2. ‘’Typical’’ Thriller
conventions
Plot and Structure- which involves and
includes an enigma and exploring the
unknown.
Camerawork/shots- The use of close ups
and establishing shots are normally
frequently used within thriller films, as the
establishing shot gives and idea of the
setting and the close up reveals what
emotion a character may be feeling or to
signify the importance on a particular
object or person.
3. ‘’Typical’’ Thriller
conventions
Low key lighting- To create a creepy and
mysterious atmosphere to scare and confuse the
audience of what is going on or taken place
within that scene.
High tension music and sound effects- To create
climax and anti climax
Quick changes in angle shots- So the audience
gets confused and is unsure of what may happen
next (unpredictability)
Frequent use of P.O.V shots- To put the audience
in the position of the character and to feel as if it
is them in that situation on hand.
Shadows- Used to create mysterious and
uncertainty within the audience.
4. In what ways does my film opening
develop, challenge forms and
conventions of real media products?
My film opening, ‘Timor’, develops the forms and
conventions of the Thriller genre. It develops the
conventions through:
Having a female(s) as the victim, protagonist and the villain.
Having the main events and problems previewed with the first 2
minutes of the film.
Use of flashing images within the first 2 minutes
High tension music
The contrast of high key and low key lighting in order to represent
the different characteristics between the victim and the villain(s).
The style of text is italic and the title (Timor) is shown at the end of
the open surrounded by blood.
5. How does my thriller opening present
particular social groups?
In my thriller opening ‘Timor’, social
groups are represented through the idea
of sororities and dormitories within and on
a university campus. For example the
featured sorority focused and explored on
Timor is an all girl sorority called Alpha
Delta Pi which is the first and oldest
sorority to be created.
6. Gender roles: Female portrayal
Females are portrayed as the villain, protagonist and victim
with my thriller film Timor. This challenges the conventions
of the Thriller genre as although females normally play the
role of the victim, the female rarely plays the role of the
protagonist and only on some cases plays the role as the
villain. The use of mise en scene helped portray the victim
as someone who is innocent through the use of the
connotations of the colour white.
7. Influence from other films
My thriller film ‘Timor’
was influenced by a
lifetime film called The
Hazing Secret (2014).
The plot of the film is:
Megan loses her long term
memory in an accident she had
five years ago as a sorority girl.
Every night, she has the same
dream of a party and the death of
a sister. When she's invited to a
Greek reunion, she realizes it
wasn't just a dream.
