Past student thriller analysis

I will analyse 3 previous thrillers, and judge them on 5 things:
Does it look like the opening of a thriller?
What thriller conventions does it use?
Use of Mise on scene?
How technically secure is it?
Is the sound appropriate?
I ill then mark it out of 5 stars, with 1 being the lowest, and 5 being the highest.




1: Backstabber: Opening: The opening, while decent, is filmed on school premises, in the middle of the day, which reduces the thrill factor. However, the music does help a bit.

Conventions: The film has a few conventions, mostly in the pacing and music, however the music's effect weakens over time.

Mise en scene: This isn't very good, as the most props they use are cars, which aren't particularly thrilling.

Technically secure: The camera work in this was decent, however, their sound editing wasn't great as it was looped.

Sound: The music starts appropriate, but is just looped and becomes annoying after a while.

Overall, I would give this a 2 out of 5, as it was let down by it's setting and music
                                                                                                                                                                 
2: Decus et tutamen (Beauty and defense)


        Opening; Parts of it are thriller like, with people being hunted. However, it seems to forget it's an opening, and too many ideas make it very confusing.      
        Conventions: The opening does contain an air of mystery, but again any real conventions were lost in the confusion.
Mise-en-scene: Being set in a forest, it gave them a good setting to create an air of mystery, which they did well, in parts. They also used their props quite well.

Technical stability/sound: Both the camerawork and the sound are put to good use, although it's difficult to know if they're good in context, because there is no real context.

I would give this about a 3, with good technical work, but too many ideas lead to a schizophrenic jumble.


It starts out by creating a very dark atmosphere, both in lighting and mood. However, it is a little too dark, making it hard to make out what's actually going on in th frame. the music is ok, bordering the line between horror and thriller.
I would rate it 2.5, as wile technically sound, is too dark, and steers a little too far from thriller to horror.