Take a look at this movie opening, 'A Quiet Place' - the 1st 6 minutes only.
Write an essay explaining how the 4 technical elements create meaning in terms of TENSION and SUSPENSE which are the main goal of a thriller movie.
Try and use as many terminology words as possible and make sure you work through all 4 technical elements.
This essay will be out of 15 and marked in the following way;
Terminology - 5 (using correct media terminology in the correct context)
Analysis - 5 - (interpreting the question and providing relevent insights, ability to deconstruct the text and derive intended meaning, dependant on how accurately you demonstrate that you understand the codes and conventions of the thriller genre and how the conventions have either been challenged or conformed to)
Explanation - 5 (this is the level of detail included, the depth of analysis and the skill you use to commuinicate your points as well as how well you use actual examples from the text, to back up your points)
e.g. 'the sad-sounding music in the background makes the audience sad'
as opposed to
'the non-diegetic score is effective in evoking feelings of sympathy for the family. The violins and stringed instruments provide an eery tone that highlights both the danger that the family are in as well as the twinge of sadness at the careful life they have to live, just to survive. This is paired with shots of everyday life activities, now changed to be silent, for example the mother cooks the family food in the floor boards and serves it on leaf plates."
Watch the extract several times and assess how the sequence manages the bridge between 'heavy' and 'light' moods. (Focus particularly on finding the main / initial shift in tone)