Memento - 10 Min Extract

For this film we had to identify the conventions of a thriller and how are the characters are introduced. We studied a 10 minute extract.
Memento:
Conventions:

• Complicated narrative
• Flash backs, this complicates the plot by making it seem backwards
• Black and white images showing loss of memory and clouded vision

Camera:

• Many close up shots
• These close ups emphasized movement and added an 'edge' to the film

Editing:

• Reversed editing
• The loss of memory is edited in a way that it shows that there is more, this therefore enticing the viewer.

Mise-en-scene:

• The gun, the bullet and the person who was killed are all placed at the beginning of the film
• Placement of the not on the floor
• Broken glass, a sign of broken memory or a lost past

Sound:

• Slow paced music
• This emphasizes the slow start to the film
• Diagetic sound in the opening scene