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The document summarizes conventions of thriller films and analyzes a scene from a film. It discusses elements like plots involving a disoriented protagonist in a life-or-death situation, male heroes with skills, damsels in distress, and hidden antagonists. It also mentions common thriller settings like trains and high-tech labs, as well as camera techniques like close-ups, changing music tones, and shot reverse shot editing. The analyzed scene takes place on a train station and depicts two men, one possibly stereotyped due to being Middle Eastern, fighting and questioning, creating drama through sounds, editing, and an empty environment captured with camerawork.
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- 2. Thriller Conventions Plot: Disorientated main character, identity crisis. High tension situation; life or death Characters: Male protagonist with skills and courage Damsel in distress character, a final aim Antagonist in the shadows, hidden Setting: High speed train, the speed creates drama High level technology lab, interesting equipment. Camerawork: Lots of close ups on characters to show their facial expressions Sound: Music changing in tone represents protagonists changing emotions
- 3. Representation Of Ethnicity 34:00-36:12 Mise-En-Scene: Both men wearing a suit, business men. Briefcase, suspicious because it could have a bomb in it Tissue, makes man seem more vulnerable as he is ill, not someone to antagonise Train station, an area of travel and speed, people going places. Sound: Sounds of them fighting, and the main character questioning the man, shows how he is suspicious of him. Editing: Shot reverse shot shows how they are being hostile towards each other during conversation. Camerawork: Long shot shows how empty the area is, the drama is created just by them. The whole scene creates a sense that the protagonist is antagonising this man for no reason, possibly stereotyping because the man looks middle eastern.