analysis of first 15 minutes of a similar film.

Prom Night
Genre: Thriller

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During the first 15 minutes of this thriller, the main protagonist, Donna is shown being driven home by a friend and her mum after going to see a film, this is shown after a establishing shot is used with diagetic music playing in the background. (Time of the Season by ben taylor)





she gets out of the car and start talking about cheerleader try outs with her friend and her mother. Shot reverse shot is used to show them having a conversation and to show emotion



she then walks into her houses, she starts calling out to her parents. they do not answer. as she walks up to her room the camera pans down to show her father, laid dead in front of the sofa.To show the farther is dead the shot pans from his face to his hand that is covered in blood. Diagetic music is playing in the background to cause tension and to build up suspense. 

she then walks into her brothers room after nearly tripping over a bat. he is laid on the bed face down and appears to be sleeping. she turns him over and he has been stabbed. eye-line match is combined with a close up shot reverse shot to show what Donna is looking at and the fear she is feeling. Diagetic and non diagest music plays a big part in the scene as the noise from the TV adds tenstion as well as the tence music playing in the back ground. 



Donna is shocked and scared, she hears a man yell "WHERE IS SHE?" she then hides under her brothers bed. Her mother runs into the room and try's to stop the man getting to her. He pushes through the door and through the mother to the floor. a POV shot is used to show what she can see while she is under the bed.


He then strangulates the mother still asking " WHERE IS SHE?"she says that her daughter is at a sleep over. the murder then stabs her 4 time. Donna has witnessed all of this and is horrified. Diagetic sound is added to make the sound of her mother being stabbed emphasised and a Shot reverse shot show how Donna is feeling while she is look at her dead mother.


After the man leaves the room Donna runs outside yelling for help. She hears a voice behind her "I did this for us." A over the shoulder shot is used to show the mans face.