My analysis of finished product.

I am now going to complete an analysis of my finished piece, just like I did with the other thriller films I looked at.

Narrative structure:
The opening to my thriller film follows a linear storyline; it shows a female character going through the process of getting ready to go out, then she comes downstairs and is watching TV when she hears a knock at the door. This makes her feel uneasy as she goes to answer the door. She steps out of the front door to look who was knocking, but no one is there. She goes back inside, and goes into the living room, where she is attacked.

Thriller codes and Conventions:
We use lots of enigma codes in our film: Who is the girl? What is it about the news broadcast that alarms her? Who is Edward Burns? Does the girl know him? Who attacks her? Is it Edward? These enigma codes were used in order to build up tension and suspense within the film Another common convention that is used is the fact that the victim is female, this is often what happens in thrillers to connote that the female sex is weak.

Camerawork:
In this film, there are a variety of shots used. Mid shots show the action from a normal perspective. Tracking shots follow a set of feet at the beginning of the scene; the shot follows the feet from left to right. Panning shots follow the girl as she moves down the stairs and then down the hallway to open the doorway. The camera zooms in on the female character, after she has hurriedly switched off the news report, to show the scared emotion on her face. After she goes outside, we get a point of view shot from someone running down the hall of the house and into the living room. This shot is done using a handheld camera instead of one on a tripod in order to create a more wobbly, amateur effect as the person is running through the house. The final shot is a wide shot of the girl being attacked. This allows us to see everything that is going on during this part of the scene.

Mise En Scene:
The costumes in this scene are very casual, the girl is wearing, casual clothes as she is going out, we see at the end that the killer is dressed in black, with their face covered. Lighting in this sequence is very natural; it is typical for the domestic setting which the sequence is set in. The two actors in this sequence are the teenage girl, and the killer. We do not know the identity of the killer, but we assume he is male. The female teenage girl is a stereotypical thriller victim, young, alone vulnerable and weak. Make up is natural in this sequence. The main props that we see in the sequence are the TV, which is playing the news report, and the weapon which the killer uses to attack his victim. The setting is domestic, in a home environment which is often thought of as a safe place in thriller film, but as this sequence proves it is not.

Sound:
The track that runs all the way through this sequence, is a bassy instrumental sound which helps to build up tension throughout the sequence. The news report can be heard in one part of the scene, although it is cut off when the female character is alarmed and then the bassy soundtrack comes through building up the tension once again. As the victim is attacked, the title of the film comes in with a loud clanging noise, which further emphasises the tension which has been built up in the opening sequence.

Editing:
Continuity editing is used throughout the sequence in order to build up a continuous picture of the action as it happens.

Graphics:
The graphics which are used in this sequence are white coloured font in a typewriter style. The credits are in the following order, and appear over the start of the sequence: Actors, music, editing, cinematography, producer and director. After these credits have appeared on the screen, the sequence runs through to the end and after the final shot, the end credit comes in, it is the title of the film Alone? This is the same white typewriter style font on a black background, after appearing on the screen the title then flickers away slowly until we are left with a blank screen.