In "Silence of the lamb", the audience are immediately aware that the genre of the film is a thriller due to the dark foggy setting at the beginning. It is also set in the woods which has connotations of abandoned and secluded which is expected from a thriller genre.
When we are first introduced to the female character, the audience is led to believe that she is a victim, this is because of the way the camera tracks her from behind which suggests she is being chased. the camera then tracks her feet to show her speeding up which creates suspense and fear however, we as an audience soon learn that she is in fact doing an assault curse. The first clue the audience were given was the fact that she climbed the rope which was very physical and leads us to believe the she is an atypical female character because of her physical ability. We then see the badge on her jumper that says "FBI", this shows that she is not a victim at all but a very active and strong character. The female character is then given a name (Sterlin) by a male FBI member, this makes her appear as less of a disposable character and enables the audience to form a relationship with her.
