Thriller research - Se7en

Editing
The editing within the clip is very fast which makes it seem as though the film is not going to drag on and be a slow moving film, the film will be fast and full of suspense. It also makes sure that you do not see too much so that you don't try and read into things, it mainly just wants to show you quick shots so that your mind cannot keep up with the thrill.
Black cuts are also used as transitions to show the actors names, the production companies and directors. This can sometimes attract the audience as the names are big and good actors and produced by well known companies, this can also make the audience think of what they are to expect.


Camera shots
There are many close up shots used, mainly consisting of showing you somebody's hands. This creates suspense for the consumer because they want to know who the person is and what they are doing. The person is seen writing in a book, and we cannot see what they are writing, once again this can create suspense and also tension. It makes the consumer inpatient and they want to carry on watching because they want to know what the book is saying and who the person is. This is a classic thriller convention, as they do not want to give too much away at the beginning of the film so they decide to keep you enticed by not giving out too much information. We also see a lot of close ups of the book which if you were to read into the lines before you carried on watching the film, you would realize that the book is a very big part of the film. Pictures of many different people are shown and also different words are given close up shots. This is once again done to create suspense.


Sound
The music used in the clip sounds very electric but also 'eery'. There are many different screeching sounds used which can make some people 'cringe' as these are not sounds which are nice to your ears. The screeching sound is used to make people feel edgy and aware. The music that is used is typical of a thriller as the music is not nice to your ears and it is not something that you would listen to if you wanted to be happy. At the end of the clip the sound drags out and ends on a bang, this ends the suspense and shows the beginning of the film.