Product Research - analyzing 'Pacific Heights'

I had the task of analyzing a psychological thriller and so I chose the first 1:53 seconds of Michael Keaton's 'Pacific Heights'. The auteur played the part of Carter Hayes. This 1990 mainstream movie is ironic in its title, as Hayes forces his way into the perfect home and destroys the perfect life; moving into a young couple's first home, he refuses to pay his way and makes their lives hell for trying to eradicate him.

At the start of my YouTube clip, the male lead Drake Goodman is lying on the sofa watching television, falling asleep in mid-shot. The diagetic sound of the T.V and the flashing images all relate to danger and help to build suspense. The slow intercutting of these shots also aids that. The relaxation sets the mood for disruption, with the sound, actions and imaging representing real-time and  'voyeur-like' audience engagement. The shots begin to correlate quicker, engaging the reader for the climax; Patty moves upstairs with the symbolism of danger as she carries a nail-gun, and the screeching of the cat distracts her, leaving the nail-gun in a lengthy mid-shot. The lack of diagetic sound here helps 'prepare' the viewer for the impact, allowing their attention to be concerntrated on nothing but what is actually happening. The house is filled with little natural light, and so the dark filming technique once again suggests danger. As Patty walks down into the cellar, the camera watches from in front in a long-shot, and only the sounds she is making can be heard. After hearing a loud noise resulting in this, both her and the audience are on the edge of their seats. The camera cuts to various shots of destroyed items to emphasis danger, before slowly turning 180 degrees to give a fuller view, engaging the consumer from Patty's perspective. The unsteady camera technique symbolises fear and panic when hearing noises, and Patty's piercing scream and fast inter cuts of the cat chasing the bird awaken the reader to upcoming danger. An unexpected clip of Goodman arises and is fast asleep with Hayes moving slowly behind him in mid-shot. This is the ultimate climax that keeps the viewers watching. There is then one shot of Hayes bringing down the weapon on Goodman in mid-shot before returning to the T.V (picturing a symbolic nuclear explosion), back to him for the second strike and then to the T.V again. The imaging and sound once again reminds and informs the audience of danger, and the drowning of Goodman's screams in the diagetic sound of the T.V emphasise Patty's oblivious approach and also censors the action for suggestion of Thriller (something Thrillers' rely on).