‘Across The Hall’ typically falls into the ‘thriller’ genre category though
could be argued as a ‘thriller/action’ hybrid due to the familiar conventions
of action films such as the ‘gun’ and ‘car’ references; as Gledhill proposes,
‘genres are not discrete systems, consisting of a fixed number of listable
items’ allowing for conventions of two or more genres to combine. But
primarily, ‘Across The Hall’ relies heavily on the film conventions that we
typically associate with thrillers such as the clever use of mise-en-scene to enhance
both the mood and atmosphere of the action on screen. In particular, ‘Across
The Hall’ uses music of a threatening tone to build tension and increase both
the danger and the fear leaving the audience sat on the edge of their seats.
There’s also high use of lighting for effect such as the limited lighting
throughout the shots of the ‘guy with the gun’ to create shadows and mystery,
indicating the dark side of his character as well as producing connotations of
the motel being dark and dim as well as the sickly red and green lighting
bathing the scene in a creepy and eerie glow.
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