Shutter island - thriller film case study 2

Director: Martin Scorsese

Written by: Laeta Kalogridis 

Cast: Leonardo Dicaprio, Mark Ruffalo, Emily Mortimer, Ben Kingsley

Release date: 12 March 2010 (U.K.)

Budget: $80,000,000

Grossing worldwide: $294,468,405

Opening weekend: $41,062,440

Plot Summary: The implausible escape of a brilliant murderess brings U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his new partner (Mark Ruffalo) to Ashecliffe Hospital, a fortress-like insane asylum located on a remote island. The woman appears to have vanished from a locked room, and there are hints of terrible crimes being committed within the hospital walls. As the investigation deepens, Teddy realizes he will have to confront his own dark fears if he hopes to make it off the island alive.

Cinematography: within the film there is a lot of two shots to introduce the characters as partners. There's tracking shots to eatablish the setting. Certain close ups switching the film show different important props that are a significance to the film. 

Editing: there is also parts of the film that use CGI for example the part when Leo's character is cliff climbing and pans down to see how far up he is they use CGI to add in the rocky seas and oceans below. As well as the storm in the woods they use CGI to imitate the trees being thrown around the woods.

Sound: the non diagetic soundtrack of the film is very orchestral and creates a lot of susspense and tension, this is conventional of a thriller film. Also within this movie there is a lot of non diagetic sound such as the waves crashing against the rocks when leonardo if cliff climbing and the storm outside this is made in post production as foley sound

Mise en scene: the costumes within the film a very important to the narrative. Mark ruffalos costume is a Presteigne 3 price suit very smart and with an overjacket showing that he is a official man who looked smart, but Leo's character is wereing q multi coloured bright tie, tied loosely around his neck looking very skruffy shirt untucked this shows that he is very different unusual. His costume changes to being a mental patients uniform this is forboading the end of the film.