Thriller Shot – Denotations and Connotations

This shot is supposed to be part of a scene where a killer has just stabbed his target who is trying to get away. I tried to make a sense of being trapped and enclosed in a small area by using an isle in between chairs. The killer can not be seen which gives added suspense to what is going on and the shirt on the floor with blood on it suggests that there has previously been a struggle between them. The lighting is mainly coming from one area, which again gives this trapped feeling. The foot appears to be blurred which suggests movement like the target is trying to get away from the villain.Through this shot I was trying to achieve feelings of being trapped and conflict between the two characters, and also a sort of struggle to break free from the enclosed space.It represents thriller in the way that its about murder and leaves the suspense of hiding the killer. There is minimal blood which is what makes it different from a horror movie and the camera is very low which is different from the perspective of any character in the shot.The lighting could have been better as it was not very clear as to where the main source came from.I could have found a better area to give the sense of being trapped, as chairs do not really enclose the characters in one space. The movement of the characters feet works well as it gives a purpose to the shot.The shirt is too perfectly laid out on the floor which would make the shot look slightly more posed and fake which is not what a thriller would be trying to do.