Attempt at a thriller shot

What were you trying to achieve with your shot?
With our shot, we were trying to achieve something that would represent thriller, and something that a thriller plot could be created from.

How does your shot represent thriller?
The shot is an eye-level, level frame long shot of a rusty looking gate with a padlock on it. This rust and padlock signify an abandoned industrial warehouse (which is the type of location one might expect to find in a thriller film). The corrugated metal next to the gate also connotes an area which is quite industrial. There are also a lot of dead leaves and litter around the gate, which further links to the idea that the industrial warehouse has been abandoned and hasn’t been cleaned for an extremely long period of time. The padlock on the gate connotes entrapment and maybe kidnap. There are also a lot of bars in our shot, which signify entrapment/imprisonment.

What works and doesn't work with your shot?
The location of the shot works quite well, the rust on the gate and corrugated metal next to the gate really makes the shot effective in representing thriller. The number of bars on the gate and surrounding the gate also work well to represent thriller.

The major problem with the shot is the lighting. Since it was taken outdoors during a sunny day, there is too much sunlight in the shot. This makes it seem less eerie and thriller-like. The lighting also makes the trees and surrounding grass seem very bright and makes our shot seem less effective. If we were to re-shoot the same shot, then we would shoot at night. This would make our shot more thriller-esque since the surrounding hedges would probably look more scary in the dark (when the branches are being swayed by the wind). We would also either have the moon as a light source, or an artificial light which would give a moonlight effect, something like a blue tinted light. We would shine our light source through from behind the gate. This would mean that the light would come through the gate to create more bar-like shadows on the ground in front of the gate, which would make the shot more eerie and represent thriller a bit better.