1st February 2010 - Thriller Research

In this lesson we began our research into the film genre of thrillers. For the first part we looked into the typical conventions thrillers have, these included: Build up music, dark lighting, antagonist and protagonist characters and use of shadows. The second part of the lesson involved watching three opening sequences to thrillers. these were: Signs, Lost Highway and Blood Simple. we then noted on the camera angles, editing, sound and mise en scene. To finish we started to view 'The Usual Suspect' which we will finish viewing next lesson