Wallander (Firewall, MacCormick, 2008, UK)

The Title of the film:

The colours used are black and yellow which are associated with danger signs and represents the danger in the thriller as before the audience just saw a seriously injured man and two girls walking away from him, this indicates that the girls are dangerous and the audience want to know what happened.How the setting/ location is revealed:

The establishing shot pans over the sea onto land and shows the car and the two girls walking, this is typical of a thriller as it gets the audience asking questions such as; 'whats just happened?' and 'why are they in the middle of nowhere?' This shot also reveals to the audience that the characters are in quite a deserted place and when they see the next shot of the injured man and then the girls walking away it indicates that the man will quite possibly die as it would be a very small chance that he will be found quickly.

Costume and props:

The costume of the older looking girl with the red hair extensions is affective as it makes her look quite rebellious and maybe even dangerous which makes the audience know straight away that she has injured the man in the car. An important prop is the taxi drivers license in the car as this gives away information and clues to the audience which is typical of a thriller, it lets the audience know who the man is and what his job is and that he was probably just driving the girls somewhere which gets the audience asking questions such as; 'what has he done to make the girls do this to him?'

Interesting camera work/ editing:

Lot's of close-ups are used throughout as they build up suspense and doesn't give too much away to the audience which makes the audience ask questions and want to know what happens next, this is typical of a thriller as they draw the audience in and make them want to watch and find out more. Close-ups are also affective as they give clues to the audience such as the close-up of the girls hand with the knife in it, this informs the audience of the weapon used to harm the man and it makes the audience wonder why the girl had this weapon and whether she planned what she was doing.

Title and font style:
The yellow background of the titles is bright and, like a warning sign, captures the attention of the audience and make them know that there is going to be a lot of danger throughout, also the font is bold and black which catches the audiences attention and again like a warning sign indicates danger.

Story-how the opening sets it up:The opening is that of a typical thriller it shows the man seriously injured which straight away has the audience asking questions and hooked, waiting to find out what happened and how. Also it gives clues throughout the opening sequence which gets the audience thinking and trying to work out what happened.

Genre-How the opening suggests it:Straight away you know this film is a thriller, someone is seriously injured and is probably going to die, you start asking questions and want to know what happened and you know that it will slowly unfold the story giving small clues and hints along the way.

How any characters are introduced:
The two girls are introduced when they are walking away from the car but you can only see the back of them, this already has the audience wanting to know what they look like and stuff about them.

Any particular shot i like:
In one shot of the two girls faces one is in focus and the others isn't this indicates that the girl with her face focused is in charge and more important than the other girl. It's really simple but affective as you know straight away that the older Goth girl is the dangerous one and she has control over the other girl.Sound:
There is a strong wind noise when the camera is panning over the sea, this creates an erie, mysterious atmosphere and already has the audience on edge. There is also a hyperbolic sound of footsteps which makes it seem more urgent that the girls are walking away and need to get away fast. Also the girls have heavy breathing and don't speak at all which builds up suspense with the audience waiting for them to speak and find out whats happened.