Types Of Thrillers!

Types Of Thriller

Action Thriller (e.g Batman Dark Knight) : - Elements of Mystery
                                                             - Violence
                                                             - A lot of drama and action

Crime Thrillers (e.g Se7en) : - All about crime
                                         - robbing, murdering, steeling are all aspects of crime thrillers.
                                         -  Crime thrillers are action packed.

Horror Thrillers (e.g Paranormal activity) : - Element of fear or uncertainty
                                                            - Horror thrillers contain a lot of shock and suspense.
                                                            - Usually contain conflict between charters

Psychological Thrillers (e.g Psycho) : -  Target emotions rather then violence
                                                       - May contain violence

The convention of a thriller

The conventions of a thriller

Thriller Questionnaire

I created my very own survey to try and gather information and ideas on some factors that i should add to my thriller opening. This questionnaire was aimed at people of all ages. I am hoping to see patterns in the ages, gender and the type of content they enjoy watching in a thriller, which will allow me to make a perfect thriller opening for my target audience.


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Information about Alfred Hitchcock

Sir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock was a English film director and producer, born on the 13th of August 1899.  Hitchock pioneered many techniques in the suspense and thriller genres. Hitchcock's career lasted over half a century, six decades in fact, and in this time he was able to direct over 50 feature films. Alfred Hitchcock was commonly known as "The master of suspense" and was the genius behind films such as Birds, Psycho of North by Northwest, films i have written about on my blog (feel free to have a look at them :D).  During his career he became Britain's best director before moving to America to direct Hollywood films.

What Is A Mcguffin

Mcguffin

In each and every film there is a plot element that is used to catch the views attention. This is known as the Mcguffin. The Mcguffin is also used to help drive the plot of the story. Here are some charecteristics of the Mcguffin:
                                                  * The Mcguffin could have no connection what so ever to the film.
                                                  * The Mcguffin could be anything from money to respect.
                                               
In the film Psycho the mcguffin was the 40,000 dollars in the envelope and in the film Birds the mcguffin was the reasoning behind why the birds attacked. Both theses mcguffin helped to lead the film on.

Coursework Brief

Coursework Brief

For our course we, in groups we have to creat from stratch a opening of a thriller film. This coursework is worth 50% of our overall grade, therefore is very important. The opening scene that we are being asked to create has to last a maximum on two minutes long.

Chuck Jones and "The Rules"

Chuck Jones and "The Rules"

Chuck Jones is the creator of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and also the Road Runner. While creating The Road Runner Chuck Jones developed a set of rules he abided by for each episode. Here are the rules:

* The Road Runner can't physically harm the coyote.
* No outside force can harm the coyote.
* The coyote is actually able to stop when ever he likes...but chooses not too.
* There is no dialogue other then "meep meep"
* The Road Runner has to stay on the road at all times.
* All action must take place in the southwest American desert.
* All items in the cartoon must be obtained from Acme Corporation.
* Whenever possible use gravity against the cayote.
* The coyote is always more humiliated than harmed by his failures.

Suspense And Shock.

Suspense  and Shock.

It is very difficult to distinguish  the difference between suspense and shock, But here is my attempt;

Suspense:- When you feel anxious due to the audience being uncertain and not being able to predict the outcome on the situation.
An example of suspense would be a situation in a school where a bomb is going to explode but nobody in the class being aware of it. This would create suspence due to the aduience knowing that the bomb can designate at anytime.

Shock:- When the audience witnesses a sudden or supriseing act.
An exaple of shock would be if the bomb was to suddely explode without the aduience acknowledging  their was even a bomb in the first place.

The Recipe for A James Bond Thriller

The Recipe For A James Bond Thriller.

For all James Bond thrillers, there are a few elements that have been added in order to make sure that the film in entertaining for the audience.
Here are some of the key elements needed:
* An attractive heroic secret agent to is able to over come a villain
* An eccentric, mischievous vilain who is of equal strength or stronger then our hero.
* James Bond films tend to also have an extremely attractive "Bond Woman"
* These events all usually take place somewhere exotic or luxurious, for example  James Bond - You Only Live Twice was shot in Japan. Therefore a James Bond Thriller would need a exciting location.
*And last but not least a James Bond Thiller should be fill from the begining of the film to the end of the film with excitment and action.

                                               

                                     

Camera Task - Different shots.

Psycho

* Made in 1960
* Directed by Alfred Hitchock

* Written by Joseph Stefeno and Robert Bloch
* Staring: Anthony Perkins
                Janet Leigh
                Vera Miles

Marion Crane, played by Janet Leigh was a office worker who was trusted to 

bank $40,000 dollars for a client of hers. However she took advantage of her employees trust and ran off with the money in search of  new life. While 

Marion was making her escape she decided to stay at the Bates Motel, which 

was managed by a feeble, young man named Norman. A particular scene 

where Norman agreed to let Marion share a meal with himself and his mother

 but soon had to refuse his offer due to his mother not allowing this to happen 

suggests that she is very demanding and almost controls Normans life. Later 

that day while Marion was showering, Normals mother went to Marion's room uninvited and murdered her in the bath. This scene is one of Hollywoods most famous, due to the violence used. Norman unaware of what his mother had done, went to check up on his only customer. To his surprise he found her laying dead in the bathroom. Norman panicked, cleaned up all the mess his mother had created and discarded all evidence that had any relation to the murder. Some days later Marions family reported Marion missing, and got a detective to try and look for her. While the detective was investigating where Marion could have disappeared to, he also crossed the Bates Motel in search for Marion. He had a assumption that Marion may have stayed at the motel due to Normans "fishy" behavior when registering him into the Motel. He rang Marions family to explain the situation and that he would be staying at the motel over night.  While the detective was searching around he was also murdered by Normans psycho mother. Norman again found out about the murder and had to discard all evidence as well as hid his mother away. Meanwhile Marions family where waiting anxiously by the phone and decided to take matters into their own hands when not hearing a reply from the detective. Since they knew that the deceive had been at the Bates Motel, Marions sister- Lila and her boyfriend Sam went to the motel to investigate for themselves. While at the Motel, Lila was almost murdered by Normans mother, but was saved by her boyfriend Sam, who held Normans mother hostage until the police arrived at the scene. The police then arrested Normans mother. To everyones surprise Normans mother had actually been dead for some years, and it was Norman dressed as a woman who murders the people. The film ends with Norman being diagnosed as a schizophrenic and him being arrested in a mental institution.

North By Northwest

* Made In 1959

* Directed by Albert Hitchcock 

* Written by Ernest Lehman

* Staring:  Cary Grant

                 Eva Marie Saint

                 James Mason

An innocent executive from New York is mistaken for a government agent 

who named George Kaplan. The innocent man, played by Cary Grant is

 then chases across the whole of America by the police aswell as foreign

 spies who are trying to take his life! While trying to escape in order to save 

his life, George Kaplan is involved in a numerous number of dramatic evens. 

One of theses events took place in a auction house, Where George Kaplan 

feels he will be killed if he leaves the venue alone, therefore causes havoc so

 he can be arrested and saved from death. During the film George Kaplans path crosses with Mrs Eva Kendall played by actress Eva Maria Saint. The two soon become emotionally as well as physically attached to each other. It seems as tho the two are in love, but as the film unfolds we release that this isnt the case. The views are then let in on a secret, Eva Kendall isnt actually the innocent bystander that we all thought she was but instead is a sneaky spy. As far as us the audience know, the film ends with Eva Kendall and Geroge Kaplan traveling away together on a train as a couple.

                                                        video clip of the auction extract.

Sound (Key Words)

Sound is one of the most important elements of a film. Here are some key words related to sound.

Diegetic: When the sound being played belongs to what is being shown on screen.

Non Diegetic: The opposite to Diegetic...when the sound being played doesn't belong to the film.

Sound Bridge: When sound acts as a bridge to help aid a transition between two scenes.

Parallel Sound: When what is being displayed on screen has relevance to the sounds being played. They complement each other.

Contrapuntal Sound:  When the sound and image on screen have no relation what so ever. When they contrast each other.

Dialogue: When two are more characters engage in a conversation.

Sound Effects: Sounds introduced while editing (Extraneous variables).

On Screen Transitions

On screen transitions are use to change from a scene to another scene smoothly and effectively in a film. Here are a few of the most common types of transitions used in films along with a description of how they are preformed.

Straight Cut: When one shot moves instantaneously to the next without catching the views attention.

Dissolve: A layering effect used. One shot slowly dissolves into a new shot.

Fade: When the scene gradually darkens or lightens until the how screen is completely black or white. When the film reappears it will be on a different scene.

Wipe: When one image is pushed off the screen by a new image.

Graphic Match: When a feature from the previous scene is paired to a similar feature in a new scene.

Lighting (Key Words)

Lighting is the arrangement of lights on set which help to create a particular effect or emotion. There are different types of lights placed in many different positions on set to help create any desired theme,  here are the names of a few lighting techniques along with their definitions.

Key Light: Main Light used on the subject.

Filler Light: Used to soften the harsh key light and helps to eliminate shadows.

Back Light: Counters the key light, and allows the subject to appear more "round"

Under Light: When the primary source of light is originated below the subject. (used in horrors.)

Top Light: When the main source of light comes from above the subject. (highlights subjects features.)

Low-Key Lighting: A sharp contrast between light and darkness created via only the key and back lights.

High-Key Lighting: A bright, day light effect created via the use of more filler lights.

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