https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CZfSc6nJ8U
At the start of the clip we see a close up shot of a woman. In thrillers women are often seen as vulnerable, this could link to the title of the film 'vertigo' as people with this may experience this feeling. The shot then moves up the woman's face to show an extreme close up of her eyes. I think this represents the suffering from vertigo as you have to see it to have the fear and anxiety. The clip then continues to show numerous spirals, this suggests the fear of falling described by sufferers of vertigo. This puts the audience in the sufferers position giving and insight to what they may feel like. The main colour running throughout the spirals is red which connotes danger, in the thrillers genre this is a common connotation.
The non diagetic sound track played throughout works very in creating the mood and atmosphere. It gives off a very disturbing vibe. As it progresses the music heightens becoming more jumpy. It helps create suspense, providing the audience with a hint that they are watching the thriller genre.
The credits are simple in the frame, I think this is perhaps done to let the audience focus more on the images in the frame. They aren't central apart from the main title 'Vertigo'.
The camera work, like the credits is very simple. the main shots used are extreme close ups followed by a slow steady pan. This again helps the audience stay focused on one thing without to much going on in the frame.
To conclude, I don't think this thriller is particularly that successful in meeting the connotations expected, apart from the music and colour red. As an audience we would expect to see more to give away what sub genre of thriller it is. This could cause confusion, as I think it would be hard for the audience to work out that they are watching a thriller.
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