In this shot we were trying to summarise the film genre Thriller. We tried to achieve this by including common signifiers used in the genre, which play on audiences expectations of a future event, and help build up a greater sense of suspense in many cases, as well as atmosphere or even suspicions of a character. We wanted to a chieve a shot which included a strong feeling of entrapment, and a shot with aspects/props seen commonly in Thriller films, to strengthen the connection the shot make with the genre.The shot signifies a rather strong sense of entrapment and this is constructed by the thick steel gate, and bars across it. The padlock and thick chain represent hriller further, arousing suspicions that maybe a vicitm is hidden or being kept prisoner in the steel rusty shed next to it. A scene or plot which most likely could be found in a common thriller. Furthermore the rusting on the gate is a signifier that perhaps no one has been to this area for a long time and bodies could perhaps be inside. What alao works is the empty playground adding to atmosphere. Alot is good in the shot, however the lighting is too bright and is not focused on any point of the shot, which in turn reveals too much detail of the surroundings. The litter in the shot also ruins the idea that this place has been deserted for some time. If the shot was at night, with a less obtrusive or artificial light source the shot would be a lot more thriller, and create more enigma codes, and atmosphere.
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