Analysis of past student thrillers

Hunter

Introduction

Hunter was a thriller made in Eastbrook staring Kamie Rothan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE2WepgBX4k about a detective trying to find out a murder case. This leads him to talking to one of the teachers who ends up killing the detective too.

Camera

The camera begins with a wide shot of the detective walking up to the school door. There is then a close up of the office lady. After  this there is then a tracking shot of the  the detective walking up to the class room.  then there was a close up of the teacher and of the detective. the camera has a over the should shot of the teacher, this creates effect as it is like we are watching the teacher through the detectives eyes and thinking through his mind as we are also curious to what has happened and why the detective is there. then there is a shot, reverse shot of their conversation. 

When the doctor hits him across the head with a bat there is a high angle shot and an establishing shot of the detective. there is then a jump cut where the screen goes blank and then back to him as we see he is dead. this creates effect as the blank blacked out screen creates unconsciousness of the character as he is slowly dying. when the detective pulls him into the room the camera slowly focuses onto the dead bodies. This creates effect as it creates suspense and it seems as if we are slowly entering a nightmare.

Editing

The editing began slow paced and gradually got faster during the end. there was a lot of jump cuts which created effect as it showed the tension in the school. also the fact that the detective didn't have a clue to who the murderer could be, the jump cuts complimented his confusion as the murderer could be anywhere and just like the camera work his mind was jumping around to who the murderer could be. there was indents throughout the film which told us who the actors and directors were.

Sound

The film started off with two loud sounds which wakes up and catches the attention of the viewer. the film consisted of a lot of non diegetic sound which was loud and fast. The non diegetic music halts when there is dialogue which there was a lot of during the time the detective was talking to the teacher. The music after this then increases as the detective gets murdered which creates effect as the music is almost covering the murder just like how the teacher is hiding the body in the room.

Mise- en- scene

The film is set in a school. the film includes a detective, secretary and a teacher. the detective  walks up to the reception and the walks around the school corridors looking for the classroom. This creates effect as he doesn't know where to go just like his detective work as he doesn't know what has happened yet and is confused. Then the detective walks into the classroom and meets the teacher, the teacher was wearing a physical education uniform which has the school name written on the back. He was dressed casual for a teacher however this created an realistic effect as we know P.E teachers wear that type of uniform.

The detective was holding a notepad and pen which indicated that he was a detective and came prepared for the situation. when the teacher kills the detective he is holding a bat which links in to his job which creates effect as the teacher will not get in trouble for holding a bat as it is usual for him to have one. this can cause the teacher to get away with the murders. the body is stored in a small room which is cramped and dark where no one will enter.