1. I have noticed that close ups and extreme close-ups are very important in thrillers. A good example of this is in the opening of Deathnote, where there is an extreme close-up on the notebook. We can see a hand writing on it, and from this we can tell that the notebook is going to be a key prop in the Thriller.
[ Insert screen shot of an extreme close-up of the hand writing on the Notebook ]
From this particular extreme close-up, there is a lot of added mystery in the thriller. We want to see who the hand belongs to, and we want to know why there is the use of a notebook, and what purpose it serves in the film.
2. Getting the cutting rate right in a thriller is very important, to keep the audience interested. This is done well in Deathnote. We have short takes at first then we have a long take of 7 seconds focusing on the notebook, when it is shown for the first time. This shows us that the Notebook is a book of high importance in the Thriller. The cutting rate on the death scenes is very quick. It shows us how quickly they happened, and it keeps audience members on edge, and it also builds tension.
3. Cross-cutting is another important feature of Thriller films. An example of this is in Deathnote. We see somebody, (a hand) writing on the notebook, and then the camera cross-cuts to another place where a victim falls down dead.
[ insert small clip of person writing in the Notebook, and then cross cutting to death ]
Using cross-cutting in a thriller helps us to see how two objects/scenes/people are related, and can show us two or more simultaneously occurring events. It keeps us on edge too.
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