Does it look like the opening of a film?
Can you see any "thriller" conventions?
Have they made good use of mise-en-scene?
Is there a combination of diegetic and non-diegetic sound?
Have they made any technical mistakes (e.g. poor lighting, shaky camera)?
Is the quality of the performance at a high level?
After answering these questions, I shall be grading the film based on these numbers:
4- Excellent
3- Proficient
2- Minimal
1- Basic
Treachery
I think that this could be seen as the opening to a thriller but it could be also seen as a possible trailer.
One of the conventions of a thriller is a cliffhanger and that is seen in this thriller as the film ends with a cliffhanger of what's going to happen and who is actually going to die as two people are seen to be tied up. I think they have made good use of the mise-en-scene as there is alot of darkness in this thriller and darkness is a key point of a thriller because of the negative mood that it suggests. I think that they have made good use of the diegetic and non diegetic sound. For example, the diegetic sound is used well and you can hear it the boys voice that he doesn't want to kill anymore. An example of non-diegetic sound which is used well is the background music as it creates the mood of danger and that something bad is going to happen. When I watched this, I was able to spot a few technical mistakes that they made. One mistake that they made is at 0:33, when the girl is giving the picture to the boy. When she speaks, it is hard to hear what she is actually saying as the audio levels are really low. Another technical mistake that is made in this film is at 0:43 when there is a shot of the boy looking at the picture and thinking. We see a slight camera movement to the left which is a technical mistake. All things considered, I think this film is a good film but it could be improved.
Rating: High 2/Low 3
Finders Keepers
I think that this opening to a thriller has been mad very well as it contains many elements of a thriller. For example, it has the MacGuffin in where the first man in the suit goes into his pocket to pull out what the audience might think is a gun but he actually pulls out a mobile phone. A cliffhanger is also used well at the end of the thriller as the audience will want to know what is going to happen next with the 3 men who end the scene. I also think they have made good use of the misc-en-scene as the men in the suits look very convincing and very business like. They also used the chase scene very well. There is good use of non diegetic sound with the music in the background which creates the suspense within the film. However, I feel that there should be more diegetic sounds in terms of speech etc. I wasn't able to find any technical mistakes. All things considered, I think that this is a very good opening.
Rating 4
Hidden
I think that this is a decent opening to a thriller. They have used a lot of darkness which signifies danger which is what a thriller is supposed to be. I also think they have mood use of the misc-en-scene as the villain is wearing dark clothes which shows that he is mysterious and the audience don't know anything about him. I also think the sound is used well as the background music in the opening parts of the scene gives off a calm mood but at the same time, still seems like something bad might happen. Also, the scream at the end of the film is a good use as it shows the fear of the girl in the film and gives the audience the impression that she is in trouble. Also, the film ends on a cliffhanger with this scene as the audience want to know what happens to the girl at the end of the film. There was no technical mistakes, but I feel that more use of a MacGuffin and more different shots would make this film better.
Rating 3
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