Mise en scene

Mise en scene is a french term meaning "in the scene or frame". Elements of mise en scene include:

• Lighting
• Costumes
• Props
• Setting
• Positioning of objects and characters
• Acting 

A simpler term of mise en scene is that it refers to everything that appears before the camera, including all of the above. Mise en scene is a good way to analyse scenes in movies, as you can infer a lot from scenes by the objects in them, the expressions and acting from the actors, and the setting. For example the body language of an actor allows the audience to infer what kind of mood they are in e.g nervous or scared.

Unknown

Unknown

Unknown was released in 2011 and directed by Jaume Collet-Sara. it is the story of Dr Martin Harris, who, after a car crash, loses his memory and finds that someone has taken his identity. The mcguffin that drives this story is the biotechnology summit that he has to attend, and the world food crisis which the biotechnology summit is about.

There are various scenes that have thriller aspects in 'unknown', but one scene that stands out in particular is the scene where Martin harris is tied to a hospital bed and is attempted to be killed by an assassin. As the assassin leaves the room we see Marin Harris reach for a pair of scissors, Martin is straining for the scissors and is cutting his hand in the process. This is a tense scene because it is unclear to the audience whether or not Martin Harris will reach the scissors in time. however as the assassin re enters the room it is clear to the audience that Martin Harris does have the scissors, and he soon escapes.

Another tense scene is the car chase scene. The car chase scene has elements of fast paced editing, this is so that it matches the chaos of the action that is happening on screen. The fast paced editing may also give the audience a sense of speed, this is to show how fast the cars are driving and how frantic it is for Martin Harris.

A thriller convention in unknown, similar to the convention used in Alfred Hitchcock's work, is the convention of a resourceful hero who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains. Despite the fact that he has had his identity stolen and is being chased by assassins and the police, Martin Harris still uses his wits and quick decision making to thwart the assassination plants of the villains.

Another thriller convention used in unknown is red herrings. Throughout the film we see that Martin Harris is attempting to save his wife liz, who he believes is being forced against her will to co operate with the assassins. however the audience later finds out that liz is an assassin herself, and her partner was Martin Harris, who was an assassin before he lost his memory.

Thriller Shotlist draft

This is the first draft of shot types we will use in our thriller 'gone'.

Thriller Storyboard

For our thriller we have designed a brief storyboard, it shows some of the shots we will use as well as the basic premise.

Treatment

Treatment

Treatment

Group Roles Cinematography: Long shot, wide shot, medium shot, close up, extreme close up, point of view, low angle, high angle,tilt, crane shot, tracking shot, over the shoulder shot. (Ausrine) Mise-en-scene:  Costumes; leather jacket 2x, jeans, hooded jumper, heels. Props; metal bar. Location; Central Park, Eastbrook School (alley), Eastbrook School (abandoned room). Make-up; Barbara (dangerous) dark lipstick, long dark hair, heavily made up eyes. (Barbara, Michael, Ross) Sound: Background; birds chirping, forest noises, dramatic music, ident, buzzing noise (room), bang (distraction, all heads turn) (Ross, Michael) Editing: fade in/out, white and black, jump cut. Flashbacks. Match on action. Straight cut. Eye line match. Continuity editing. 180 degree rule. ( Ausrine, Michael, Barbara, Ross)

Title: Gone Tag Line: What would you do?

Synopsis: A couple are ruthlessly split apart and it's up to her to figure out what happened and why it happened. The audience are shown flashbacks to fill in the gaps whilst she uncovers the mystery and is forced to confront him. The twist of events will leave the audience and her on the edge of heir seats.

Key Genre Conventions: Fast paced music Dark clothing; jeans, leather jacket Mysterious murder (brutal) Confession Prop; metal bar, rope, chair Alley, abandoned room Action (chase) Flashbacks to make the tension rise up and then fall again.

2nd production meeting

In this lesson we decided the thriller opening we were going to record. Our thriller opening is called 'gone' and we have started a rough draft of what shot types we will use. we have also started our storyboard for 'gone'

How to film a thriller

How to film a thriller

Camera angles

POV - shows the viewpoint of someone

Close ups/reaction shots

Extreme close up

Shooting through an opening - suggests hidden watcher

Long shot

Shot reverse shot: shows character then shows POV of what they see

Handheld camera shots

Tracking shot

High angle - shows weakness/vulnerability

Editing

Slow editing - shows peacefulness/no danger

Fast editing - quick cuts show panic, puts the audience on edge

Dissolves/fades - cut out long journeys

Music

Diegetic sound - sound heard on screen e.g birds chirping, footsteps - actual sound 

Non diegetic sound - sound heard of screen e.g narrator, soundtrack - commentary sound

sinister sound effects show danger
ominous music
Background sounds (nature) shows

Lighting

Dark lighting
Natural lighting e.g sunlight

Initial ideas

Initial ideas

Here are the initial ideas of our thriller opening. 'Out in the woods' is the story of two friends, one of them goes missing and the friend who is left starts being followed by an unknown person. 'Gone' is the story of a women who wants to get revenge on her boyfriends killer, and 'text 2 kill' is the story of a boy receiving threatening texts from an unknown person. Of all these ideas i think the one we are most likely to do is 'gone'.

1st Production meeting

today we have done our first production meeting, in it we talked about the 3 ideas we had for our thriller opening

Introducing our group

Introducing our group

in our group we have me (right), Michael (top right), Ausrine (top left) and Barbara (left).

Past student work

In lesson we were looking at the various thriller openings that past students had created. i will be describing what went well with them and how they could improve, as well as giving them my own mark.

Hidden

In the opening of 'hidden' the first scene we see is two people walking home. There is little dialogue in 'hidden' and the first dialogue we do hear is quieter then the cars driving past, this can make it difficult to understand what they are saying. The fact that most of this thriller is filmed at night also means it can be difficult for the audience to see what is happening.

Power cut



Throughout this thriller opening of 'Power cut' , a constant grey filter is used, however i do not think this is necessary as it takes out the colour from the film. It might of been more interesting if the grey filter was used when the power was cut, to represent the loss of light. Music is also constantly used in 'Power cut', however this means that the diolouge at 0:46 cannot be heard, the music should match the scene that it is being played over.

The Catalyst



I think 'the catalyst' is an effective thriller opening, shown through its use of cinematography and editing. One example of good cinematography in 'The Catalyst' is the sniper shooting scene. During this scene a sniper scope image is added on the screen, this makes the scene appear more realistic. However there is a continuity error in this scene as the audience cannot see the park from the window of the sniper. The editing in this opening is good because various transitions are used, for example a straight cut is used on the sniper scene, and then a fade out is used after the man has been shot.

Titles (thriller examples)

Titles (thriller examples)

Se7en

Produced by: New Line Cinema

The opening titles of 'se7en' are intercut between shots of a man doing various things, including writing and looking through pictures. The odd font and the glitching of the text gives an unerving feeling to the opening. This makes the audience suspect that the man in the background will be the 'antagonist' of se7en. The style of the opening credits also reflects the gritty feeling that 'se7en' has.

North by northwest


Produced by: MGM

The opening titles of 'North by northwest' begin before the film and during the opening shots. The titles are presented in a stylish way, for example through the use of slides and wipes. This is representative of the thriller-spy genre that 'north by northwest' is part of. The title is comparative to the stylist nature of the film, for example Roger Thornhill is always shown to be wearing suits, and drives in a nice car.

Spiderman



Produced by: Colombia

The opening titles of 'spiderman' are presented before the film begins. The opening titles are reflective of the comic book style that the film has. cgi is also used to incorporate the titles into spider webs, and a final transition is used to change the cgi spiderweb into the real spiderweb that is shown on the street corner.

Rope

Rope

     

Rope was directed by Alfred Hitchcock and released in 1948, it is based on the play of the same name. The play itself is based loosely on the murder case of Leopold and Loeb, two wealthy university students who kidnapped and murdered a 14 year old boy. They were fascinated with the "superman" concept. This was a concept created by Friedrich Nietzsche, it suggests that those who are intellectually superior are above the laws and morals of the average man. The two main characters in Alfred Hitchcock's "Rope", Brandon Shaw and Phillip Morgan, believe in this concept, so they murder their friend in their apartment. To celebrate, they hold a party with the victims parents, girlfriend, their aunt, their other friend and rupert, their old housemaster who introduced them to the superman concept. Eventually after some investigation rupert founds out that they have killed someone, and is disgusted that they used his research to justify a murder. In the end Rupert grabs a gun of Brandon and alerts the police.

Compared to some of Alfred Hitchcock's there are no thriller conventions in rope. There are no fast paced editing scenes  in rope, the viewer may frequently see the camera zoom in on someones back, this is so that they can cut it without the audience seeing the cut, which makes it appear as if it is one long recording.



there are various moments of suspense in rope, the two men hide their friends body in a box, and then serve dinner on top of it. There are moments in the film where it seems that someone might open the box, this puts the viewer on edge, wondering if the men will be caught or someone will find the body. However there is no resourceful hero trying to outwit a better equipped villain, the two men seem like they want to get caught, and Philip seems to have guilt about what he has done by the end of the film.

The main focus of rope is also not based on the 'hero' (if there is one) but on the villains instead. This is similar to psycho, where the film is not based on the hero/heroine but is based on the villains and why they do what they do. The main focus on psycho is Normans relationship with his mother, whereas Rope is based on brandon and Philip's morals, and why they have killed their friend.

Some of the thriller theorist ideas also do not appear to be in Rope. Todorov's 4 stages are not in rope, because as soon as the film starts the audience is thrown into the second stage, disruption. There is also not a 'new equilibrium' because the boys got what they wanted in the end, getting caught. A thriller theorist who is evident is rope however is Levi Strauss, and his idea of binary opposition. In rope Brandon and Philip see themselves as binary opposites to everyone else. They see themselves as intellectually superior, and believe that they can do what we want.

The Birds

The Birds

The birds is a thriller/horror directed by Alfred Hitchcock released in 1963. The film is set in bodega bay, California, a small town which unexpectedly begins to get attacked by birds. Melaine Daniels is visiting the town to deliver a pair of lovebirds to a man she met earlier named Mitch. Eventually the two people escape the town, but the bird threat still remains,leaving the ending ambiguous. Alfred Hitchcock does this so that the audience get the impression of a never ending terror of birds, just like the people living in the town had experienced.

The thriller convention of a resourceful hero outsmarting a better equipped villain is not present in the birds. There is no single villain, only a very large group of birds, and the only goal for Melaine Daniels and Mitch is to escape the town. Mitch is resourceful because at various times in the film he is able to outsmart the birds. the film

also seems to lack the convention of equilibrium at the end of the movie, because the threat of the birds seems to be spreading to other towns.

Despite the fact that there is no human villain the film still does a good job of building up tension. Whilst Melaine Daniels is waiting for Mitch's sister to finish school, the audience can begin to see crows slowly filling the scene. The scene begins with just one crow in the background, but soon the birds fill the scene, whilst Melaine Daniels remains oblivious to them, this makes the audience worry that the crows may attack at any moment. There is also a contrast in the scene, children can be heard singing in the background whilst the crows begin to gather. This gives the audience a sense of an uneasiness as a calm sound is occupied with a scary scene.

Production studio idents

Production studio idents

Films are produced by different companies, and during the opening title of a film a sequence showing the production company logo is shown, theese are called idents. I will be looking at different company idents and will be explaining how they have changed through the years.

Universal - The universal ident is a rotating globe with "universal" written on the front of it. The logo first begun in 1927 as a globe rotating in the sky with a plane flying around it, however in 1946 it was changed to a globe rotating in space. the ident has received various graphic updates since then but has remained the same as it was in 1946.

MGM - due to it being difficult to replicate the lion in the MGM ldent has always remained the same, but the ident has gone through a number of different colours including black and white to gold.

Disney - The classic disney pictures ident first appeared in 1985, and is based on the castle in the disney animation film 'Cinderella'. In 2006 the ident was changed from an animation to cgi, to give it a realistic look.

Dreamworks - Dreamworks is a newer company then many of the other production companies. The ident shows a man sitting on the moon and fishing. At some points the ident is cleverly linked with the film, such as in shark tale, where the bait at the end of the mans fishing rod is shown in the water.

Colombia pictures - The first Colombia pictures ident begun in 1924 and showed a women standing a sideways pose. The torch bearing women did not begin till 1936

Warner bros - The warner bros logo begun in the 1940s and has the initials W.B inside a shield. There have been various colour changes to the logo but its appearance has remained the same.

Modern thriller openings

Modern thriller openings

We looked at 4 thriller openings, and one thing which they all have in common is the theme of death. the first opening we saw was of the film 'brick'. The film opens with, who the audience may interpret, the main character next to a dead body. along with the silence this gives a sense of mystery to the film and leaves the audience wanting to know why this person is dead and what relation the main character had to her. There is also the prominent colour of blue in the tunnel next to the character, this may also represent death.

Unlike brick 'zodiac' has a much longer opening which gives the reader more backstory, this might, however, take away from the mystery of the film, if too much information is revealed to the audience.However suspense is built up in the opening, in the opening we see a car get pulled over by who the audience expects is the police, however the couple in the car get shot by the man who pulled them over. The audience is given a false sense of safety so it comes as a shock to them when the man who pulls them over ends up not being the police.

The third film opening we saw was of 'no country for old men'. Unlike the other two this does not open in a dark setting, instead we see the sun rising. However there is a 'death theme' in this as soon after we see the sun rising, we see someone getting arrested, then it cuts to the man getting arrested killing the man who arrested him. unlike the other 2 it is clearly shown who the killer is, however the audience does not know the motivation of the killer, which gives the audience the mystery of why this man was killed.

The last film opening we saw was of 'a history of violence' the film opening begins like no country for old men, it starts slow and nothing seems to be out of place, this puts the reader in a relaxed state. However the audience is then shocked when the man enters the house and the audience see the dead girl. The audience then see that these two people are likely the 'villains' of the story.

Blog 4: psycho

Psycho

Psycho is a thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock released in 1960. it is the story of a women named Marion who stays in a motel after stealing 40000 dollars. the hotel is run by norman bates and his "mother".Marion is killed in the motel, and after hearing no word from her her sister goes to investigate where she is.

The money in psycho is used as a mcguffin in psycho, Marion would not have stayed in the hotel if she was not fleeing from the city because of the money. The audience will likely forget about the money by the end of the film, and will only be worried about what will happen to the other characters. Alfred Hitchcock did not want the audience to focus on the money and instead wanted them to focus on Norman Bates, and the mystery surrounding him.

Alfred Hitchcock uses a number of thriller conventions in a way that engages the reader. For example there are scenes of fast paced action, one scene in particular is when an fbi agent investigates Normans mothers house at the motel. Whilst there he gets attacked, there and various quick cuts and the music is fast and suspenseful to match the action, this puts the audience on edge because they can see the urgency of the situation.

One thriller convention that psycho does not have, however, is a resourceful hero who outwits the villain. The villain in this story is Norman Bates however the main character, Marion, dies halfway through the film. Marion's sister might be considered a hero, however i believe that the main story of the film is not Marion's sister trying to find the truth, but Norman Bates relationship with his mother, and why he does what he does.

At the time of its release (1960) there was one scene that shocked the audience, the shower scene. the film was close to not being released because of this scene and some people in the audience had 'fainted' when they saw it. However, the editing and camera work of this scene is effective because we do not actually see who it is that is murdering Marion. we also do not see the blade physically cut Marion, so much of this scene is left to the audiences imagination.

sound exercise (evaluation)

Styles of editing/continuity editing

Styles of editing/continuity editing

Straight cut

• Most common and "invisible" form of transition
• One shot moves instantaneously to the next without attracting the audiences attention
• Straight cut helps retain reality. They do not break the viewers suspension of disbelief

Dissolves

• Fading one shot off screen while another shot is fading in
• The audience will be able to see both shots on the screen at the mid point of the dissolve used: if the film maker wants to show a connection between two characters, places or objects

Fades

• A gradual darkening or lighting of an image until it becomes black and white
• one shot will fade until only a black or whit screen can be seen

used to:

• indicate the end of a particular section of time within the narrative
• can show the passing of time

Wipes

• One image is pushed off screen by the other - left or right - more common to be pushed left, consistent with the sense of time moving forward

used to:

• A signal of movement between different locations that are experiencing the same time

Jump cut

• A jump cut is where the audience attention is brought into focus on something very suddenly
• This occurs by breaking the continuity editing
• This is known as discontinuity
• It appears as if a section of the sequence has been removed

Graphic match

• The film maker can choose to place shots in certain order so as to create a smooth visual transfer from one frame to the next
• When two consecutive shots are matched in terms of the way they look it is called a graphic match

Montage theory

• Lev Kuleshev was among the very first to theorise about the relatively young medium of the cinema in the 1920s. He argued that editing a film is like constructing a building. Brick-by-brick (shot by shot) the building (film) is erected
• Sometime around 1918, Russian director Lev Kuleshev conducted an experiment that proves this point
• He took an old film clip of a head shot of a Russian actor and inter-cut the shot with different imaged

Continuity editing

• Retains a sense of realistic chronology and generates the feeling that time is moving forward
• May use flashbacks or flash forward. But the narrative will still be seen to be progressing forward in an expected or realistic way

Sound exercise (film)

blog 3: North by northwest

Analysing North by northwest

Analysing Crop duster scene
The crop duster scene is a great scene in thriller movies. The scene starts with Roger Thornhill meeting who he thinks is George kaplin, He waits at a bus stop whilst cars continually pass him, after a while he sees a man leave a car and walk over to a bus stop, but he finds out that it is just a man going to work. The man points out the crop duster (a type of plane) is "dusting where there theres no crops. The plane then heads straight towards Roger, and a man from the plane begins shooting. Roger runs towards the crop fields, but the crop duster uses its tools to its advantage, dusting the crops so that Roger has to run out of them. Roger runs towards the highway and tries to stop an oil tanker, which narrowly misses him after he falls under it. the plane goes low to try and hit Roger thornhill again but ends up crashing into the tanker, causing it to blow. In the confusion Roger steals a car from someone who is watching the explosion and returns back to the city.

There are various aspects that make the scene great, the camera work,editing, mise en scene and sound. One of the first things that stands out from the camera work is the establishing shot at the begin. The camera shows nothing but empty fields and a long desolate highway. This reinforces the fact that at that moment Roger is alone and vulnerable, and puts the viewers on edge fearing that something might happen to him. The camera work also shows various pov's of Roger thornhill, Roger is seen continually looking down the highway to see the cars that are approaching. This camera work shows that roger is growing increasingly impatient waiting for George Kaplin to appear.

Mise en scene
There are not a lot of props used in the crop duster scene, aside from the bus stop sign and a few cars. There is one point in the scene where a black limousine is fast approaching Roger. This puts the audience on edge because they believe that something will happen to Roger, and that a drive by would be the most obvious way to kill him, since the countryside around him is empty. However the car simply drives past him. This goes against the cliche that usually happened at the time, and leaves the audience asking what will happen to Roger now?

Sound
at the start of the scene there is only diegetic sound. No soundtrack accompanies Roger whilst he is at the bus stop. Like the establishing shot this reinforces the fact that Roger is alone. However once Roger spots the plane heading towards him Non diegetic sound begins and the music begins to ramp up to match the action. The music reaches its peak when the plane hits the tanker, this shows that the danger and action for Roger has ended

Editing
The editing in this scene starts of slow. There are various cuts in the beginning to roger thornhills pov, this is to establish the fact that there is not a lot going on in the area. However theese short cuts also give the audience tension, because they are waiting for something to happen to Roger Thornhill. As Roger Thornhill notices the plane, the cuts begin to get alot quicker. This is to match the action that is happening on screen and puts the audience in the shoes of Roger Thornhill.

Cinematography Evaluation

Cinematography Evaluation

This was a film that we created for our AS level media class. Our task was too record a journey
around the school. We were given 30 mins and had to use a variety of camera shots. For example we used extreme close up, close up, medium shot, pan shot, tilt shot, crane shot, point of view, over the shoulder, aerial shot and long shot. Overall i thought a lot of the shots worked well, especially the crane, aerial and long shots. We got into a position above the courtyard which meant that a lot of the area was showed, However recording it from the window meant that the shot was not as clear as it could of been. I also feel that some of the shots felt out of place, like the rotate shot and extreme close up, They could of been used elsewhere to make the short video more effective. Laughing whist some of the were being recorded was also off task, and although we tried to incorporate it into the film, by having Michael sit down as if i was having a conversation with him, i feel it would of been better if i remained on task. I feel like the pan up shot was effective for the ending as it is very similar to what some directors, such as Alfred Hitchcock, do to end their films.

Cinematography (camera excercise)

Cinematography (camera shots)

Camera Shots

Over the shoulder - Shows conversations, over the shoulder of dfferent genders may represent power

Tracking Shot - follows the action

Long shot - shows the character at a distance, useful for showing 2 characters together or the full body posture/outfit of someone

Close up - close up of a characters face, shows characters facial expressions e.g scared, happy

extreme close up - an extreme close up of a certain feature of the face e.g eyes

Aerial shot - shot taken from a birds eye view, may show power

Landscape shot - Shows the characters surroundings

Medium shot - shows the character from the waste up

POV shot - puts the audience in the characters shoes, lets the audience see from the characters eyes

Low angle shot - shows the character from a low angle, gives the character a sense of power

high angle shot - shows the character from a high angle, may make the character appear weak

blog 2: Media theorists and theories

Media Theorists and  Theories

Barthes – Enigma Codes
Levi Strauss – Binary Opposites
Traditional Hollywood Narrative Structure – 3 Acts (linear)
Todorov – narrative theory – 5 stages
Propp – Character Types.

Traditional Hollywood Narrative Structure.

Three Act Structure = the typical Hollywood narrative = set up (25% time) /confrontation (50%) /climax (Final 25% of film time)
Linear (chronological), few, if any, sub-plots, tendency towards closure at end of film.

Barthes Enigma Codes

Enigma (mystery).
Roland Barthes: all texts are ‘complex’ bundles of meaning.
Enigma codes (problems introduced) – usually in ‘disruption’ stage.
Open – not resolved at end
Closed texts – resolved at end
 Polysemic texts – lots of different meanings

Levi Strauss Binary Opposition

He said narratives can be organised through binary opposition -  two things opposed – often dominant vs subordinate - e.g. male/female, hero/villain

Todorov's Narrative Theory

In 1969 Todorov produced a theory which he believed to be able to be applied to any film.
Todorov  believed that all films followed the same narrative pattern through various stages.
Todorov – the 5 Stages
There are five stages the narrative can progress through:
1. A state of equilibrium (All is as it should be.)
2. A disruption of that order by an event.
3. A recognition that the disorder has occurred.
4. An attempt to repair the damage of the disruption.
5. A return or restoration of a NEW equilibrium

Vladimir Propp

Vladimir Propp – character types – analysed traditional folk stories – 8 key character roles
 Hero/Villain/Helper/Donor(Provider)/Father/Dispatcher/Princess/
  False Hero -  N.B. one character can perform more than one role
 

Representation of Women in Film

The male gaze = women viewed as the objects of male erotic desire – in film and audience
 men active / women passive.
Women do not  have agency – they do not move the plot forward.
The audience is forced to identify with male gaze.
Cinema reflects patriarchal (male dominated) society
Patriarchy and phallocentrism linked – phallus (penis) a symbol of power – e.g. in cinema guns = phallus = power.                             

Blog 1: Thriller conventions

Thriller Conventions

The Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and television that includes numerous and o6en overlapping sub-genres.

Thriller Conventions.
Thrillers have:
• fast pacing
• frequent acton
• and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains.
• A thriller is a villain driven plot. The villain presents obstacles the hero must overcome.

Thriller Devices
• Thrillers use Devices such as:
• suspense, • red herrings • cliffhangers

The genre is flexible and can engage the audience through a drama rendering of psychological, social and political tensions.
 Hitchcock said thrillers allow the audience, "to put their toe in the cold water of fear to see what it's like”

More characteristics of a thriller.
• Thrillers often take place in exotic scenes such as foreign cities.
• The heroes in most thrillers are frequently "hard men" accustomed to danger e.g. policemen. However, they may also be ordinary citizens drawn into danger by accident.
• While such heroes have traditionally been men, women lead characters have become increasingly common; for an early example see Sigourney Weaver's character Ripley, in the movie Alien, 1979.

Thrillers differ from Mystery Stories.
• Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories, but are distinguished by the structure of their plots.
• In a thriller, the hero must thwart the future plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened .
• A murder mystery would be spoiled by knowing the murderer's identity whereas in a thriller the identity of a murderer / villain is typically known all along

Thrillers differ from Mystery Stories.
•  Thrillers occur on a much grander scale than Mystery Films: the crimes that must be prevented are serial or mass murder, terrorism, assassination, or the overthrow of governments.•  Danger and violent confrontations are standard plot elements of a Thriller
•  The climax of a mystery is when the mystery is solved, a thriller climaxes when the hero finally defeats the villain, saving his own life and o6en the lives of others.

Types of Thrillers
There are all kinds of Thriller.
legal thriller, spy thriller, action-adventure thriller, medical thriller, police thriller, romantic thriller, historical thriller, political thriller, religious thriller, high-tech thriller, military thriller.
• The list goes on and on, with new variations constantly being invented.

• In fact, this openness to expansion is one of the genre's most enduring characteristics.

 Thrillers can be defined by the primary mood that they create: fearful excitement.
 In short, if it "thrills", it is a thriller. 

The brief

The brief

You have been asked to produce the titles and opening sequence of a new fiction film in the thriller genre.

The sequence should last a maximum of two minutes.

You may work in a group of 2 - 4 students.

As acting is not assessed you are free to use actors that are not members of your group.

The film is worth 60% of your coursework grade.

The accompanying blog is worth 40% of your coursework grade

Together the Foundation Portfolio is worth 50% of the overall AS Level.  

Genre

A genre is the category in which a film might fall under. There are many different genres, for example horror, thriller and comedy. There are also sub genres, these are when two genres cross over into each other, for example horror-comedy or thriller-action.

This is an example of horror-comedy







This is an example of thriller - action

Welcome Post

In this blog i will be looking at the various aspects of the thriller genre, this is part of my AS level media course at Robert Clack school.