Water: This represents purity, washing away, covering up. Water washes away blood and covers up a crime. It is also a symbol of live as we need water to live so has strong meaning in a thriller.

Hands: Hands are what commit the crime, and so are important in a thriller. For example in 'When a stranger calls' hands are needed to dial a phone number. In 'The number 23' hands are needed to commit murder.

Weapons: This is a thriller convention because weapons are used to hurt people, we know that if a weapon is involved a murder will happen. The difference between a thriller and horror is that we know who the murderer is in a horror, we are left in suspense in a thriller.

Extreme close up shot: This shot is usually used for eyes, which are also a typical thriller conventions. An extreme close up shows even more detail than a close up. 

Establishing shot: This is also used in a thriller, usually in the opening sequence to establish the setting, which is usually an isolated place. 

Close up camera shot: This is a typical shot used in thriller films as it exaggerates small details, such as facial expressions. 

This film also received 5 stars, and was a suspense thriller. It was not a long film, only 85 minutes, however this is an advantage to the film as it was full of suspense and fast pace editing, however not too fast or it would have been difficult to follow. The story unravels until it reaches a climax when we know what is happening and all that's left is to see if the people survive. The setting is typical thriller as it is set 'in the middle of no where', suggesting the budget was quite low as there are no well known actors, also there is just one setting.

This is another thriller that received a certificate 15, also there was a higher male audience than female audience. There are 2 main characters, one male and one female, so you would expect the audience to be more 50/50, however there is 8% more males than females. The age groups are spread quite well, the audience consisted of more teens to younger adults, however there was still 13% of people over 35 that saw the film. 

This film managed to receive 5 stars, so was very popular with the audience. It is a 1979 film, a time when films were given a higher certificate than they would be now. The film would relate to teenage baby sitters as the girl is baby sitting 2 children when she gets a prank phone call from a mystery person. The fact that the film relates so much with the audience is the reason it receives 5 stars. 

This film was marked a horror/thriller and a certificate 15. This is again because of murder scenes and shots of dead people. The audience was more male than female, the main character is female, which could be a reason for a bigger male audience. The main character is also a teenager which obviously had an affect on the amount of teenagers and young adults that saw the film. 69% of the audience were aged 15-24, whereas 11% of the audience were aged 35 and over. 

This film received 4 stars and given the genre suspense thriller. The director has used a well known actor to sell the film, however other actors are not so well known, suggesting that the budget for the film was not very high, but high enough to afford Jim Carrey as the main character. The film received a certificate 15 due to violence and murder scenes. 

This research shows that more men than women went to see this film, however there is a not a massive difference between the figures, so on average the audience was a mix of male and females. The film was certificate 15 so obviously no one younger than this saw the film. The biggest audience was aged between 15 and 24, showing that more teenagers and young adults saw the film than middle age. There is an increase in the amount of people over 45 that saw the film, compared the the amount of 34-44 year olds. 

Opening sequences
When a stranger calls:
Diegetic sounds of phone ringing- communication
Black screen
Establishing shot of house- murder scene
House in darkness, except bedroom window
Red balloon- blood
Pan to fair ground- sets scene
Night time setting
Diegetic sounds of phone, and fair ride- playing a game with her
Long establishing shot- high angle
Slow pace editing, speeds up
Long shot watching people
Close up of spoon charms-eery, detecting movements?
Close up of children on fair rides, suggests childhood- playing games
Close up of fair ride
Pan to house, link between fair ground and house
Diegetic screaming
Red balloon- low angle shot to high angle shot symbolism
Music changes
Mid shot of red balloon- blood
Tracking shot children running
Diegetic sound of police car
Mid wide shot of red ballon, 2 of them let down one still blown up
Blue colour-police
Zoom to close up of mans face
Fade to black
Credits fade in in white
Cut zooms watching people
High angle shot of houses in street
Blue balloon-police
Yellow colours
Room in darkness, light comes on, woman in window, diegetic sound of screaming
Blue room- police, crime scene
Close up of oil pump, in shape of axe- weapons- death
After girl killed bumper cars crash- death

Whisper:
Black screen, white lighting “And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light’ Corinthians 11:14
Eery music, tense and heart beat raisin€g
Diegetic sound of bird
Establishing shot of wood cuts to 1 second shots of someone running
Low angle shot of woods
Fast pace
Close up of bird
Cut to womans legs running
Diegetic sounds of beathing
Diegetic growling
Diegetic sound of whispering- don’t stop
Red hat
Close up of her face
Animal chasing her
Close up of yellow scarf
Yellow colour- men at work
Close up of beasts face
Blue eyes black fur
Point of view from car
Mid shot of woman being run over
Eye level close up of woman dead on floor- eyes
Close up of picture of woman, yellow and red colours
Pan to close up of hands playing with toy cars
Whisper fades in- black background
Close up of mans face peering through window
Establishing shot of corner shop
Shot, shot reverse conversation
Long shot, someone watching them
Red colour
White colour
Close up, point of view shot out of window?
Close up of faces- expressions
Close up of hands
Soft non diegetic music
Zoom through doorway
Light shines strong through window
Close up of boys face
High angle shot of car pulling into house
Lots of white colour used
Religious non diegetic music

The Amityville horror:
Non diegetic music represents heart beat, pulse raising, tense
‘Based on a true story’
‘November 13th 1994
Close up of mans face, pans to eyes, then to mouth
Establishing shot of house, close up of drawings
Close up of eyes
Kill them- diegetic sounds
Close up of tv
Close up of clock
High angle shot of book- Evil Proof of God and ash tray- stress and anxiety
Mid shot of man loading rifle, cut zoom to close up of hands
Tracking shot of feet up stairs
Lightening- bad weather represents mood.
Close up of eye
Dull colours
Diegetic sounds of gun shot
Fast editing
Long shot of man walking into bedroom
Mid shot of couple asleep in bed
Close up of mans face
Close up of gun shot
Mid shot of windows- eyes of the house
Low angle shot of man from girls point of view
Flash of gun shot in eyes of house (windows)
Blue lighting- police
Diegetic sound of phone ringing- communication. ‘Everybody’s dead’
Low angle shot of house
Pan of house
Close up of files
Close up of hands and feet
Diegetic sounds of news reports
Establishing shot of house (one year later) setting scene
Close up on womans face, brighter colours
Point of view shot from little boys googles
White colours- purity, innocence

The number 23:
Number 23 typed
Pans across page, then straight cuts
The number 23- written in red
Credits typed in- like a type writer
Numbers- symbolism
Red- ink? Blood?
Black and red, evil
Non diegetic music, upbeat and eery
Slow pace editing- very repetitive
Music speeds up slightly, heart beat
Close up of number 23
Fade to high angle establishing shot of houses- stting scen
Main character is voice over.
Camera pans to man in van
Mid shot of woman walking dog in red coat- blood
Attention is on woman’s hands- thriller conventions
Close up of mans face
Red cup
Clock convention- time- repeated
Rewinds to close up of Christmas tree, December 23
Red flowers
Shot, shot reverse 2 characters talking
Ribbon on cake red