2. CONVENTION OF GENRE: THRILLER FLIM
Thiller is a genre of fiction with numerous, often overlapping, subgenres,
including crime, horror, and detective fiction. Thrillers are characterized and defined by
the moods they elicit, giving their audiences heightened feelings of suspense,
excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. This genre is well suited to film. A thriller
generally keeps its audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards
a climax. The cover-up of important information is a common element. Literary
devices such as red herrings, plot twists, unreliable narrators, and cliffhangers are used
extensively. A thriller is often a villain-driven plot, whereby they present obstacles that
the protagonist or hero must overcome. Some examples of thrillers are the films of Alfred
Hitchcock around the mid 20th century. Some popular 21st-century mainstream examples
include (each with books and films): The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, Gone Girl, The Girl
on the Train, and The Woman in the Window. Suspense is a crucial characteristic of the
thriller genre. It gives the viewer a feeling of pleasurable fascination and excitement
mixed with apprehension, anticipation, and tension. These develop from unpredictable,
mysterious, and rousing events during the narrative, which makes the viewer or reader
think about the outcome of certain actions. Suspense builds in order to make those final
moments, no matter how short, the most memorable. The suspense in a story keeps the
person hooked to reading or watching more until the climax is reached.
3. MISE-EN-SCENE :
Protagonists clothing is usually dull
and monochromatic. The
Environment of films should be Dark
and Distressed. Colour is used as a
direct link to emotions in the films,
so colour palette is usually very
dark. The main prop is the camera
itself which films everything. There
will be cybercrime happening in my
movie. Cybercrime is the most
prevailing crime in the present
scenario, done through the
internet. Cybercrime has ruined up
the lives of many. The people
involved in cybercrime are called
hackers. It is dealt with some
important information to be leaked
in public or money-making in an
easy way.
4. LIGHTING:
Backlight to create an atmosphere of suspense or gloom
and Low key Lighting creates shadows in order to create
fear and tension within a viewing audience and feeling
that something bad is going to happen. Colour is used as
a direct link to emotions in the films, so colour palette is
usually very dark. Back light is lighting technique when a
light is placed at the rear of a subject to light it from
behind, to counteract the key light, which makes the
objects seem more rounded. This is also another
technique often used in various films in order to create
an effective result when used on screen. Low key
Lighting is created by using the Key and back lights. Used
together, they produce a sharp contrast betweenlight
and dark areas on screen. This creates distinct and deep
shadows which is often a common technique used within
thriller/ horror films as they creates sinister and dark
tones. The image below taken from "Shutter Island' shows
how the dark and light tones contrast from each other
and create a menacing tone.
SETTING+LOCATION:
Thrillers take place mostly in ordinary suburbs and
cities, although sometimes they may take place
wholly or partly in exotic settings such as foreign
cities, deserts, polar regions, or the high seas. The
place of setting is House of girl and office of hacker
where there are a lot of computer and it is a dark
place.
5. CAMERA WORK:
High Angle shot, Close up Shot, Tracking
shot, Tilted Angle Shot, Hand Held Shot
and Over the Shoulder Shot (OTS) are
used in Thriller films. Hand Held Shot
make film look real and scary because you
can put yourself in the position of
characters and feel the fear and panic.
Tilted Shot add a lot of dramatic tension
and create discomfort within the viewers.
Close ups and extreme close ups of the
protagonists are used in this type of genre
to show reaction of actors face. This is
the shot that can capture the most of
character's emotions. High angle shot to
show the characters dominance over
another character. OTS is one of the best
shots to create tension. This is used a lot
in thrillers to add suspense and it is used
especially around reflections so the
audience can see what is happening as
soon as the character does.
6. SOUND:
Sound is essential in any film to
understand the mood of the characters as
well as intensifying parts of the film,
adding tension and suspense. It starts off
slow paced and then builds up to create
dramatic presence towards the
audience. The sound is only diegetic,
which makes it more scary because the
silence creates tension to a certain
scene. It is also very frightening to hear
the people freaking out and screaming.
Erie slow sound also create tension and
suspense. There are a lot of silent
moments to build suspense. Exaggerated
diegetic sounds like objects dropping and
breaking are common in thriller
films.Non-Diegetic sounds are used to
create uncertainty and apprehension.
Instruments such as piano are often used
as they create a soft tone that shows
security but can drastically change the
mood to create suspense.
7. EDIT:
Edit means to prepare (motion-picture film, video, or
magnetic tape) by deleting, arranging, and splicing,
by synchronizing the sound record with the film, etc.
Editing includes titles, Jump cuts, Elliptical editing,
Shot Reverse Shot, Parallel Editing, Graphic match,
Match on action, Fast and slow Paced Editing, focus,
Cross Cutting, Continuity and Transitions Thrillers
usually rely on surprise and so jump cuts are
essential because there will be things happening that
the audience are unaware of but is essential for the
film. Cross cutting is a key point in editing as it is
used to build suspense which is essential for a
thriller. Transitions are used for how the scene are
portrayed. The most common transition is a cut, this
is used a lot in thrillers to cut between shots and
create tense atmosphere. All thriller films use fast
and slow paced editing to create tension within a
scene. Most films use Shot Reverse Shot to alternate
between characters while they are having
conversation.
