Momento

Memento
In class we watched and analysed a clip of the film Memento. The film uses various methods to convey the thriller genre.
Conventions of a Thriller
It has a mysterious beggining and the 1st person the audience sees is dead which creates shock
Camera Angles
Close up of the killers face.
Close up of the bullet that is going back into the gun.
Shot/Reverse Shot when the two men are exchanging dialogue.
Editing
Starts with long edits.
Opening sequence is shown backwards.
A black and white scene showing a flashback.
Sound
Tense and spooky music.
Voice over of when the main character is thinking.
Mise-En-Scene
Main character wearing a smart suit and smart shoes suggests some sort of importance.
Supporting character is wearing casual clothes suggests he is not an important person.
The room where the second character is killed has dark lighting to give a dirty, dark atmosphere.
There are guns and blood.
Broken windows showing that it is a run down place. Old and unused.