audience as it makes them put themselves in her shoes and think about how they would feel if they were in the same situation.



The director also uses iconography to portray the thriller genre although he uses things that are unexpected in a thriller film. We first see kids toys in the garden which creates a happy atmosphere for the start of the film. we then see the women fighting with all sorts of different objects. 

From this screenshot we can see that the women are fighting with household objects. The women on the left is using a knife whereas "the bride" is using a frying pan to try and defend herself. This is conventional to a thriller film but at the same time isn't  This is because the women are fighting with dangerous objects which is conventional but we would not normally see them fighting with a frying pan which is weird but sets an un usual tone to the scene. 

The director uses high key lighting which isn't conventional to a thriller as many use low key to create shadows to portray enemies or spooky people. Even though the lighting isn't conventional it does shock the audience as they wouldnt expect to see the girls as clearly as they can.

Research into cinematography - Miss Miller

In this essay I will be analysing different camera angles and shots used by directors to create tension, suspense, shock and surprise. This is called cinematography, cinematography is the art or science of motion picture photography. It is the technique of movie photography, including both the shooting and development of the film. I chose a clip from ‘Saw V’ because this clip has a lot of different shots and camera angles which show different emotions and creates lots of suspense and tension. I can also analyse this clip in great detail.

The director first uses a point of view shot from the blond girls perspective, this shot is also a panorama. This is effective as it shows what the girl can see and allows the audience to feel what she is feeling. 

This shot is used by the director to create tension and suspense. He uses the camera in a way of which it looks like the audience can see what the girl is seeing, this creates a relationship between the character and the audience as the audience can see what she says and therefore can feel the emotions she is feeling. This would make the audience empathise with her situation and would make them like her more. This shot also creates tension and suspense, this is because as the camera pans around the ‘torture room’ which creates tension as it looks dangerous and unsafe, in addition the audience will feel suspense as they do not know what’s coming next and might not expect what is going to happen. This shot is typical to a thriller film as many thriller films like to use this as it creates tension and suspense, its also conventional as if the audience can see what the character is seeing they will feel engaged into the scene and they will enjoy the film more. 

The director then uses an eye level shot on the unstable man who is unsure of his situation. We can see that the man is shocked and surprised to what is going on around him, this makes the audience sympathise with his situation. This shot also creates tension as you are looking into the characters eyes which show intimidation.

The director uses this shot effectively to create tension, shock and surprise. He uses the camera at the eye level of this man which allows the audience to look into his eyes and feel his emotion. This creates a relationship between the audience and the character as they can see the emotion on his face. This also creates tension as the audience as the camera is in his face we can see intimidation which the director did on purpose to set the vibe of the scene and create tension. We can also see that the character is shocked and surprised to as why he is chained up under a blade, we can see this as the expression on his face does so. This is conventional to a thriller film as we can see clear detail of what he is feeling  and what position he is in.

The director then uses a high angle shot to show the inferiority of the character’s, we can see the whole of the character’s body’s which means we can see how they are standing.

The director uses the cctv camera as a high angled shot to create a theme of which the characters are inferior to the person watching them. This is very effective as not only do we get a high angled shot we also get the point of view of saw. This shows that saw is looking down over them which implies he has loads of power of them and can do what he likes. This creates a relationship between the audience and jig saw as they can see what he can see and can see his superiority. Although it may be a negative relationship as people might frown at the fact he is looking down over them. This is conventional to a thriller film as many thriller use a high angle to show the inferiority of the character’s and how unstable they are.

Lastly the director uses a shallow focus shot which shows the importance of a certain object. This creates tension in the scene as the key is the most important thing and is difficult to retrieve. This makes the audience sympathise with their situation and feel empathy for them.

The director pans down to the box uses a crane shot, which allows the audience to conclude on the importance of the object infront of them. This shot is so effective at creating tension In the scene, this is because we can see that the keys are inside a glass box and are far away from the people, this creates tension as the audience don’t know whether the characters will retrieve the keys and therefore either die or survive. This shot is used to create a relationship between the character’s and the audience, this is because the audience can empathise with their situation and therefore like the character’s more. This is conventional to a thriller film as it is very effective at creating tension which most thriller films try and do.