I started researching into similar short films to help gain ideas for our film. I looked particularly into short films of our genre which is psychological thriller. I watched this short film called Guilt which follows one characters mental state. The guy pulls into a garage where he then appears to be drunk with blood on his wind screen this builds suspicion where we then gain an idea as to what happened when he hallucinates a biker behind him which indicates he's been drink driving and killed a motorcyclist.
This short film displays many conventions of a thriller film where it follows one man the protagonist/antagonist and presents his physical and emotional state through close ups and high angle shots. The film also creates suspense and an intense atmosphere through the dark/sinister music.
The addition of dark gloomy lighting helps initiate the un settled atmosphere this character is in and help build suspense for its audience. There is use of hand held shots to imply someone following or stalking and the use of props show the characters physical state for example alcohol bottles e.t.c. Over the shoulder shots are used to present a dark tone to suggest someone is watching him. These are techniques we wish to use in our film to create tension and confusion as our main character is under alcohol use and emotional state isn't very good causing him to hallucinate. So the effects to show hallucinations in this short film are possible techniques we could possibly use. The use of long-shot enables the character to look isolated to show his place in society.
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