Alien is a sci-fi thriller and is set in space, where you see variety of different camera techniques, sound and mise en scene the way these are shown makes the spic sci-fi thriller a great film.
At the start of the film, the camera pans through space, and there is no music other than the odd small tremor of bass which creates the tense atmosphere. Even watching the credits at the start you get a feeling of tension. From this small scene at the start i have realised that i find, the less music there is the more tense it is. I think this is because in most films, you get certain music that sets the mood and atmosphere and you kind of know what is likely to happen through the music. But if there is no sound at all you don't know what to expect thus making it tense. I think as a group when making our film we should consider using less music making it more tense. "less means more".
The mise en scene is also really well done, as you can see that its in the future just by the clothes that they are wearing, they seem quite futuristic and yet beleiveable. What makes Alien so great is the constant feel of uneasiness. Right from the beginning you have a feeling that something is wrong. The crew is not particularly friendly towards each other, and you truly feel all the in-group tension.
For its time the visual effects are great, and the camera shots around the ship are really good as they look like the ship is real and makes you think you are in it, with lots of POV shots. There's lots of close ups of people faces which shows emotion. But most impressively is when it zooms out showing the planets and the land scape.
The film is really professionally done and i would happily watch it again. And through watching it, i have learnt about how to make a film tense through the sound and camera shots. And i think that Tension is a ket part in making thriller films what they are.
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