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THRILLER

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What makes a thriller film?

In every thriller film there is, you are guaranteed to find almost every single one of the following things:

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Typical Thriller themes.

TERRORIST

CRIME

SPY

ENIGMAS

ASSASSINATION

ROMANTIC

SUPERNATURAL

PSYCHOLOGICAL

LONE FIGURE

QUEST

POLITICAL

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Thriller Narratives

The tension usually peaks when the main character who the audience are generally rooting for is placed in some form of immediate danger. This makes everyone viewing excited and brings them further into the movie. A good example of his happening is when James Bond is being tortured in Casino Royale.

Click on the picture from thescene to se this.

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Thriller Narratives 2

Most thriller films will have plots which involve main characters coming against each other usually in a fight or serious argument. An example of this is when Boromir tries to take the ring from Frodo in Lord of the Rings.

Click on the picture to seethis scene.

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Iconography

• Iconography is the sort of things you expect to see in a film because of it genre. For thriller these would be:

GUNS BUGSY MALONE

CARS

JAMES BOND

POLICE

THE DARK KNIGHT

DIALOGUE

IRON MAN

CLAUSTROPHOBIA

THE MATRIX

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Setting

• Settings for thriller films are very varied. This is because it is possible for lots of the scenarios to happen in different places. However these are the most common:

• Desert• seas/oceans• Isolated/secluded settings• Polar/Arctic • Urban areas • Sub-urban areas

DESERT

STAR WARS

SEA

JAWS

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Thriller characters

• Thriller characters are often heroes and villains. For example: • Hard men accustomed to danger• Law enforcement officers• Spies• Soldiers• Convicts • Criminals • Stalkers• Assassins • Prison inmates

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Thriller Sub Genres

• A sub genre in a thriller is where whilst most of the video is a thriller there are other parts which belong to other genres. Here are some examples:

• Action Thriller • Crime Thriller• Psychological Thriller• Science Fiction Thriller• Religious Thriller

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Thriller Hybrids

• Thrillers are also often Hybrids which means half the film is one genre and the other half is thriller. Some examples of these are:

• Action or adventurous thrillers such as Olympus Has Fallen• Sci-Fi thrillers such as The Matrix• Western thrillers such as The Magnificent Seven• Romantic comedy thrillers such as Safety Last

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Mirrors

• Mirrors are often used in films to show the characters emotions from a different point of view as well as showing things that the character is imagining in the mirror. An example of this is a scene from Spiderman.

Click on the video to see thescene from Spiderman wheremirrors are used.

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Lighting

• Low-Key: Also known as the effect chiaroscuro, low key is when lighting is created by the use of a back light, its mainly used in thriller and horror films to represent a darker atmosphere, which is scary or mysterious. It will produce a sharper contrast of light in darker areas on screen in order to develop deep shadows and silhouettes formations.

• High- Key: This lighting means more filler lights are used in order for the subject to appear more realistic. The advantage to high-key lighting is that it doesn't require alteration for each scene. However high-key lighting fails to add meaning or drama by lighting certain parts more significant than others. It can be used to show scenery such as a sunny day or mood such as in love.

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Shadows

• Shadows are often used in thriller films because it is a fear of the unknown as it is harder to make out what is happening. A good example is from Nosferatu.

Click on the video to see the

scene from Nosferatu where

Shadows are used.

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Tension Music

• Sound is very important in films as it sets the tone for what is about to happen. One of the best examples of this is Jaws where the same two notes are repeated getting faster which creates tension and unease.

Click on the video to hear theSound track from Jaws

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Flash-Backs

• Flash-Backs are used to show the audience something that has already happened. This is usually in one of the characters heads.

Click on the video to see anExample of a flash back fromThe Bourne Identity.

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Black and White

• Many films use only Black and White in their opening credits. This is done for various different reasons.

These are examples from variousdifferent films that use black andwhite for their credits.