Research into thriller films
In our group we have researched existing thriller films, to give us some idea of what we would like our thriller film to be like. We looked at the plots, characters and motives of some thriller films. We think by doing this research it will give my group a more clear idea on what we need to do.
In our group we have researched existing thriller films, to give us some idea of what we would like our thriller film to be like. We looked at the plots, characters and motives of some thriller films. We think by doing this research it will give my group a more clear idea on what we need to do.
The Cabin in the Woods
I looked at the film 'The Cabin in the Woods'. This film is about five friends that go on a break to a remote cabin in the woods, everyone is happy and having a good time but that is short lived as strange things soon begin to happen, the teenagers must then stick together to escape the terror that lurks in the woods. The teenagers do not know that they are secretly getting filmed by the government and one by one they must all die a gruesome and terrifying death. This film has all the codes and conventions of a typical thriller and contains shocking twists and keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
I looked at the film 'The Cabin in the Woods'. This film is about five friends that go on a break to a remote cabin in the woods, everyone is happy and having a good time but that is short lived as strange things soon begin to happen, the teenagers must then stick together to escape the terror that lurks in the woods. The teenagers do not know that they are secretly getting filmed by the government and one by one they must all die a gruesome and terrifying death. This film has all the codes and conventions of a typical thriller and contains shocking twists and keeps the audience on the edge of their seats.
The Strangers
Another film i looked at was 'the strangers'. This film is about a couple who are staying in a vacation house, after attending a wedding. They receive a knock on the door late hours at night and think nothing of it. After that, 3 masked strangers make their way into the house. They then torture the couple until they are dead. The couple ask the 3 strangers why are they doing this and their reply was 'because you were home' this shows that there was no motive for them to kill the couple, they did it because they could. After looking into the strangers film and watching it, me and my group have decided to make something along the same lines for our thriller.
Another film i looked at was 'the strangers'. This film is about a couple who are staying in a vacation house, after attending a wedding. They receive a knock on the door late hours at night and think nothing of it. After that, 3 masked strangers make their way into the house. They then torture the couple until they are dead. The couple ask the 3 strangers why are they doing this and their reply was 'because you were home' this shows that there was no motive for them to kill the couple, they did it because they could. After looking into the strangers film and watching it, me and my group have decided to make something along the same lines for our thriller.
Analysis of an opening title: 'The Secret Window'
The opening sequence is taken from 'The Secret Window' which is directed by David Koepp and starring Johnny Depp. It is a psychological thriller.
It starts with the sound of a windscreen wiper, which we hear before we know what the sound is. This creates a repetitive and rather sinister atmosphere at the start.
The opening shot is a close up of Depp's face; he looks rather spooked and quite disturbed. He is located inside a car outside a Motel. The weather is bitterly cold and very snowy and the scene is set at night. There is very little colour in the shot apart from the dazzling red 'Motel' sign. There is a voice over played which is meant to sound like voices in Depp's head. ''Turn around'', ''don't go back'' etc.
In the next shot Depp enters the motel and takes a key, he is shaken up and the scene is very quick, he then rushes out of the motel and back into the car. Unfortunately the guy who works in the motel notices and chases Depp, Depp then drives frantically away.
Depp pulls the brake dramatically and gets out of the car,slamming the door. He then opens up the door of a motel room to find his wife in bed with another man. The sound is digetic for a second then everything goes silent while Depp screams at the couple, the screams are muted and he frantically rushes out.
In the next shot the scene changes dramatically thanks to a fade edit, it is now daylight and looks a lot milder than the previous shots and we are panning over a lake. There is a Birdseye view taken and the music is a lot more tense, this signifies drama and suspense tension.
We are now in the house; there are a wide variety of camera shots used in this scene. We are looking down over the house and we are panning, there is also a point of view shot used. The music creates suspense tension as it goes from fast to slow.
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