Memento

In class we watched and analysed a clip of the film Memento. The film uses various methods to convey the thriller genre.

Conventions of a Thriller

• Suspicious beginning.
• Shock.
• First person we see is dead. 

Camera Angles

• Close up of the killers face.
• Close up of the bullet that is going back into the gun.
• Shot/Reverse Shot when the two men are exchanging dialogue. 

Editing

• Starts with long edits.
• Opening sequence is shown backwards.
• A black and white scene showing a flashback.

Sound

• Tense and spooky music.
• Voice over of when the main character is thinking.

Mise-En-Scene

• Main character wearing a smart suit and smart shoes suggests some sort of importance.
• Supporting character is wearing casual clothes suggests he is not an important person.
• The room where the second character is killed has dark lighting to give a dirty, dark atmosphere.
• There are guns and blood.
• Broken windows showing that it is a run down place. Old and unused.