Analysis of student work

The final product that we looked at used many of the technical skills needed for a good thriller sequence. They used a good use of sounds and effects throughout the sequence and the music was suitable for the task in hand and well timed.
They used many of the conventions typical to the thriller genre such as dark lighting, a murder victim, suspense. It also makes you ask questions about how and why the victim had died and how they had ended up in that location.
The editing between the clips was simple but effective. The editing is done well enough so that the audience can decipher what is happening.
They managed to hold a steady shot when needed even at difficult angles. They managed to use a variety of different shot angles and distances such as close ups of bloody hands and newspaper articles, medium shots of the investigator, and an establishing shot of the setting.