Analysis of previous students Thriller (Grade E)

Strengths and weaknesses of 'Ring of Trees'

The opening begins with a poorly lit shot of people running towards a camera, it seems that the only light used might be a torch that one of that one the actors are carrying. This shot makes the production seem poorly made. 

Here is a screenshot of the shot mentioned above:

The titles appear displayed using reverse block (white writing on a black background), the font used is a serif font which creates a sinister atmostphere, this is effective as it puts the audience on edge. 

Here is a screenshot of the Titles:

It then cuts to a shot of an empty field and then contiues to cut to different shots of the field. The shots then change from the field to a building, this is strength of the production as it shows good use of different shots and creates an eerie atmostphere. They use multiple jump cuts to slowly get closer to the building. A strenth of the film is the use of a tracking shot to slowly move down the corridor. However the film then becomes tedious because it is just multiple shots of people walking for about 50 seconds. Once the shots of people walking finish there is shot of people individually talking, the camera pans around to show each character. This is good because it shows each character talking individually without having to cut. The cosume throughout the film is basic and doesn't create any specific perona for any of the characters. Apart from the final character who has a white dress on and face paint which creates a scary persona for the character.

Here is a screenshot of the character in the white dress:

'Ring of trees' video: