Adam Marshall Thriller research- Deja Vu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7BFPLNdv9-Q

As in most Thrillers the main problem/ dilemma happens in the first five minutes of the film. This is to get the audience on the edge of their seats and making the atmosphere very tense. The rest of the film i mainly solving the main problem or mystery in the film, then there is an ending that puts us in the same position we were in at the beginning of the film.

There is minimal dialogue in this scene. this is done to create even more suspense. The diagetic music within the scene is contrapuntal, this is also done to make us think that something in the scene is wrong or out of place, or perhaps dangerous. This music builds a lot of tension as it is a relatively happy song, we know that the film has lots of action in it and something is bound to happen that will affect a lot of peoples lives for the worse.

In aspects of  mise en scene the ferry that most of the scene is set on seems to be a ferry with lots of sailors from the Navy, they are all wearing the same outfit. The families of the sailors are obviously wearing normal clothes.

The shots in the opening are relatively drawn out and are around the same time length, this shows that the mood is relaxed and nothing that would cause distress is happening. The shots during the explosion and after are of a much quicker pace and a lot more shots.

I think this is a brilliant start to a thriller film because it is so tense the whole time the man is investigating the car and immediately has us on the edge of our seat, it also crates mystery because of the ELS looking up to the bridge seeing a silhouette of the man looking down on what was happening. People watching immediately know that this man is behind it and they want to find out who it is.