The first scene shows the 180 degree rule. This is an invisible line that the camera does not cross. It is used to make sure the audience don't get confused. This also shows continuity and makes the audience have a real feel to where the characters are. This is conventional of a thriller because even though the director wants to keep you guessing, they need to make sure the audience feel connected to the character. A good connection creates more emotion throughout the film. If the audience feel more emotion towards the characters, this leads them to more likely provoke a reaction. In thriller films the reaction would be something such as a shock.
This next shot is part of a cross cut between the two characters. This is were the camera will cut away from one action to another action and then back again. By doing this, it looks like the characters are doing different things at the same time. This makes the audience compare the shots to create a bigger range of knowledge about the two characters and you start to see similarity's between the two of of them. We could tell that these two scenes took place at the same time because they was both watching the TV which displayed the same image, this also makes the scene flow better. This technique is also used to create suspense between the two characters as a foreboding feeling builds. The shots shorten between each character before the suspense of where they both meet. This would create a real terrified affect for the audience as they could see the tension building. This is conventional of a thriller film as the main purpose is to shock, surprise and leave the audience in suspense.
This is a jump cut shot from V for Vendetta. This is the scene were the old bailey goes up in flames after an explosion. The director jump cuts to all the special effects and keeps switching forward and back to many similar cuts because this is what keeps the audience enticed with a number of surprising noises all come together to realise a great deal of tension and suspense. The jump cuts show the real impact of what is going on and can also create panic and emergency among the audience. The cuts allow the explosion to be fully shown creating fright. These are all conventional of a thriller film as fright, urgency and suspense are key.
Overall these editing styles along with others make V for Vendetta one of the greatest thrillers of all time. The way the director involves the audience makes them feel connected to the characters leading to a greater response when something potent happens. I can hopefully incorporate these elements into my own thriller film in the future.
Overall this post demonstrates a basic understanding of the editing styles that are used within your chosen film clip and this is because the points that you have included are not detailed enough and this makes your analysis weak.
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1) Refer back to your terminology notes and ensure that you ave included a variety of editing styles to demonstrate your understanding further
2) Relate your points back to the conventions of a thriller in more detail
You have started to develop your editing analysis, but further points on editing terminology is needed. This can be achieved, by including points on fades, dissolves, timings of shots
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