What is the purpose of the opening of a film?
In the opening few minutes to a film you need to get the audience interested in the film, by following the conventions of the type of genre you are trying to create. In my case I would need to show through the mise-en scene, camera angles, shots and editing that my film was going to be a Thriller. It also needs to introduce the main character and engage the audience.
What techniques can a director use to create suspense in a film?
A director could; Show the film from the characters viewpoint to create a sense of what they see and also suspicion into what they are and what they look like. Use close up shots to show emotion as wide shots create less emotion. Stay away from too much dialogue, find other ways of showing what the characters are seeing and thinking (camera angles, types of shot, voice overs, lighting) Create ironic situations where the main character is being humorous and play with this to suddenly change the mood and confuse the audience.
How do you think a thriller film is defined?
I think a thriller film is defined by the way it creates suspense, tension and excitement with the plots which are usually based around crime and mystery.
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What films can you think of that will fit into the thriller genre?
- Shutter Island
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Memento.
The thriller film can be divided into sub-genres - what different types of thriller films do you think exist?
The genre of thriller is split up into many different sub-genre's these are;
Conspiracy thriller, Crime thriller, Disaster thriller, Mystery thriller, Psychological thriller and Supernatural thrillers.
What are the characteristics or conventions of a thriller film?
Dark lighting, suspenseful music, close up shots to show emotion, a plot that builds to a climax and life threatening situations.
What do you think is the audience pleasure of a thriller film?I think audiences watch thriller movies as they offer them emotion, making them feel something or apart of the film. The mystery also gets the audiences involved as they try to figure out what or who the problem is, much like the protagonist characters ofter do in thriller movies. They also watch films for escapism from their everyday lives, where being scared doesn't happen all the time.
What do you think are the differences between horror and a thriller film?Horror films use gore, violence in their films to create a disgusted response from the audience whereas thriller movies look to create suspense through the twists in their plots and the use of camera work.
Using the internet research the 'top 50 thriller films'. Look at the top twenty - which ones have you watched? If it's not many, why do you think this is the case?I have watched;
1. Pulp fiction. 2. Inception. 3. The Dark knight. 9. The silence of the Lambs. 11. Memento. 17. Vertigo.
I think that I have not seen many of the top 50 thriller films as I am either too young to watch the films in the cinema, or have not heard of many of the top films as they tend to be older.
Using the internet, find three posters for thriller films. Complete a brief semiotic analysis of the posters. What colours are used, what kind of imagery, taglines, certificate , narrative?
Pulp fiction poster - Uses red, orange , yellow and black. Cigarettes, gun, women dressing in black and with heels. No tagline although they do use the names of the actors and Quintin Tarentino as the director. Certificate is not mentioned.
Inception - Uses traditional black, white and red. Shows a man holding a gun , water and the city. 'Your mind is the scene of the crime' Certificate is not mentioned.
Black Swan - Uses again red,black and white. Shows a very white women with swan-like makeup and red eyes and lips. No tag-line or certificate.
In the opening few minutes to a film you need to get the audience interested in the film, by following the conventions of the type of genre you are trying to create. In my case I would need to show through the mise-en scene, camera angles, shots and editing that my film was going to be a Thriller. It also needs to introduce the main character and engage the audience.
What techniques can a director use to create suspense in a film?
A director could; Show the film from the characters viewpoint to create a sense of what they see and also suspicion into what they are and what they look like. Use close up shots to show emotion as wide shots create less emotion. Stay away from too much dialogue, find other ways of showing what the characters are seeing and thinking (camera angles, types of shot, voice overs, lighting) Create ironic situations where the main character is being humorous and play with this to suddenly change the mood and confuse the audience.
How do you think a thriller film is defined?
I think a thriller film is defined by the way it creates suspense, tension and excitement with the plots which are usually based around crime and mystery.
.
What films can you think of that will fit into the thriller genre?
- Shutter Island
- The Silence of the Lambs
- Memento.
The thriller film can be divided into sub-genres - what different types of thriller films do you think exist?
The genre of thriller is split up into many different sub-genre's these are;
Conspiracy thriller, Crime thriller, Disaster thriller, Mystery thriller, Psychological thriller and Supernatural thrillers.
What are the characteristics or conventions of a thriller film?
Dark lighting, suspenseful music, close up shots to show emotion, a plot that builds to a climax and life threatening situations.
What do you think is the audience pleasure of a thriller film?I think audiences watch thriller movies as they offer them emotion, making them feel something or apart of the film. The mystery also gets the audiences involved as they try to figure out what or who the problem is, much like the protagonist characters ofter do in thriller movies. They also watch films for escapism from their everyday lives, where being scared doesn't happen all the time.
What do you think are the differences between horror and a thriller film?Horror films use gore, violence in their films to create a disgusted response from the audience whereas thriller movies look to create suspense through the twists in their plots and the use of camera work.
Using the internet research the 'top 50 thriller films'. Look at the top twenty - which ones have you watched? If it's not many, why do you think this is the case?I have watched;
1. Pulp fiction. 2. Inception. 3. The Dark knight. 9. The silence of the Lambs. 11. Memento. 17. Vertigo.
I think that I have not seen many of the top 50 thriller films as I am either too young to watch the films in the cinema, or have not heard of many of the top films as they tend to be older.
Using the internet, find three posters for thriller films. Complete a brief semiotic analysis of the posters. What colours are used, what kind of imagery, taglines, certificate , narrative?
Pulp fiction poster - Uses red, orange , yellow and black. Cigarettes, gun, women dressing in black and with heels. No tagline although they do use the names of the actors and Quintin Tarentino as the director. Certificate is not mentioned.
Inception - Uses traditional black, white and red. Shows a man holding a gun , water and the city. 'Your mind is the scene of the crime' Certificate is not mentioned.
Black Swan - Uses again red,black and white. Shows a very white women with swan-like makeup and red eyes and lips. No tag-line or certificate.
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