Sunday 1 December 2013

codes and conventions of a thriller film

possible feeling a thriller could create:
tension
anxiety
uncertaincy 
suspense
anticipation.

iconography:
cars
wepons
fast paste edits
low lighting

themes:
assaination
crime
spies
terrorism
supernatural events
mind games

characters:
stalkers
spies
assasins
psychotic charcters
convicts

From what ive found out The codes and conventions of a thriller , low lighting, shadows, fast editing, quick cuts, changes in camera angle, tension building music, stairs, psycholigcal issues and games, disorientation of time and space as well as montage editing. The editing helps represent the darkness within some characters while shadows and the lighting used signify the inner darkness within being.

2 comments:

  1. Can you consider settings also? Can you also upload an example of a thriller (opening) that helps to define the genre?

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  2. Overall v good Prentice: Still some work to be done but going in the right direction. There needs to be more reflection and evaluation of your learning Prentice. What is missing is the technical analysis of a minimum of 5 thriller openings. This is vital for your research section

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