Analysis of Students Work-Ring of Trees (E Grade)

Editing:

The majority of this opening scene is filmed in mid shot making the thriller lack excitement as the audience can see everything that is happening. Also the lack of diversity of the shots makes the opening seem unprofessional and lacks suspense and tension.  

Camera:

The use of straight cuts doesn’t allow the opening sequence to have any depth as the shots are very basically edited, creating a very blunt and uninteresting opening scene. These cuts drag out the narrative and doesn't add any excitement or suspense.

Mise-en-Scene:
The lack of props in this opening scene makes it bland for the persons watching as it lacks any narrative enigma towards misplaced objects or any hints to what may be taking place later on in the narrative. The low key lighting in this thriller opening follows the typical convention of a thriller, therefore creating a sinister and mysterious atmosphere for the audience. However, in the final part of the scene, it is really dark with the only light being torch light which makes it difficult for the viewers to see what is going on. Also the lack of/bad lighting makes the scene appear to be amateur.

Sound:
The dialogue doesn’t add anything to this opening as the script is rather vague and allows no insight into what may be coming later on in the narrative. A narrative enigma is good in the opening of a thriller as it entices the audience to continue watching however in this thriller the dialogue doesn’t create any enigma so in my opinion it wasn’t needed. However, the sound works well in this opening two minutes as it creates a tense atmosphere. The non-diegetic music sticks to the thriller theme as this spooky music creates an eerie atmosphere for the audience.