Over the years there have been several directors who have worked on specific thriller films and how they make thriller films. These specific directors have worked on some famous thrillers over their careers which have been known as cinematic masterpieces.
Friday 28 November 2014
Tuesday 25 November 2014
Tuesday 18 November 2014
Task introduction - Research and Planning
Over the next 4 months I will be creating a opening to a thriller. I will be working with Shaun Hardwick over this period to plan or film and to come up with idea's, research on how to make a film- different directors and film companies- the BBFC ( British Board of Film Clarification), Filming and editing the actual piece and evaluate on our work.
Friday 7 November 2014
Conventions of Thriller films - Research and Planning
A Thriller is a broad genre used in Films, literature, gaming and television which can include overlapping sub-genre's. The main ingredients for a Thriller is a fast pace, frequent action which involves a hero who must stop the plans of a more powerful and a better equipped villain.
In literacy Thrillers there are many devices which are used extensively such as suspense- to build up to an event or an action, Red herrings- a device which gives the reader a false impression on either a person or an event and cliff hangers which are used to make the audience wonder what will happen in the next book.
There are many types of Thrillers which include:
Spy thrillers Psychological thriller
Military thrillers Horror thrillers
Conspiracy thrillers disaster thrillers
Medical Thrillers supernatural thrillers
Forensic thriller Religious thrillers
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories which is distinguished by the structure of the plot. Thrillers occur on a grander scale where crimes must be prevented, Assassination's, terrorists and a government conspiracy, These may reflect a "Zeitgeist" in todays world.
The standard plot element of a thriller includes:
A sense of jeopardy and violence
A climax- the mystery is solved and then hero defeats a villain saving his and other peoples lives
Influenced by film noir the hero can die in the process of saving lives.
Thrillers usually take place wholly ore partly in exotic or dramatic settings such as foreign cities, deserts, churches, subways, airports and on airplanes, polar regions or high seas- or in the woods ( a common setting for a thriller.
Example of a thriller film
One of the most popular Thriller films from the 20th and the 21st century is James bond - Originally a series of books by Ian Fleming.Fleming based his fictional creation on a number of individuals he came across during his time in the Naval Intelligence Division during World War II. His first book was Casino Royale(1953) The series follows the missions of an MI6 agent James Bond with his famous code name of 007 who stops the plans of several evil corporation's, gang members, specific powerful people and countries who threat MI6 and the British isles. Along with M who is the head of MI6 and Q who is a scientists who is responsible for some of the gadgets which bond has such as the famous Aston Martin vehicle and several gadgets and guns.
Cultural impact
Cinematically, Bond has been a major influence within the spy genre since the release of Dr. No in 1962, with 22 secret agent films released in 1966 alone attempting to capitalise on its popularity and success. These films are known to be a massive hit around the world.
In literacy Thrillers there are many devices which are used extensively such as suspense- to build up to an event or an action, Red herrings- a device which gives the reader a false impression on either a person or an event and cliff hangers which are used to make the audience wonder what will happen in the next book.
There are many types of Thrillers which include:
Spy thrillers Psychological thriller
Military thrillers Horror thrillers
Conspiracy thrillers disaster thrillers
Medical Thrillers supernatural thrillers
Forensic thriller Religious thrillers
Thrillers often overlap with mystery stories which is distinguished by the structure of the plot. Thrillers occur on a grander scale where crimes must be prevented, Assassination's, terrorists and a government conspiracy, These may reflect a "Zeitgeist" in todays world.
The standard plot element of a thriller includes:
A sense of jeopardy and violence
A climax- the mystery is solved and then hero defeats a villain saving his and other peoples lives
Influenced by film noir the hero can die in the process of saving lives.
Thrillers usually take place wholly ore partly in exotic or dramatic settings such as foreign cities, deserts, churches, subways, airports and on airplanes, polar regions or high seas- or in the woods ( a common setting for a thriller.
Example of a thriller film
One of the most popular Thriller films from the 20th and the 21st century is James bond - Originally a series of books by Ian Fleming.Fleming based his fictional creation on a number of individuals he came across during his time in the Naval Intelligence Division during World War II. His first book was Casino Royale(1953) The series follows the missions of an MI6 agent James Bond with his famous code name of 007 who stops the plans of several evil corporation's, gang members, specific powerful people and countries who threat MI6 and the British isles. Along with M who is the head of MI6 and Q who is a scientists who is responsible for some of the gadgets which bond has such as the famous Aston Martin vehicle and several gadgets and guns.
Cultural impact
Cinematically, Bond has been a major influence within the spy genre since the release of Dr. No in 1962, with 22 secret agent films released in 1966 alone attempting to capitalise on its popularity and success. These films are known to be a massive hit around the world.
Tuesday 4 November 2014
Title task - Practice using Adobe After effects
My task before the holiday was to create a title sequence in Adobe after effects. This was to have a go at creating my own sequence and to learn how to use After effects. After effects is a software which allows the user to add effects after filming a footage. This can range from film colour to changing aspects of characters and adding other objects.
I wanted to create a simple title as this was my first attempt on this software by changing the opacity of the text and adding an effect. I chose to add in an explosion effect. This is a link to the video which is on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vsdAYM_z4o&index=4&list=UUht5fxUjha19_XNfG0mi2EA
I wanted to create a simple title as this was my first attempt on this software by changing the opacity of the text and adding an effect. I chose to add in an explosion effect. This is a link to the video which is on YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vsdAYM_z4o&index=4&list=UUht5fxUjha19_XNfG0mi2EA
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