Planning: pre production paperwork

Intro:
In our groups, we had to each take on the role of creating a professional piece of paperwork that would need to be distributed to people in our groups as well as our cast. We had to do this to ensure that the filming runs smoothly and in case any problem arises such as complaints for using a particular location, accidents occurring when filming or if an actor complains because the thriller is published, we will be able to fall back on the paperwork where all declaration were made.


Production Schedule:
- The production schedule is given to all members taking part in the thriller to remind them what days, location, scenes they will be taking part in.

-the location schedule was given to:

•  Marlyn
• cee jay
• Christine
• Josh
• Shelah

Client release form:
-A client release form is an agreement form which is given to the actors stating  what they will be involved in, the risk that may occur and how it will be dealt with or who would be held responsible and what the production will be used for. the client can only take part in the production once they have agreed and sign the form.

-the client release form was given to:

•  Marlyn
• cee jay
• Christine
• Josh

Location Recee:

- The location recee is also given to all members taking part in the production to informs them of every particular location the producer wants want the scenes to be film and reason for it. 

-the location release form was given to:

• Marlyn
• cee jay
• Christine
• Josh
• Shelah

Location Release Form:

the location release form is similar to the client release form as it requires agreement from the owner or the person in charge of location we would like to film our thriller. the location release is always given to the owner of a location asking for permission before using the area.

Risk Assessment:

-the risk assessment looks at every possible incidence that can occur during the the production and how dangerous or serious it could be depending on what equipment we will be using. this form is given to al members in the group because it tells them how to deal with any problem that can occur and what can be done to avoid it.

The risk assessment form was given to:

• Marlyn
• cee jay
• Christine
• Josh
• Shelah

Planning: Preliminay task

The purpose of preliminary task

the purpose of the preliminary task was to give us an idea of how our filming process will be, how to use equipment such a tripod  and editing software to remove any unwanted scene to have a continuous edit. it allowed us to understand what each member in the group is good at and locate what areas would need some improvement. 

Video

The scenario (Screenshot)

the scenario of our preliminary task was between marlyn and I and was about how she got me into trouble because she has forgotten to bring a few thing that i was supposed to hand back to Sean who i was afraid of due to his superiority. so i was frustrated at her because i then had to beg Sean on giving me another chance to get all his things to him. 

Group roles

Shelah: Actor
Marlin: Actor
Josh: camera operator i can t
Sean: Actor

Difficulties you encountered whilst filming

while doing our preliminary task, we encountered a few problems such background noise coming from students walking around the school, this prevented us from talking to one another as we were always disturbed and afraid of picking up any background noise in our recording. another problem we encountered was that we did not know when we had enough scenes to stop recording, so we just had to create many scenes hoping it would be 30 seconds which also meant that we would a lot to do when it come to editing.

Difficulties you encountered whilst editing (Screenshots)

As it was our first time editing on an IMac and using the Final cut pro software , we had to familiarise ourselves with it first as we struggled on retrieving the videos located on the SD card and importing it into the final cut pro application to start editing. we also had some trouble saving our final video which had to be exported and saved along with the original videos in the same location. 

What have you learned?

from the preliminary task I gain a bit of knowledge on how the whole filming process works, knowing what needs to taking into consideration, for example choosing a suitable and quiet environment, planning out scenes in advance and having the correct equipment. I also learned how to edit which I thought it was really beneficial as I was able to edit our video on my own due to the absence of my team mate and I think this skill can be useful in similar circumstances in the future. 

Conclusion: How has the task beneficial 

the preliminary task was beneficial because it gave us an idea of what is expected from each members and thought us how a slight mistake can effect a the whole production. I learned the importance of working as a team, planning out before producing and being responsible in role we all undertook. in addition we also learned how to operate the cameras, deciding what shot and angle should be used to make the scene symbolic and lastly how to edit it.

planning: mise en scene

introduction:

Mise en scene are key elements used by produce to convey the message in the film . it consist of 6 element which are lighting, body language, and facial expression, hair and make, costume setting and iconography. each element plays a big roll in a film as it allows the audience to understand clearly what is going on and to distinguish the roles of each character according to the way they may be presented, for example a actor who is well dressed will straight away indicate a sign of status and power but his body language an facial expression will allow the the audience to characterize them.

lighting:

in the first scene of our thriller we will be using low key lighting to hide the identity of our main character as she is shown knelled down in an empty white room. this will make the audience question themselves on why is the character in that place, who they are and what are their intentions

setting:

we selected various location which we thought will be appropriate for the scenes of our thriller. the first setting in our thriller is a white room which we will use in our opening scene. the second setting is a living room and the last is outdoor more precisely in an alleyway.

iconography:

in our first scene there isn't any iconography surrounding our main character who plays the role of a victim and antagonist. but if we take look back at the second flashback of her boyfriends living room she was surrounded by iconography such as a lamp, scissors, table and electronic devices and once she was assaulted by him she made use of all the item she go her hands on and ended murdering him. this shows that she cannot control herself so therefore was left alone in an empty with nothing and none to hurt.


costume:

our main character will be dressed in a white robe that suggest that she is a victim and so therefore innocent, her robe will be ripped and will contains black stains which represents a hidden dark side of her. our second character who is the boyfriend will be like every normal 20 year old men but on top he will have have a white shirt and a black jacket. our last character who is the rapist will be dressed all black with a hoodie which hides his identity.

planning: character representation

introduction:

in this post i will be identifying important aspects of each characters in my thriller. character representation will help me and my group when it will come to choosing someone to play the role of a particular character. it will give us an idea of what is required from our actors in order to match the characters.

characters:

Name: unknown
character role: rapist
age: 25-30
gender: male
costume: blue jeans and a black hoodie
hair and makeup: his hair will not be seen as he would be wearing a hoodie and makeup will not be needed because his identity will hidden by not showing his appearance.
body language and facial expression: he will have an intimidating and dominant body language
represented as: someone who
role within narrative: he rapes an innocent girl who was left traumatized by that experience and he was never found guilty.


Name: lucy
character: female victim/antagonist
age: 18
gender: female
costume: she wears a white ripped robe filled with stains
hair and makeup: she will have messy hair and her face will be pale
body language and facial expression: she will have an agitated body language and a frightened facial expression
represented as: she represented as a innocent, lost young girl who is tormented by her pass and struggles to control her emotions.
role within narrative: she play as a girl in a mental hospital who is unable to control her emotions

Name; boby
character: boyfriend/victim
age: 21
costume: the boyfriend will wear a white shirt and a black coat on top
hair and makeup: he will have scruffy hair and a natural look (no makeup)
body language and facial expression: he has a persuasive body language and
represented as:
role within narrative:

planning: production role

Introduction

when making a film, there are nine different key role or responsibilities which are given to different individuals in order to ease the production of the film and ensure that its of a high standard. in my group we've allocated each individuals with different roles so that the production is done faster with no time wasted and to avoid giving one person a lot of responsibilities.

the first role we have have which is a common one is of a director: the director is the person who I would say have the idea of what the film would look like, therefore they would be in charge of almost everything from choosing actors and coaching them, planning location and choosing shots for different scenes. this role was given to Marilyn as the idea is hers and she can instruct us according to how she visualized a scene.



camera operators: camera operators are the people who bring what is on the storyboard to reality. they are in charge of capturing shots while actors are acting and ensures that the angles and the sizes are as shown on the storyboard. this role is assign to Josh as he has experience of doing this in the past.



producer: on set the role a producer would be to supervise everyone and to make sure that everything is as the director requested. producers are also in charge of finding team members capable of taking responsibilities of designing, filming and sometimes directing. out of set they will be doing thing arrangements for distribution, selling and promoting.  for this role we've decide to assign it to Marilyn because she is sociable and knows who are the right members to recruit.



light operator: lights in films can create different moods depending on how its projected. light operators are the one in charge of projecting different types of lighting in different scenes just as it was visualized by the director. for example if the director want a character to look a bit distorted and create a dark mood they would tell the light operators to project a low key lighting from a low angle. I would be taking this role because I have past experience of using different types of light in a drama performance.


location manager: a location manager is responsible for finding a set/location where each scenes would be film in order to match and be suitable for a particular scene or the story of the film. this role was again assign to me as I have already thought of an appropriate location which would be suitable for our thriller


costume, hair and make up: in the making of a film there are always people who are in charge of making characters appear in a certain way to give the audience an idea of their role in the film and what may be expected from them. the appearance of a character would depend on the sub genre of the film, an example for this would supernatural thrillers which mostly would have characters that look demonic which is expected from that type of movie. Marilyn is responsible for this as she has the experience of applying make up to make a character appear in a certain way and knows what the character should wear and what it connotes.


storyboard: storyboard drawers have a very important role because everything is captured by the camera operators and as its drawn on the storyboard. storyboards drawers also makes the role of other workers easier because the shows step by step what needs to be done and what characters will appear in what scene. this role was assign to Joshua because he design a clear and more detailed storyboard that will make the production of thriller to be more easier as the actors have a clear understanding of what happens in every scenes


editor: after long days and hours of filming, the movie is edited by professional who cuts any unwanted or inappropriate scenes, adjusts the time frames of each scenes and adds a few effects if needed. we have assign this role to Josh because he has the software needed as he has done it before.

sound editor: a sound editors are in charge of implementing sounds in particular scene to match the action or to make the audience feel in a certain way. an example for this would be in a crime or psychological thriller in scenes where the unexpected appearance of the antagonist behind a victim is accompanied with an eerie sound that strikes fear into the audience.

conclusion

this has helped me because I now know what responsibilities me and the people in my group would have depending on our roles. we can now start our production knowing that everyone has a brief understanding of what is expected from them in order to create a excellent thriller.

Planning: Initial ideas

Initial ideas

Each member of my group had their own ideas of the type of thriller they wanted to create. We discussed them as a group and used this to help decide on a final idea.



Idea 1
Sub-genre: psychological thriller
Narrative: boy who seeks revenge for the death of his parents by killing his victims by the order of their birthday
Title: happy birthday
Characters: two male and one female(victims), a 17 year old boy(antagonist) and the police
Setting: city
Theory: Can use Todorov's theory of start middle and end. Conventional characters that the audience will expect to see.
Themes: Violence, revenge, family
Audience response: They will feel scared of the boy but at the same time they will feel sorry for him because he has lost his parents and clearly he is really affected by this.
Positives: can cause good audience response, character can be likable and feared at the same time.
Negatives: not sure if we can portray believable deaths and if we can show this is two minutes.



Idea 2

Title: Bipolar relapse
Sub-genre: psychological thriller
Characters: doctor, nurse,  female victim and antagonist
Narrative: a women who is the victim of rape  becomes tormented and seeks for revenge. She is in a mental home because people think she has lied and she escapes and gets her revenge on her attacker.
Setting: a hospital and a dark room
Themes: revenge, rape, childhood, innocence
Theory: Propp's characters and good themes used
Audience response: they will want the victim to get her revenge and they will feel sorry for her.
Positives: can twist the audiences emotions so can be quite clever, characters should be easy to portray
Negatives: rape is quite a sensitive issue to show so not sure how we would show this on the screen



Conclusion

By sharing our ideas we are able to see the similarities and differences in our ideas, who's idea can be accomplished with the equipment available and how we can make it into one idea. We should now have a brief idea of what our thriller would be as we can see that both our ideas have the same sub-genre and a character wanting revenge so we will use this idea. I think the female getting revenge on the attacker is going to be easier to do so this is the idea we will go along with and plan.

planning: final ideas

Final idea:

Title: bipolar relapse

narrative structure: a woman who is tormented by her past and considered as a threat to the society so therefore she is locked up in a mental hospital where is never visited and neither treated as her state remains obscure. she is kneeled down with her head down and her hair covering her appearance, she starts to see flashbacks of how it all started, the first flashback she sees is of the man who forced her to do what she did not want while crying and begging him to stop but was repeatedly told "its like nothing ever happened", she is then shown in her sell all alone crying with hatred for who she has become. she then sees the second flashback of her boyfriend who was repeatedly stabbed by her for saying one simple sentence,"its like nothing ever happened".the next day,a male nurse informed the doctor of her state how she seems to be normal but hasn't said a word to anyone and was only heard her talking to herself, the doctor did not know how to help or treat her due to the insufficient information he had about her so he orders that she's observed and never approached alone. a few days passed by, when a male nurse entered her room to give her meal while she was seating down on her bed. the male nurse approached her and placed the tray with food on her laps and tried to feed her as she hasn't eaten any food given to her previous, she acts collaborative in till she raised her hand to hold the fork but then drops the tray of food, she starts to panic and her hand shaking but reassured by the male nurse that everything was aright and "its like nothing ever happened".


film influenced my idea

se7en
Hannibal silenced
law abiding citizen

Mise En Scene:

I would use low key lighting to create a dark mood as the camera moves into the female victim from an extreme long shot to a close up
My setting would be in a mental hospital and a room painted all white
the main character who has a mixed role would be dressed in a white rob which shows her innocence,but would have black stains, her hair would be messy and clothes ripped showing that she's been through a lot and and the dark stains which represents dark side of her which by the memories of her past.


conclusion:

I want the audience to question themselves on who the character may be, what are her intention and why is she in that place. I also want the audience to feel sympathetic toward her for what she's been through but also scare and frightened of her actions and not knowing her identity and seeing her appearance.

Research: Film censorship

who is the BBFC and what is their role?



first the BBFC stands for British board film classification. before a film is released in great Britain, it has to go through the BBFC first where its reviewed on the contents it has and what influence it would have on the audience. after a film is reviewed by the BBFC it would either be rated the age which they think is suitable for that film or in some situation the BBFC is force to cut some parts of the film that are inappropriate and uncomfortable for the viewers. some producers do not always agree with judgement of the BBFC and would not want to make any changes to their film, and in that case the BBFC would have no choice but to ban it from cinemas, TV and online sites.



why is the role of the BBFC important to the film industry



the role of the BBFC is important because it restricts certain viewers such as young people from watching films that contain violence, nudity or may have a bad influence on them. the BBFC gives films an age rating and a clear description of what to expect as an audience, this can be seen as a way of protecting the viewers because they would then be able to make a decision of if it would be suitable for them or not and parents will become more aware of what their kids are about to watch and the content it contains.

what things get censored and why?



the BBFC censors things that is most likely to be replicated by some viewers in the real world. for example:

• Bad language
• Controversy
• Drug
• Sex
• Child abuse
• Racism
• Violence
• Sexual violence
• Nudity

if a film is rated 18 it will mostly contain some of the things listed above such as violence, sex and bad language because the viewers are seen as mature and have the knowledge of what is wrong and right and the consequence of certain action. unlike young people who may easily be influence by what they are shown and more likely to implicate it on innocent people.



what is the difference between films being cut and banned?



when a film is reviewed by the BBFC and some parts of it is deemed as unsuitable for the audience, the producers of the film would be asked to cut that part, in other word removing it. the film would still be released but without that particular scene, whereas when a film is banned it can not be released on TV, cinemas and online sites in till it is changed to the expectation of the BBFC and reviewed again for an age rating. the reason why films are banned is because the BBFC fears that it will have a bad influence, be inappropriate or will offend some viewer with certain contents it may contain.





discuss the Forna and Kemode's debate,and then discuss where your own opinions lie on this matter.



Forna argues that most people replicates scenes from movie and would want to be like certain characters in the real world. it's like being sold a product but not through ads where the viewer knows and has a choices to either buy it or not. but in this case they are forced through flashy images of luxurious items worn characters which becomes their desires. she also adds that an episode of EastEnders where the character of Angie tried to kill herself increased the attempts of suicides that night, which just shows how influential an episode of series could be and what effect it could have on the viewers.



on the other hand, Kemode, argues that films should not be cut as it limits the message which the producer attended to share with the audience and that they are responsible for what they watch. he states that we are just seen as mere child who stupid, weak, impressionable, easily led and unable to distinguish between fiction and reality to the BBFC who deem themselves as intelligent, culturally sophisticated and parentally adept but do not know that every movie is received different by different viewers regardless of the message behind it.

In my opinion i think that film censorship is a great thing as it protects most viewers especially young ones from being exposed to violence which can they can replicate in the real world a harm an innocent person. I believe that if there wasn't a film censorship the world would be chaotic and filled with crime, so therefore film censorship should always be there to protect people who aren't able to protect themselves.



conclude with what you have learned about film regulation and what you need to consider for your own thrillers.

I have learned that they are film regulation which states that a film can be censored, cut or banned it it contains any content which can unpleasant or inappropriate for the audience. I now know what i can have in my thriller and would ensure that scene such that there is no scene of violence, racism or controversy are not in my thriller.

Research:Editing

what is editing and why its important

Editing simply means selecting scenes which you would like the show in your film. When editing, filmmakers can add some fictional characters in the scene, change the image quality, add text or even remove a scene. 

types of edits
 

straight cut: a straight cut is when the camera moves from one shot to another without causing confusion. this is mostly done during a face to face conversation between two characters or when there is a change of scenes. during horror or thriller there are usually straight cuts which are done at a fast pace to either build tension, surprise or shock the audience.

fade to black: people who constantly watch action thriller or horror movies will notice that after a scene which built tension in the audience,  it is mostly followed by a black screen known as "fade to black", which is used to calm the audience after experiencing an horrifying scene. leaves audience confused


wipe cut: a wipe cut is the idea of a shot replacing another with the transition being visible the audience. this is done by bring the new shot from the right side of the screen which is mostly seen a vertical line passing through while removing and replacing the precedent scene.


dissolve: when two images blends together to form one image, this is know as dissolve. this technique was well used in the movie "psycho" where the antagonist's face dissolved almost showing his skull, which create a bit of fear to the audience as his face was distorted, and which also connotes his death. 


reaction shot: this shot shows the character's reaction to an occurring circumstance in the film. an example of a reaction shot is again in the movie "psycho", where there were several jump cut  the female victim's reaction from her facial expression which indicated that she is
frightened of who she was seeing in front of her; and another reaction from her was trying to protect herself by raising her hand up to stop the antagonist from stabbing her.


Montage: Montage is the process of editing a film by removing or adding a scene which may be meaningless or symbolic. The layout of comics are good representation of montage because it shows  step by step what is happening and also be seen as the passage of time.

180 degree rule: the 180 degree rule allows the  viewer to distinguish characters or objects  which are on the their right and left side. the camera should always stay on one side of the imaginary line to not confuse the user. the image bellow is an of what happens when the 180 degree rule isn't followed. the first three images on the side shows the audience that the character In red is located on the right side and the one in blue on the left side, but once camera crossed the imaginary line, the characters became on opposite sides.

shot reverse shot: this type of shot is mostly used during a conversation between characters. shot reverse shot will show characters in opposite directions, which will make the audience think that they are talking one another or looking at an object opposite them. this is clarified  by the use of the over the shoulder shot which shows a character on the opposite direction from another character's shoulder or a medium shot of a character looking at a symbolic object in the film, with the 180 degree rule applied. 

jump cut: a jump cut is a transition from one scene to another but due to it being an extreme camera movement it is easily seen by the eye. A jump cut occurs in a scene showing different types of camera shot of a character or object with changes in every new camera shot.




Trailers and use of edits:Trailers are one of the main things which sells a new film once released, so therefore it has to be well edited so that it can catch the attention of the audience from the first sight. one of the best thriller trailer would have to be from the movie "Buried", which built tension and made the audience anxious through fast pace shots of a man buried alive in a coffin. this made the audience curious in finding out the ending, so they would go and watch in the cinema.


conclusion: in my thriller I would mostly use fade to black, dissolve and reaction shot. because they are conventional in thriller and would be suitable for my sub genre in which I want to keep my audience at the edge of their seat.

Research: questionnaire

Questionnaire

What is the importance of primary research?

Primary research are informations collected through questionnaires, surveys, internet forums or interviews, this allows the researcher to get know their target audience better. the primary information i collected allowed me to  understand who my target audience are and what are their preferences, i now know who would watch my thriller, why and how it would impact them and what i should include to make it even better. so the importance of primary research is that it gives you broad understanding of your target audience through the information gathered and gives you an idea of what would be suitable for them.
Who did you ask why?

for my questionnaire i asked 30 people in total, 15 males and 15 females aged 12 and above. I tried to get different views from different age groups so that i can make a good judgement of what genre, theme and audience i want my thriller to be for and to get the right response.

Example of your questionnaire uploaded

conclusion

The research has helped me with useful information about my target audience and on deciding what sub genre, theme, iconography and characters i should include to meet their expectation.

Research: narrative themes- Miss Begum

Narrative themes

What are themes? Why are they important to identify for the audience?
Themes can be seen as subject which recurs in a movie, this could either death, greed, violence or money. They are important because they give the audience an insight of what to expect and makes clear of what is happening in a scene and why.

Themes and genre- discuss how themes are dependent on genres and why
each genres have themes which themes which are expected from it, and those themes can only be well demonstrated through that particular genre. for example you would not expect a theme of supernatural in a romantic comedy because it does not suit the genre, so therefore themes depend on genres in order to make sense to the audience.

common themes in thrillers and why(examples)
some common themes of thrillers are:

• death
• violence 
• vengeance 
• mystery
• obsession  
• trust 
• crime 
• love 
• money
• friendship
• greed 

These are common thriller themes because there is always tension, suspense and plot twist in the film just like the audience anticipated.

impact of themes on audiences
People who can relate to the theme in a film would not be really be impacted but will only learn and anticipate the outcome, whereas others who may be sensitive will more engaged and easily influenced.
conclusion
i would use the theme of crime and mystery in my thriller because i would like to engage the audience as much i can with a few puzzling scenes to get them thinking and trying to predict the ending through their judgement according to what is happening in the film.

Research: Narrative theory

What is narrative and why is it important to audience?
Narrative is telling a story to the audience through structured elements such as characters who act in a certain way according to the story line or object that are symbolic and creates meaning in the story. Narrative is important to the audience because it gives them an understanding of the story.


Creating meaning through text

Genre: elements such as lighting, color, and sound in a movie can allow the audience to identify the genre of a movie. If the genre was thriller, you would expect the movie to have low-key lighting which creates a dark mood, eerie sounds to frighten the audience or make them feel uncomfortable.


Characters: characters can be identified through facial expression, relationship, physic, body language or their appearance in the film. Characters are the most important elements in the film as they are the one telling the story, engaging and creating a connection with the audience. The above factor allows the audience to make assumption of the role of the characters even when it has not been specified in film.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
Structure: every movie follows a structure in oder to get their message across to the audience. there should be a clear order of event and its cause, with a suitable setting which corresponds to the story line as well as the genre of the film. characters should be able to create connections or relate to audience in order to get the right response such thrill, fear or sadness from the audience.



Propp: propp's theory of narrative is divided into three parts which he believe are key when directing a film. The first part of his theory is equilibrium, which means that everything needs to be calm or peaceful at the start of the film. It is then followed by disequilibrium which is when the villain of the film is introduced and there a disruption. The last part is known as new equilibrium. This is when the villain is unmasked, the hero is recognised.


Todorov: todorov is the second theorist who's theory is similar to prop's but with a few added idea of how a film should be narrated. his theory starts with equilibrium when everything is calm in a film, then there is a disruption caused by the villain, followed by an attempt of recognition and repairing the situation but he/she is denied and a last return or restoration which is also a new equilibrium.


Aristotle: Aristotle believes in evoking emotion through themes, in other word he values more how the audience feels and react when watching a movie.


Barthes: Barthes is the last theorist who I would say is more unique because looks at iconography and culture and how it can be symbolic. His theory consists of symbolic-connotation, semic- denotation and culture.


Narrative structure thrillers tend to take: in my opinion most thrillers follows propp, todorov and aristotle theory because, the structure of their theory tends to create the atmosphere which is essential in a thriller. in term of structure, propps and todorov's narrative theory would be the most common one used in almost every classic thrillers. thrillers would usually start with an equilibrium where the hero or the villain haven't been introduced to the audience, and this is done to engage the audience by making them want to guess the roles of characters where they will become attentive to small details such as facial expression, body language or relationship between characters. it's then followed up by a disruption or disequilibrium which where things starts to go wrong and the characters roles are specified and an emotional attachment between the characters and the viewer is created, where the audience would start to feel the same way as the character certain circumstances and would not want any harm to come to them. the movie is ended with a new equilibrium or as i like to say a new beginning where everything is back to a normal state.


Conclusion
in my thriller i would be using aristotle and Barthes theory because i would like to create a connection between the audience and the main character who i would say is would be seen as an protagonist and antagonist due to his confusing acts which tends to scare the audience but also makes the audience feel sympathetic toward him. i also want to meaning, tension and drama through character and iconography.

Research: What is a Thriller? - Miss B

What are genres?

genres are classification of any type or form of art into a category. for example the movie "se7en" will be classify as a thriller or to be more precise a psychological thriller because the main story is centred upon a mental antagonist who murders his victims by the sins they have committed another example for genres is the book "Romeo and Juliet" which is categorised in tragedy literature genre.

What is the thriller genre?

a thriller is a type of genre that can either be a film or book that which gives the audience a suspense feeling as  well as keeping them on the edge of their seat with excitement and built tension because they may know more than the characters and expect something bad to happen during the film. most thrillers tends to have a lot of red herrings making the audience believe they know plot what will happen next in the film. but  in a blink of an eye there will always be a sudden plot twist creating suspense making it insupportable of the audience.

Examples of credible thriller films:

• Psycho (1960) a horror-thriller 
• the usual suspect (1995)
• the third man (1949)
• reservoir dogs (1992)
• se7en (1995)
• the french connection (1971)
• shutter island (2010)

this are examples of thriller movies because each of them contains
Sub-genres of thrillers:
A sub-genre gives precise description of each genre category. every genres are broken down into small sub-genres, for example a main film genre is could be a "thriller", the genre itself does not given enough information about a film so therefore there are sub-genres such action thriller, psychological thriller, sci-fi thriller and religious thriller. the sub-genres let know what to expect when watching the film.
Some examples of sub-genres in thriller are as follows:

• Crime Thriller
• Action Thriller
• psychological thriller 
• sci-fi thriller
• religious thriller 
• conspiracy thriller
• Eco-thriller
• forensic thriller
• legal thriller
• medical thriller
• political thriller
• supernatural thriller 

What are the common conventions of thrillers?
Thrillers needs to follow conventions in order to get the right response from the audience. an example of a thriller conventions is eerie sounds. eerie sounds is a an unpleasant type of sound which makes the audience feel frightened or disturbed, and its also used to build tension during a movie. another convention of thriller is exotic location. most thriller movies would be set in the wood which is seen as a mysterious and dangerous place holding a lot of surprises for audience.


Some examples of conventions:

• A psychotic character
• Low-key lighting
• Eerie sound
• mirrors
• obtrusive editing 
• flashbacks
• exotic locations
• hero, heroine and villain

Common thriller themes:

• death
• crime
• violence
• murder

Audience response to thrillers:












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Research: Cinematography - Miss B

What is Cinematography?

Cinematography analyses the different shot frames, for examples the angle in which a shot is taken, the choice shots and the effect it has on the audience and the movement of the camera. 

 

  XLS (Extreme Long Shot): an extreme long shot is when a picture is taken from a long distance showing the full character and the surroundings. The image bellow is an example of an extreme long from the film "in city". This shot lets the audience know where and when the movie is set and allows them to guess the genre or what will happen in the movie. Looking at the image of sin city the audience would have sense that the film is a mysterious action thriller because of the black and white colour which can be associated with innocence & death and the red colour of her dress can signify blood, danger or love.

 

LS (Long Shot): A long shot shows the character from head to toes with a little part of the surrounding. it also lets us know what is happening in that moment, who are in the scene and how are the feeling. this image is an example of a long shot which shows us a terrified men surrounded by dead people, hiding form someone or something.

 

 

 

Medium shot: a medium shot is taken from the waits or chest of the character to the head. This shot allows the audience to see clearly the reaction or facial expression to something which has or will happen. The medium shot of the "sider man" tells us that he is frustrated, tired or giving up because of an event which occurred. I know this because he has his head down which is a sign of sadness or depression.

 

 

 

 

Close up: up shot can be taken from the shoulders of the character to the head. This type of shot only focuses on the character and allows the audience to experience or feel the same emotion as that character. the image above is an example of a close up from the film "orphan" the close up used tells us that she is scared of what is seeing in front of her causing her to scream.

 

 

 

Extreme close up: an extreme close up zooms in, into a significant piece in the movies, which can either be a character's feeling shown through their eyes and their expression through their face. An extreme close up shot can also be of an object which symbolize something meaningful.

 

Establishing shot: an establishing shot tell the audience where the film is set. Most establishing shot are shown at the beginning of the movies showing where the movie will take place, an example of establishing shot can be found in the movie known as “se7en”. Right at the opening intro which lets us know that it’s a psychological thriller movie through the iconography, there is an establishing shot tells the audience that setting of the film is in a busy city environment.

 

 

 

High angle shot: A high angle shot is taken from above the character or object and it’s mostly done using a crane. This type of shot makes the characters appear smaller and can show that they are an inferior or less significant.  The shot in the image is a taken above character, portraying them as being powerless and vulnerable. This is shown by his facial expression which lets us know that he’s scared of is about to happen, and also through the iconography of blood and broken glasses the audience can tell that he was a victim of an attack.

 

 

Low angle shot: a low angle shot looks up at the character making them appear bigger. Low angle shots are mostly used to emphasize characters that hold great status, powerful or intimidating like villains. The low angle shot image of batman in the action thriller “the dark night rises” directly tells the audience that he’s one the main characters who is strong, vigorous and confident

 

Panning shot: a panning shot is when the camera films a scene and moves horizontally. A panning shot follows the movement of the of the character or an object as it can establish the scene, build suspense or make it seem as if the character was being watched.

 

Point of view: the point of view is when the camera is set up to show a scene as if it was being viewed through the characters eyes. This makes the audience feel like they were that character and become emotionally attached sharing the same feelings and emotion with the character, for example being scared feeling defenceless if a character has a gun pointed right at them.

 

Hand held: hand held is when the camera move with the character, meaning that it’s either held in their hand or attached on them. This technique makes the movie seem as it was reality and engages the audience, making them feel as though they were the one holding the camera.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Research: Sound

What is sound and why is it an important micro-element?
sound is anything which you hear being emitted from a seen or unseen source. sound is used to inform, warn, create a mood or to make a someone or a group of people feel a certain way or to simulate reality.




Sound definition with thriller examples:

• Diegetic sounds are can be on or off screen and its expected by the audience such the voice of the characters speaking, the sound of an object like a gun shot or instrument visible in the film. 

• Non-diegetic sound is an off screen sound which is emitted from an unseen source. Narrator's commentary is non diegetic sound which is added in he movies and it is not expected by audience and nor seen. Sound effects is also another example of a non-diegetic sound added to create dramatic effect and create a certain mood during the film. 

• Parallel sounds is what the audience would expect to hear when watching a scene set in a particular location such as wall street which is a busy environment and would expect constant talking from the workers, phones ringing and clicking from the keyboards.

• contrapuntal sound are sounds which does not match with

Thriller scene analysis:


The video below is edited from a scene Zombieland showing  how a movie will be with or without a non-diegetic sound, but more precisely what effect both diegetic & non-diegetic would have on the audience. the first part of he scene which included a diegetic sound of the gun being cocked indicated that something brutal or unexpeted is about to happen, the non-diegetic sound effect built climax and created a dramatic tension, leaving the audience uncertain of what to expect when the door opens whereas the second part of the scene had no feeling or mood into it once the non-diegetic sound was taken off.

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