media coursework

2.  The film Sixth Sense explores how a
psychological theme can have influence
on the audience and create fear,
anticipation or horror.
 We will try to reflect this skill in our
piece by also using a venerable
character (such as the young boy in the
movie) that the audience can feel
sympathy towards.

3.  Most thriller films included someone or
something that can be perceived as evil by the
audience.
 We are taking influence from the film ‘woman
in black’ as the evil character in this modern
thriller is often hiding in the background of
the protagonists life. Also the fact that the
villain relies on timing and costume to create
tension/horror as opposed to dialogue is
important as this would be an easier way of
creating a creepy character effectively.

4.  Most thriller films rely on dark colours to
reflect not only the genre but also the
characters emotions and personalities.
Colours can also be used to help build tension.
For example the colour black could suggest
evil or crime. Also the colour red could have
connotations of blood, violence or even
murder.
 One influence that we could use for colour is
the film ‘ se7en.’ This movie often uses dull
grey colours to express the emotions of the

5.  A thriller film opening must include clear
characters whom can be established as good
or bad almost immediately. We want our
opening to be as realistic as possible and
believable for the audience, however we will
use costume effectively to suggest danger.
 One film that also used realistic costumes to
create threatening/innocent/powerful
characters in ‘inception.’ This films main
character is seen wearing smart suits and
dark shirts. This suggests sophistication and
intelligence s well as the wealth of the
character.

6.  Thriller films are often associated with having
a wide variety of shots used to create action
scenes of reflect the mental state of the
characters. Also sometimes a focus pull can be
used to expose or hide the characters.
 One example of a film that is known
particularly well for its diverse use in shot
types is ‘inception.’ We will use inspiration
from this movie by creating a variation of
shots and fitting the tense moments with
shots that fit the situation but also add
variety whilst still looking realistic.

7.  Editing is used by the director purposely
to enhance the scenes in the thriller
films. They can use manipulation to
make the audience prefer certain
characters to another or to show a
‘stalker character.
 The film ‘ silence of the lambs’
effectively uses skills such as cross
cutting and dissolves to create a eerie
and suspense full thriller.

8.  Sound is one of the most important
elements of a thriller movies. It is
pivotal that the correct sound is used to
create a sting in the movie or to
effectively enhance the building of
tension. Also diegetic sound is necessary
to maintain a realistic film for the
audience.
 Some example of film that effectively
uses sound it ‘reservoir dogs.’ This
popular film has a memorable

9.  When considering the storyline of our
thriller it was important that we chose a
style in which its characters could be
established quickly and which its
storyline could be left undiscovered.
 Our main inspiration for this stalker
styled film is Hitchcock’s creation ‘rear
window.’ This movie is based on the
protagonist character taking picture of
his next door neighbour, trying to
discover if he did kill his wife.