low key lighting- this is a style of lighting for filming. it is a necessary effect. traditional photographic lighting, three point lighting uses a key light, a fill light and a black light for illumination.
shadows- shadows are used to create an effect of someone or something behind you. this effect can be used in thrillers as it creates suspense and tension.
black and white shots- gives a depressing feeling, could also suggest black and white is equivalent to good and evil.
Quick cut is an editing technique which refers to several consecutive shots of a brief duration. It can be used to convey a lot of information very quickly or to imply either energy or chaos.
Changes in the angles shot can be used In filming to portray various things for example a birds eye view gives a brief summary of a scene which is taken above the ground.
Diegetic sounds of breathing is sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film.