How to film a thriller

When filming a it usually involves using plenty of different editing techniques. As well as using different styles of sound and certain shot angles. When using different transitions between shots it helps the audience. This is because it gives the audience an understanding of what is going on and this allows the thriller to be smooth and following. Also, depending on the sound that is used the sound is able to create suspense, danger or even so relief within the thriller this is depending on weather it is parallel and matches with the scene. Furthermore, the shot types that are used within the thriller can help the thriller develop considering that the angle of the camera is used efficiently. As well as different uses of the camera angle make the character seem useless and vulnerable.




This is an example of a thriller opening. Within this thriller opening we are able to see all of the key elements and features that make up the thriller. From the start of the short thriller clip we see a efficiently used cross dissolve and this is used to take away a part of the journey. This makes the characters journey shorter so that we don't have to see too much of the character walking as this would be boring for the audience. Furthermore, sound is a major element within a thriller. As you can see this short modern thriller opening portrays the accurate use of it very effectively. Additionally, at the beginning of the clip where there is no danger there is the sound of nature which indicates peace and quietness. Nonetheless, once the man goes into the strangely, abandoned stone building all of this peaceful and upbeat music stops immediately. The cinematography that is used for this clip is used efficiently as it accurately portrays a thriller movie. Likewise, as the majority of thrillers will contain one of the shots which are present within this modern thriller clip, the most obvious shot which is in the clip is the close up as many of them are used to portray the key characters feelings at the time and to show that he feels he is in trouble without actually saying anything or doing anything outright the close up on the facial expression is enough to convey to the audiences feelings of the character that he feels as if he is in trouble with some dangerous movement.