Downtown Abbey

Opening scene 0:00-0:02 Establishing shot of the location of the estate, a sign of wealth due to the grandeur of the estate, which gives viewers an insight into the type of characters they are about to be introduced to. Also a piano piece in minor key begins to accompany the visual scene.                                   0:03-0:06 a shot of a door opening commences, where an almost blinding bright light begins to beam through the door, possibly indicating life after death and that murder may be involved.

0:08-0:10 A scene involving a ringing bell begins, which is a sign that time is running out, which could be referenced to a murder being needed to be solved within a set time limit.
0:11-0:25 Here are various scenes of inside the estate, showing different valuable objects, using a variation of lighting.

Thriller Film Conventions - Sound

In Terminator two non-diagetic sounds are often used in order to build up tension and also allow us as the audience to develop relationships with the characters that we are watching. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=terminator+kill+scene&qs=n&form=QBVR&pq=terminator+kill+scene&sc=0-14&sp=-1&sk=&adlt=strict#view=detail&mid=FE7A7AC791071B3D4B3EFE7A7AC791071B3D4B3E

Mise En Scene continued

However sometimes thriller films do live up to their 'dark' scenes. In the image below we can see the low lit lighting in the hospital which creates a dark and mournful feeling for the audience. The extensive use of the colour grey in the hospital also creates an over looming feeling that something grave is about to happen. The use of a hospital in an over looming scene is very powerful as hospitals are meant to be seen as safe and protective, but in this case the hospital is about to become someone's grave.

 

Mise En Scene

Scenes in thriller films can alter between atmospheres and emotions, in order to help convey the directors message. For example in the Kill Bill 'eye ball' scene the bright colours and lighting is a direct contradiction of the scene as the scene would stereotypically be judged as an 'dark' scene but because of the bright colours this cannot be depicted

 

Conventions of a thriller - camera angles continued

Close up camera shots are also another commonly used shot in thriller films in order to show the severity of a situation 

Conventions of a thriller - camera angles continued

Another popular camera shot is the 'low angle shot' these shots are often used to show a more sinister side of characters in thriller films. Lighting is also key in these type of shots as low lighting can create a sense of evil within characters. 

Conventions of a thriller - camera angles

The most common type of camera angles used in thriller films are 'pan shots'. These are most commonly used at the beginning of films and is used to set the tone of the film. For example in the film 'obsessed' a slow panning shot is used to show the gravity of the situation when victims find out that they're home has been intruded.

Conventions of a thriller - Camera shots

The most common type of camera angles used in thriller films are 'pan shots'. These are most commonly used at the beginning of films and is used to set the tone of the film. For example in the film 'obsessed' a slow panning shot is used to show the gravity of the situation when victims find out that they're home has been intruded.

Conventions of a thriller - lighting

Lighting - Kill Bill Vol. 2 - in the murder scene where the characters fight over a sword it can be noted that the lighting is very bright as well as colourful. The fight scene was tinted yellow and bright brown  and was used to reflect the excitement of the audience in the scene. But the director, also used the bright colours in a evil state in order to confuse the audience between the contrast of 'happy colours' and also the extremely physical fight scene. Once the murder has been committed the lighting and scene turns into a dark 'bloody' red, in order to reflect the blood and gore. This is common throughout many thriller/horror films. 

Timeline - Inside Man

Music In The Opening Of a Thriller

Freddy Vs Jason

The opening of Freddy Vs Jason opens with an monolouge of Freddy explaining how he kidnapped young children and murdered them. Freddy is heard to be speaking in a low tone, demonic tone which sounds very sinister and malevolent. This opening voiceover sets the tone for the film as it mirrors a terrofying scene where Freddy is sharpening his blades and towers over a young girl, and is clearly about to cause harm to. Within the tone of his voice Freddy seems remorseless in all of his heinous actions. The effect of this opening is extremely effective as the audiance gets an insight into Freddy's character without even seeing Freddy being violent, from this we get that he is sinister and demonically evil.
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