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THRILLER RESEARCH

THRILLER RESEARCH. VARNDEAN COLLEGE JAZMIN GREENFIELD. THRILLER GENRE. Thrillers are film are full of suspense, tension and keep us on the edge of our seat. They’re fast paced, have lots of action and are adrenaline-inducing movies.

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THRILLER RESEARCH

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  1. THRILLER RESEARCH VARNDEAN COLLEGE JAZMIN GREENFIELD

  2. THRILLER GENRE Thrillers are film are full of suspense, tension and keep us on the edge of our seat. They’re fast paced, have lots of action and are adrenaline-inducing movies. They also act as a form of escapism and creates emotional reactions from the viewer such as fear, distress and dread. These are types of films known to promote intense excitement, suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension. - http://www.filmsite.org/thrillerfilms.html

  3. THRILLER HISTORY • Alfred Hitchcock was an English film director and producer who invented many techniques in the suspense and psychological thriller genres. He is very famous for his successful films ‘Psyco’, ‘Birds’ and ‘Vertigo’. • Some of the first ever thriller films include Blackmail, the man who knew too much and The Lodger all of which were made my Alfred Hitchcock.

  4. THRILLER IS A HYBRID GENRE • Thriller is a very broad genre which branches off into several different sub-genres. • Conspiracy thrillers e.gJFK • Crime thrillers e.g Seven • Disaster thrillers e.g 2012 • Religious thrillers e.g The Da Vinci Code • Supernatural thrillers e.g The Thrillers • Techno thrillers e.g Matrix • Mystery thrillers e.g Shutter Island • Political thrillers e.g State Of Play • Physiological thrillers e.g Cape Fear

  5. CONVENTIONS OF A THRILLER DARKNESS AND SHADOWS Darkness is used a lot in thriller films. It connotes the sense of danger, mystery and fear. Also the darkness makes the audience feel uneasy as you can’t see the whole surroundings. Bullet Boy Brick Shadows are used in Thriller films to make the audience feel scared and anxious because they know that something’s there but don’t know what it is. The Sixth Sense

  6. CONVENTIONS OF A THRILLER CLOSE UPS Seven Close ups are also used to show detail within a scene. Arlington Road Thrillers use lots of close ups in films to show characters emotions and gets an emotional reaction from the viewers which makes them feel more involved. The Sixth Sense

  7. TYPICAL CHARACTERS Collateral Shutter Island A typical thriller hero are normally ordinary people who come across danger accidentally or reluctantly. They are normally men of an age between 25 – 40 and smartly dressed.

  8. EXAMPLES OF MISE EN SCENE The mise en scene is a French phrase which means ‘put in the scene’. This refers to anything put in the scene and why it’s there. This includes props, costume, facial expressions etc. The costumes can tell you more about the characters. This man is wearing a suit which connotes he may be high up in his profession. Also he’s wearing sunglasses inside which he could mean he’s trying and hide his identity connoting he could be a spy, hit man or detective. These objects are in the scene as it tells us more about the character. This connotes that he is a neat, organised person and he’s also a detective as he has a badge and a gun. Again the costume tells us more about the character. He is wearing a tracksuit which is stereotypically linked to people who cause trouble which connotes he may be the troublemaker in the film.

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