Thriller Screenshots and Analysis'

I have picked quantum of solace to take screenshots from as I feel it has the most thrilling start to a film I have ever seen, though unlike most films you never seem to take the eyes of James Bond, you always seem to have a back seat role which is different and effective as you still feel you can interact with the film, even though you are not seeing what the actors sees directly from his eyes, giving you more of a chance to assess the situation he is in.

I would say this is an 'extreme long shot', I think in this case it was used to show location, but as it is a very misty and surrounded by water, it opens up the idea that it is a very mysterious and unknown island. The island itself is clearly placed right in the centre of the shot to because it is the section you will instantly mostly focus on and I believe the shot is quite low down to make the area of land seem a lot bigger and therefore more fearful place to be. This is quite a dark scene, though shot in the daylight; it helps create an eerie environment for the viewer.

This is a close up shot, as I was talking about in the introduction, you are taking a back seat role on how you see certain aspects of this movie, such as here, you are in the back of a car that seems like it is about to clash with another vehicle, being that the shot is from behind James Bond, the audience are left feeling helpless as bond has the wheel in this shot. rule of thirds is played her I think, being that the steering wheel is in the bottom left hand side of the shot whilst the facial expression of bond through the mirror is on the top right hand side, however the main action is placed in the middle, this adds to the intensity of the shot, as you are looking at more than one thing at a time, this shot is also only played for a short time before changing, also adding to the drama and intensity of the shot.

This is also an extreme long shot, however unlike the opening shot, I don’t feel is it used to highlight location, I think it is used to show how close and direct the two cars behind are getting and what sort of landscape bond is having to fend these enemies off on. The location is perfect for this chase, the large slopes help add a very nail biting suspense to it, which keeps the audience on edge, which is one of the main keys of a thriller. All the cars are coming from centre screen down towards the bottom left, this helps instantly grab viewer’s attention.