The Mirrors Into

From my analysis of the introduction scene of ‘The Mirrors’ we are able to see that the clip has a wide variety of techniques used to make the clip effective as a thriller.

One of which was a mid-shot at the very beginning showing the emotions of the character, in this particular shot we are able to see loneliness and emptiness in the characters face. Then gradually moving to an establishing shot showing the setting the time and place of the character.

Another is lighting and colours, also very effective in a movie. In the beginning of the movie, the room is dim n quite dull, also showing emptiness within the character, the lighting also indicates to an audience when something is about to happen in the movie, e.g. the seem suddenly becomes dark and dramatic music begins indicates that something theatrical is about to happen. I also believe that lighting and colours are also very affective to the audience mainly because the graphics etc able the character to identify how old the film is for example if the film were in black and white we would assume it was produced in the late 50’s and maybe even a classic.
Also the music in the background is essential, this is one of the key things needed in a movie, in this particular movie, the music starts of slowly, then as the scene becomes more dramatic the tempo and beat of music gets faster, it works almost like a cliff hanger. A dramatic scene is about to occur then suddenly the music becomes louder holding tension leaving the audience to wonder what’s about to happen next.

Lastly the miss-en-scene, this was effective, showing the audience it was a thriller movie was the; the dark bathroom, with a large mirror on the opposite side of it, with a naked female who then enters a steamy bath and also plant pots along the windowsill. This leaves the audience to assume that someone is either going to come into the steamy bathroom and murder her or break through the window and murder her, none of which happen, but she gets murdered by her own reflection in the mirror. Also High-stakes,a ticking clock,violence on the page,the audience’s being aware of the villain’s plotting—odds these are all also elements which are found in a thriller.