Mood Board for Thriller

Monday 19th September

Analysis of 'Fight Club'

Today in lesson I watched the opening titles of 'Fight Club' I established how the opening titles are incorporated into the opening of the film. The director uses white ghostly bold writing which is contrasting against the dark background. The titles flash up which keeps the audiences interested, which is a good technique so that the audience read the important titles and credits that are being displayed. The use of bold text introduces the story which is to do with fighting, I feel they have used capitals and bold text to portray a powerful strong effect just like the title 'Fight Club'. The audio within the opening credits is fast and powerful which makes the film seem like it is going to be interesting. This also builds suspense because it makes the audience want to know why the film is going to be interesting. The camera angles are the main influence for suspense within the opening the use of extreme close ups mean that we are unsure as to what we are looking at, this makes the audience wonder whether the images are that of a  human or animal as we see the internal functions of a brain and body. This could tell us something about the plot that it is to do with mental problems as they show us images of a brain. The fast movement of the images should represent a heart rate rising as the adrenaline starts to kick in.

Continuity

Continuity Is a term used in editing when a seres of shot should be or look physically continuous. For example when a shot is filmed in daylight, the next shot should be filmed in the same lighting. Bad continuity would be when the next shot in seres is filmed in darkness. 

Shot reverse shot

Shot reverse shot is a film technique where one character is shown looking at another character (often off screen), and then the other character is shown looking back at the first character. Since the characters are shown facing each other in opposite directions, the viewer assumes that they are looking at each other. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvof8mI6pXk&feature=related


^ A Youtube link which shows basic shot reverse shot within 'Amst 109'

Lesson one

Key words 

Genre type of category.


Conventions the recognizable elements that are common to the genre. 


Target audience the group that the film is intended.


Mise-en-scene is an expression used to describe the design aspects of a theatre or film production, which essentially means 'visual theme' or 'telling the story'. When applied to the cinema, mise-en-scene refers to everything that appears before the camera and it arrangement - Locations, lighting, costume, props, choice of actors and compositions. These are all areas overseen by the director. 


Suspense is a feeling of uncertainty and anxiety about the outcome of certain actions, most often referring to an audience's perceptions in a dramatic work. Suspense may operate in any situation where there is a lead-up to a big event or dramatic moment, with tension being a primary emotion felt as part of the situation. 


Mystery something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain. 


Low key lighting is a style of lighting for photography, film or television. It is necessary element in creating a chiaroscuro effect. Low-key light accentuates the contours of an object by throwing areas into shade this helps to create suspense. 

History of Thriller

History of Thriller

 Thriller is a genre That uses Suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. the primary subgenres are mystery, crime and psychological thrillers.

After the assassination of president kennedy, political thriller and paranoid thriller films became very popular. the brightest examples of thrillers are the Hitchcock's movies. the cover up of important information from the viewer and flight/chase scenes are common methods in all of the thriller subgenres, although each subgenre has its own characteristics  and methods common methods in crime thrillers are ransoms, captivities, heists, revenge and kidnappings. More common in mystery thrillers are mind games, psychological themes, stalking, confinement deathtraps, horror -of-personality and obsession.

Thrillers mostly take place in ordinary suburbs cities. though sometimes they take place in exotic settings such as foreign cities, deserts, polar regions, or the high seas.

The heroes in most thrillers are frequently ordinary citizens unaccustomed to danger. however , more common in , crime thrillers, they may also be 'hard men' accustomed to danger, like police officers and detectives.