Zodiac

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

• Starts with tension building up suspense, waiting for something to happen.
• Then shock occurs when they are both brutally shot.

Camera

• Shot-reverse shot of the boy and girl engaging in dialogue between one another.
• Long shot at the start of the clip.

Editing

• The shot/scene edits are quite long in duration, excluding small portions of the clip when the edits increase in speed briefly.

Sound

• There is radio music playing throughout the clip.
• There is dialogue between the boy and girl when entering and in the car.

Mise-En-Scene

• There are guns and blood in the scene which tie in with the Mise en scene.
• There is dark lighting throughout the scene which adds to the tension and the suspense leading to the final shock.