Planning of Location and Characters

Location and Characters
For my main task, i have decided to add a chase scene in as majority of the 2 minutes.
I have had to look round and find the right place for the chase scene's. I have decided to do it down several ally ways i Hitchin. I think the alley ways will give a good sense of being trapped and no where to run, this feel will interest people to keep watching. The time of day we will film will be around dusk, so that the lighting will be dim, but not too dim that you cant make stuff out, also down the alley there are several lampost's that will give off good lighting. Characters will not need to be that specific, the other person in my group will be the actors in it, and if we need more actors we can find other people too assist in our film.

Sub Genres of a Thriller

Sub Genres of a Thriller

On this post i wll go through the sub genres of thrillers and give a brief description of them.

Action thriller: In which the work often features a race against the clock, contains lots of violence, and an obvious antagonist. These films usually contain large amounts of guns, explosions, and large elaborate set pieces for the action to take place.

Conspiray Thriller: In which the hero/heroine confronts a large, powerful group of enemies whose true extent only he/she recognizes.

Crime thriller: This particular genre is a hybrid type of both crime films and thrillers that offers a suspenseful account of a successful or failed crime or crimes. These films often focus on the criminal(s) rather than a policeman.

Disaster thriller: In which the main conflict is due to some sort of natural or artificial disaster, such as floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, volcanoes, etc., or nuclear disasters as an artificial disaster.

Drama thriller: In which the story consists of the elements of a thriller and drama film. These films are usually slower paced and involves a great deal of character development along with plot twists.

Eco-thriller: In which the protagonist must avert or rectify an environmental or biological calamity, often in addition to dealing with the usual types of enemies or obstacles present in other thriller genres. This environmental component often forms a central message or theme of the story.

Erotic Thriller: In which it consists of erotica and thriller. It has become popular since the 1980s and the rise of VCR market penetration.

Legal Thriller: In which the lawyer-heroes/heroines confront enemies outside, as well as inside, the courtroom and are in danger of losing not only their cases but their lives.

Medical thriller: In which the hero/heroine are medical doctors/personnel working to solve an expanding medical problem.

Political Thriller :In which the hero/heroine must ensure the stability of the government that employs him.

• The Forms and Conventions of a Thriller

In media class, we have seen some of these conceptions of a thriller int he movies we have seen, for example in Alfred Hitchcocks movie, Veritgo, they use eerie music to keep the suspense of the film going, also he uses a flashback scene, which makes you ask questions about the story line and characters.

A build up to the action.

Creation of fear / apprehension / anticipation / unsettling feeling / confusion / doubt over a character.

Dark shadowy atmosphere (use of light and dark images).

Establishing mood and atmosphere throughout the film.

Delay in showing the face of a significant character, or the action of an important event by the first showing the hand of the character for instance or a reaction of someone watching the event.

Creation of suspense using soundtrack music - eerie innocent music?

Morally ambiguous central character - film noir (Seven)

Murder encouraging a suspecting audience.

Realistic settings to create a sense of 'the unusual' occurring within the normal setting.

Flashbacks.

Hero(ine) in situation of threat or struggle.

Red Herrings (Alfred Hitchcock movies)

Twists and unexpected turns (The Usual Suspects)

Making and keeping the audience tense and on the edge of our seats.

Cliff hangers.

Encourages us to ask questions.