Thriller Research

Our film will be a Thriller!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!   
Dictionary defintion:   A novel, play, or movie with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage.

We have looked at more film openings to see what fit the general conventions of the thriller genre.

Common themes that we found in thrillers are investigations, mind games, obsession, captivities, heists, revenge, kidnappings, false accusations and gadgets.

The primary elements of the thriller genre:

• The main protagonist faces death (may not necessarily be their death).
• The villain must initially be clever or stronger than the protagonist.
• The main plotline focuses on a mystery that must be solved or a quest.
• The film's narrative construction is mainly the protagonist's point of view.
• The two major themes that underpin the thriller genre is justice prevails and the morality of individuals.
• One significant aspect of a thriller is the presence of innocence in what is seen as an essentially corrupt world.
• The protagonist and antagonist may battle not just on a physical level, but on a mental one as well.
• Characters are dragged into a dangerous conflict or situation that they are not prepared for.
• Other elements include political conspiracy, romantic triangles, terrorism and more.

We also compiled a list of things that we should think about during planning:
-The music and background sounds are very important at setting the mood of the film the wrong sound could make the film hard to follow, we should look for music that creates suspense, is fairly mysterious with a 'darker' tone as this seemed to be common ammong filmf of the genre.
-The editing is usually very fast with sharp cuts and fades seemed to be avoided.
- Lighting is most commonly low key with lots of shadows (some film noir qualities)
-In the films that we have seen there have been a large variety of shots but there are rarely 'third wall' shots as that is more appropriate for romantic comedies.