1. This film contained many zooms; zooming was shown to emphasize a certain point of the film. As for the angles, most of it was an eye-line match and there were minimal low angles. There were many pans and tilts between two characters to show the bond developing between them. There are multiple scenes with tracking shots to help bring the audience into the settings.
2. For the most part, this film followed the typical codes and conventions of a thriller. The protagonist was dressed in ordinary, clothes to portray as a typical person, but also innocent. The makeup was kept minimal for all of the actors to make then seem like regular people. All of the actors appeared to have played their part well. As for the lighting, the whole film consisted of low or natural lighting, never too bright - which is typical for a thriller. For props, there was a lot of relaxing and talking throughout the movie which represents the “friendship” between the protagonist and antagonist so couches and beds show up a lot as a place of comfort. Most of the film was set in the home of the protagonist.
3. Like all thriller films, this film featured some "tense" music when there was suspense happening or about to happen. Other than that, there were diegetic sounds of everything happening on the screen, from chairs moving to just walking and talking.
4. The edit that I noticed the most throughout the film was jump cuts. Jump cuts are usually used to help create distortion or confusion, usually after a confrontation or encounter with the antagonist. Like many thrillers, this film also featured shot-reverse shot editing. Throughout this film, they were shown to be over the shoulder and used during conversations. Another significant edit was the amount of zooming throughout the film. It was vital to pay attention when there was a zoom because it usually signified something important. Another big demonstration of editing was the surrealism of the window taking the antagonist away.
5. The most prominent element of the thriller genre in this film was confusion. For most of the movie, you were led to believe something and then next thing you know, you are incorrect and something completely different is going on. This film had a lot of tension, which is an important element for all thrillers.
6. I liked the characters and the attempt to make the film thriller-like. There was “tense” music incorporated whenever something was supposed to be suspenseful, even if it wasn’t. Being able to hear everything going on made me more immersed in the movie.
7. I disliked the low lighting and constant tense music. It felt like they were trying a bit too hard to make the movie more suspenseful.
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