The opening of our thriller contains two phone conversations, the first with just one character (the detective) seen and heard, and the second with parallel editing between two people talking (the detective and the criminal). This type of scene is common in the thriller genre, and very effective at creating tension. In addition, one-sided phone conversations raise enigmas, as one half of the conversation is inaudible to the audience.
Our first phone conversation, Detective Inspector Jet reporting his crime scene findings to his superiors, is one sided, and we will see the character slowly investigating the setting while talking. The second will cut between the crime scene and a prison cell, holding the suspected killer. To research methods of shooting these scenes, we have been watching phone-call extracts from other thrillers, such as Taken and The Dark Knight (above).
Other thriller phone scenes:
Document what you have actually learnt from this otherwise its just description. How will you apply thuis to your own filming?
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