Tell No One - Ailsa

TELL NO ONE

As the opening scene starts, the dark colouring that suggests it's nighttime instantly gives connotations of danger and fear. The house is set in front of woods which also emphasises fear and a sense of the unknown. The camera shot (establishing shot) used is ideal as it sets the scene and allows the audience to get an idea of the film by simply looking at the setting. The lighting also focuses on the house and the characters, which emphasises their importance and also makes the woods look even darker.
The non diegetic sound in the background is light and easy going, you don't really realise it over the dialogue, which raises the importance of their conversation.




The body language and facial expressions of the characters show that they are all close to each other, and care for one another, also they are happy in each others company. This could make the part after the opening even more dramatic. MCUs are used to show the characters facial expressions.




A birds eye view is used to film a car driving into the woods, this focuses on the car and also shows the setting at the same time. The colour and lighting are much brighter in this scene, which creates a contrast and shows the time of day the scene is taking place in. The non diegetic sound continues throughout most of the opening, diegetic sound of the car is also added.



This scene is filmed at a lake, which gives the audience a fear of danger. An ELS is used to film this as it shows the audience what is going on all around the setting.

  

As we are shown a MCU of the man the non diegetic sound fades and there is only ambient sound. This keeps the focus just on him and how he is feeling through his facial expression.




There is an eyeline match of the man's to a younger girl, this is bought in by a wipe transition. This shows the ease of this flashback, and the colour is also slightly more saturated to make this edit stand out to the rest of the clips, it could also emphasise his confusion as he can't see/ think straight at this point. 



The CU of the knife emphasises its importance, also knifes have connotations of violence - this is a common convention of the thriller genre.