This blog is a day late due to not being able to connect to the internet last night!
Today we watched the end of the film seven, which was a great help learning all about thrillers, it shows some high quality camera angles, and contained a lot of feature's/ techniques that will be applicable to our thrilller.
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
Tuesday, 21 October 2008
What Makes A Thriller. -
What Makes A Thriller?
.... A thriller is a genre of fiction that attempts to thrill the audience by placing the characters at risk.
There is no clear ingredients in what a thriller should be, thrillers are a problematic genre.
Thrillers can be categorized by fast paced action and editing, and heroes who must outwit the villain,however not always!
Devices such as red herrings and cliff hangers are commonly used.
Thrillers usually take place in exotic places, such as foreign cities, deserts etc.
The hero is usually a "hard man" accustomed to danger, usually a normal person.
Thrillers often overlap mystery stories, however, thrillers usually work on a much grander scale. Big crimes, mass murders etc.
SUB GENRES -
Action Thriller - Race against time. Violence.
Conspiracy Thriller - Hero confronts a powerful group.
Crime Thriller - Hybrid of crime films and thrillers. Usually focuses on criminals rather than the police.
Disaster Thriller - Conflict against a natural disaster.
Drama Thriller - Slow paced, great deal of character development.
Eco Thriller - Protagonist must rectify environmental problems.
Erotic Thriller - Popular since the 1980's, such as "Fatal Attraction".
Horror Thriller - Conflict between the main character is up against a bigger/harder force.
Legal Thriller - Lawyers in danger, have to win the case to save their lives.
Medical Thriller - Heroes are doctors who solve an expanding medical problem.
Political Thriller - Hero must create stability for the government.
Psychological Thriller - Conflict is mental and emotional.
Spy Thriller - Government Agent, such as "Bourne Identity".
Techno Thriller - High tech equipment being used by either the hero or villain, sometimes both!
RULES
The Transformed City - Should expose "the poetry of modern life."
Thrillers are the possibility for excitement in a boring place.
Heroic Romance - Every day person can be a hero - To become extra ordinary in extrordinary circumstances.
The hero is in similar worlds to romance, however exchanges romantic settings for modern cities.
The laws of nature are usually suspended.
The Exotic - Something exotic in the film. (Jewels, location, girls etc.) Usually involves middle east artifacts and filmed in unfamiliar or foreign locations.
Mazes and Labyrinths - Audience works things out by clues given.
Full of twists/dead ends which keeps the audience guessing.
The audience takes pleasure in prolonging the "journey", which results in the story being complex.Partial Vision -
The audience is only given so much to see. Some things are hidden from view.Concealment & Protraction - Audience pulled in different directions based on clues given. Often to create confusion, and a delay of outcome.
Important things are deliberately hidden from view.
Question & Answer -
The audience is in suspense, always questioning. Wrong answers are given, and after the opening sequence the audience are left with clear questions.
.... A thriller is a genre of fiction that attempts to thrill the audience by placing the characters at risk.
There is no clear ingredients in what a thriller should be, thrillers are a problematic genre.
Thrillers can be categorized by fast paced action and editing, and heroes who must outwit the villain,however not always!
Devices such as red herrings and cliff hangers are commonly used.
Thrillers usually take place in exotic places, such as foreign cities, deserts etc.
The hero is usually a "hard man" accustomed to danger, usually a normal person.
Thrillers often overlap mystery stories, however, thrillers usually work on a much grander scale. Big crimes, mass murders etc.
SUB GENRES -
Action Thriller - Race against time. Violence.
Conspiracy Thriller - Hero confronts a powerful group.
Crime Thriller - Hybrid of crime films and thrillers. Usually focuses on criminals rather than the police.
Disaster Thriller - Conflict against a natural disaster.
Drama Thriller - Slow paced, great deal of character development.
Eco Thriller - Protagonist must rectify environmental problems.
Erotic Thriller - Popular since the 1980's, such as "Fatal Attraction".
Horror Thriller - Conflict between the main character is up against a bigger/harder force.
Legal Thriller - Lawyers in danger, have to win the case to save their lives.
Medical Thriller - Heroes are doctors who solve an expanding medical problem.
Political Thriller - Hero must create stability for the government.
Psychological Thriller - Conflict is mental and emotional.
Spy Thriller - Government Agent, such as "Bourne Identity".
Techno Thriller - High tech equipment being used by either the hero or villain, sometimes both!
RULES
The Transformed City - Should expose "the poetry of modern life."
Thrillers are the possibility for excitement in a boring place.
Heroic Romance - Every day person can be a hero - To become extra ordinary in extrordinary circumstances.
The hero is in similar worlds to romance, however exchanges romantic settings for modern cities.
The laws of nature are usually suspended.
The Exotic - Something exotic in the film. (Jewels, location, girls etc.) Usually involves middle east artifacts and filmed in unfamiliar or foreign locations.
Mazes and Labyrinths - Audience works things out by clues given.
Full of twists/dead ends which keeps the audience guessing.
The audience takes pleasure in prolonging the "journey", which results in the story being complex.Partial Vision -
The audience is only given so much to see. Some things are hidden from view.Concealment & Protraction - Audience pulled in different directions based on clues given. Often to create confusion, and a delay of outcome.
Important things are deliberately hidden from view.
Question & Answer -
The audience is in suspense, always questioning. Wrong answers are given, and after the opening sequence the audience are left with clear questions.
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