Brick (Rian Johnson, 2005, USA)

Title of film: The title of the film is simple but affective, it has a black background and has white writing in capitals with a simple font, this is good as it doesn't give anything away about the film which is a typical characteristic of a thriller as they only give little clues throughout the film until it all unfolds at the end.

How setting/ location is revealed:The setting is revealed in the opening when Brandon is crouching looking at Emily's body in the storm drain, this shows the audience what's going to happen at the end which is affective as it gets them asking questions like; 'how did this happen?', 'why did this happen?' which is what you want from a thriller. It draws them in and makes them want to wait for their questions to be answered.

Costumes and Props:Emily's braclettes are an important part of her costume, they are first shown in a close-up of her hand in the stream when shes dead and then another close-up she puts a note in Brandons locker. This tells the audience that it was Emily (the same person they just saw dead) that put the note in the locker, and that she was wearing the same things

two days before which informs them she could have been kidnapped and makes the audience ask more questions and want to know what happens in between Emily putting the note in Brandons locker and her dying.Interesting camera work/ editing: The establishing shot at the beginning is of Brandon crouching looking at Emily's dead body this is an affective establishing shot as it sets up lots of questions in the audiences mind and creates the atmosphere of a thriller. It gets the audience wanting to know whats going to happen next and ask all sorts of questions like; 'what happened?', 'who killed her?' and 'why did they kill her?'.

Story-how the opening sets the story up:he opening sets up the story as it draws the audience in by making them ask lots of questions and gets them into wanting to know, they start putting piecs of the story together using the clues that the story gives them. The cigarette is put as a close-up which makes the audience question why it's important and what it could be key to in the story. The shot of Emily dead also helps to set up the story as the audience know that the rest of the film is going to show the un-folding of Emily's death.

Genre (thriller)-and how the opening suggests it:Straight away the audience know that the genre is a thriller as they can see someone has died and they start to ask questions and want to know more.

How any characters are introduced:The way the characters are introduced helps to set up the atmosphere of a thriller as Emily is first seen as dead, so straight away the audience are asking questions. Brandon is just looking at her dead body which makes the audience want to know whether he killed her and what happened.

Any special effects/ particular shot i like:I really like the shot of a close-up of Emily's hand in the stream, just by looking at it you can tell that she's dead and that something specific has happened for this to happen, it's compsed really well and looks good.

Sound:Whilst Brandon is on the phone to Emily there is music playing in the background which makes the scene more intense and builds up suspence drawing the audience in and creating the atmosphere of a thriller.