Student Work Analysis

Parasomnia

The first time i watched the thriller opening Parasomnia i was really impressed. It looked like a real thriller opening for a proper movie. I was really intriged for what was to happen in the rest of the film (if there was one).
The effect with the blood slowly gushing out was really effective it showed that the film was a thriller and made me (the audience) want to know why there was the blood.
It was really clear about what was going happening because you saw the guy tossing and turning in bed n then it would flash to him standing in the middle of no-where which made us assume that he was dreaming. The shot with the guy in the field the camera work was really effective becuase the panoramic shot made me feel uncomfortable because you can tell the person in the field is not there out of choice also becuase how he was positioned he looked disorientated.
The flashing image of a face gives the feeling of something lurking in the darkness and makes us feel like he is he villian, this also makes me feel scared.
There were a range of shots in this thriller opening and movement of the camera of parts was again very effective because it gives the thriller feel to the opening.
I also thought the soundtrack was really effective. i esspecially liked the sound at the end when the word parasomnia was flashing on the screen because it sounded
scratchy, static which linked to the opening.
My only critisism would be that the credits flash too quickly and they could be in a different font so that they could link a bit more with whats going on in the opening. But overall i think this thriller opening was really good and i think they completed the task well.