We watched a clip of the Hitchcock film, Vertigo.
The clip started with tense, high pitched music. The sound if the high pitched strings make the audience feel uncomfortable and jumpy, this suspense is common in thriller films.
The rooftops are a convention of thriller films, as it is a foreign setting for most people, and a foreign setting is typical of many thriller films.
There was a dolly zoom when the man falls and holds onto the gutter. This is used in many thriller films for aesthetic affect and to emphasize the height of the building.
Medium close-ups of the man's scared face and the long shots of the ground below shows the audience how scary the situation is and makes the audience feel like they are in his position.
Cut edits are used to convey the haste of the situation and how quickly the policeman must act to save the detective from falling.
This edit is also shown to disguise the moment when the policeman hits the floor to make it suitable for viewing at the time.
This clip follows convention by showing the main character's weakness, a fear of heights, early in the film. This weakness is also shown in the title "Vertigo" which means fear of heights.
This clip also features a chase scene which is a very common scene used in Thriller films.
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