Coursework Groups.

I have decided to work in a two person group with Darcy Sullivan (http://darcythrillercoursework.blogspot.co.uk/)as we are good friends and own the same characteristics to perform well during this task. We have had initial ideas about the content of our thiller movie clip, for example- a kidnapp/psychological type, rather than the typical murder storyline.
   We have taken into consideration the audience (rated 15); this allows minimal violence, minimal nudity and rare use of bad language to be used in our film. The themes within a thriller itself contain frightful, distressing scenes, the use of tensions and anticipation to heighten the arousal of the audience is heavily used in this type of genre; therefore we will have to also take this into consideration when planning our final idea.

Thriller Films.

Panic Room - We watched a three minute clip in lesson of 'Panic Room' to give us a rough idea of the codes and conventions of a typical thriller. it was a continuous shot with no edits which was purposely done to heighten the anticipation of the audience. Zooming was effectively used to create a good sense of POV. The typical blurry 'villain' was outside the house was another convention of a thriller. We shall consider using a variety of continuos shots or the use of zooming to highlight importance or to create frightful arousal.

Taken - This thriller owns the same narrative theory of Vladimir Propp, the idea of the hero (the father), the victim/damsel in distress (the daughter) and the villains. The defined roles in this film has produced a dramatic action thriller full of tension and suspense. This idea of defining key roles will help build understanding for the audience, in order to produce a successful thriller we will dedicate key roles in our films so that the storyline seems less complexed.

Shutter Island - This is a more psychological themed thriller containing confusing, distressing, anticipating scenes with clever techniques of plots and twists, some narrative retardation/complexed characters and the heavily use of mis direction. The element of mystery and twists will be heavily considered in our planning of our film as this highlights the key areas of a successful thriller and engages the audience.