Analysis: Previous Blog (S1-22)

We watched the opening sequence for a previous thriller project, S1-22 (here). The sequence began with a character that we might believe is a detective as he examines the map board, however, this is not the case as he is a psycho-stalker. We follow him as he walks the streets, and begin to see his strange personality. The sequence ends with the image of him in a rabbit mask, as he talks to the girl waiting at the bus stop.

There is a wide range of shots, close-ups on the map board, long shots as it pans to follow him walking down the street, along with a range of angles that look up at the stalker to show his power. The shot is held steady which meets the criteria, with the occasional handheld which represents the characters POV. The mise-en scene was appropriate as well, as the main character just appears like a normal man until we hear him talk to the girl. The mask at the end meets the idea of a psychological thriller, as it quite out of place and abstract. Perhaps the most clever part of the sequence was the credits, or titles. This is because we see them on the map board as newspaper cuttings stuck on the board. Each of the young people we see on the board are people from the group that worked on the sequence and blog. The music is fairly slow and shows the psychological theme that continues through the piece, the sound effects and sci-fi music are also very representational of this type of thriller. You can see the sequence below.



Group S1-22's blog has included a vast amount of detail that fully backs up their sequence, and shows that they have though every part of the video in great detail. This meaning that the video appears even more affective that before. All there writing is backed up with photos, screenshots or clips from YouTube.