Analysis of Still from Thelma and Louise

Location;
This is set in a car park at night, suggested by the lighting, which plays into the thriller convention of being filmed in dark open spaces. This contradicts the other aspect of the still - the woman being dominant within the scene, rather than the male character.


Characters;
The female is the dominant character in the still -  which defies the thriller convention as well as reversing the norm of that time in America. There is also a crazed look on the woman's face to suggest that the man has done/said something to make her really angry. This suggests that before the situation shown that the man was the dominant, also the face of the man suggests that he is in a unfamiliar situation.


Lighting;
Non-ambient lighting is the primary light-source in this shot, to create some atmosphere around these two characters. It also helps the audience focus on the foreground - where all the action is happening- rather than the background.


Camera Angle;
The Camera angle is a medium-close shot which is cropped quite close around the action, again to get the audience focused on the action and to cut down in as much distractions as possible.


Props;
There is only really one prop within this scene, the gun in the hands of the woman, again differing from the thriller conventions of the man being the dominant one within the scene.