Research about thrillers

Research about thrillers

• Thriller is a broad genre of literature film, and television programming that uses suspense, tension and excitement as its main elements.
• It provides the sudden rush of emotions, excitement, and exhilaration that drive the narrative, sometimes subtly with peaks and lulls, sometimes at a constant, breakneck pace. It keeps the audience on the "edge of their seats".
• Thrillers interest many people but are mainly aimed at young adults as they find thrillers more exciting and interesting than older adults.
• Thrillers are aimed at older adults as many thrillers are certified to age 15 however depending on to what extreme the thriller reaches some are certified to 18 due to the story line or excessive violence or goriness.
• Thrillers are aimed at both males and females but for different reasons for example, males may be interested in the violence that is usually included within the film whereas many females like to watch thrillers because of the story line/plot and try to piece the story together as the film progresses.

Types of Thrillers
the different sub-genres of thrillers that I found when researching was:
Suspense Thrillers
Conspiracy Thrillers
Political Thrillers
Religious Thrillers
Spy Thrillers
Psychological Thrillers
Techno- Thrillers
Supernatural Thrillers

Age classification- ( British Board Of Film Classification )

The BBFC (British Board of Film Classification) have a set of age certificates ranging from Universal to R18. This means that each film is given an age certificate which says what age you must be above to view the film. Films are given there rating based on things such as violence, strong language or scenes of a sexual nature.

U - This certificate means the film is suitable for children 4 and above.

PG - This certificate means the film is suitable for general viewing however young children viewing is up to the choice of an adult.

12A - This certificate means the film is suitable for anyone aged 12 or above, however children below 12 can watch the film if accompanied by an adult.

12 - Suitable for anyone 12 or above.

15 - Suitable for anyone 15 or above.

18 - Suitable for anyone 18 or above.

R18 - Suitable for 18+, contains sexual scenes (adult film) etc. 

Research on opening titles

This is the opening which is a action, futuristic film. In the opening it mainly shows, a robot which we assume will play a big part in the film this is because it shows it off in such detail. It uses close ups on the robot which shows off important pieces that could be used later in the film . The colour in the title sequence is mainly dark colours which shows the viewer that the film is serious and wont be a comedy and would most likely be a serious action film. From this opening I have learnt that colour and contrast will be very important to show what mood it sets for the rest of the film also how much the camera is zoomed in to show how important characters or objects are .

Shaun Of The Dead opening titles

This is the opening titles to a film called Shaun of the dead, although it is a comedy it has a title which resembles that of a thriller which is why I chose to create the storyboard. I got the pictures off of YouTube using copy and paste and then using a snipping tool. The opening sequence foreshadows the ending to the film as it shows everyone in a zombie like state. There is also an establishing shot of the street which includes the street name and shows that the area is quite built up. One thing that caught my eye was the title which is placed along the floor as though it is actually on the floor. I'm using this to get an insight of thriller openings for my thriller piece.

Opening titles to Casino Royale

I have chosen another James bond film title as they are very unique and recognisable. This is a collection of clips from the opening titles of Casino Royale, the reason I used these specific clips is because I feel they are the most important out of the title video, I got the pictures by watching the opening titles on YouTube and print screened them and putting them together using the snipping tool. I made this to practice opening titles and to gain ideas for my thriller piece. In Casino Royale like most James Bond films there is a very long title sequence involving lots of editing for example as the plot of the film is based around a casino the editor includes cards in the scene, this includes the use of hearts, diamonds, spades and clubs as seen in the 3rd picture in the storyboard as spades are shot from the pistol. The opening title also has the classic 007 shot where James Bond spins on the screen and fires a bullet down the barrel of a gun as blood drips down the screen. The opening scene shows shots of violence which shows why the film is rated 12A. The tittles of the opening scene are perfectly placed as they don't cover the main action point on the screen however they still catch your eye. When the main title shows there is a symmetrical pattern which gives off an aesthetic effect.

This is the film opening to 'quantum of solace' film opening a James Bond action film this is a very fast passed opening and I could use some of the camera angles or sound effects used in this opening in our film opening. It can mainly be used as inspiration for our group to aim towards.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfYC_CBNtiM

This shows me practicing with adobe premiere pro. This has helped me to understand the basics needed to make titles with video in the background, and will make it easier on my final thriller piece.

Opening to Seven

This is my storyboard for the opening of 'Seven' this is a thriller and can be used as inspiration. In the opening to seven it is very dark this sets the scene for the thriller and the titles are also very weird showing a man plotting. This suggest that the man plotting will be the bad guy in the film because of how weird he is portrayed in the titles. The opening to seven is very silent and this only sound used is the speech of the different characters. The sound effects such as the metronome builds up suspense and weirdness.

this is my title inspiration http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/quantum-of-solace/

This my preliminary piece evaluation  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3M4guUQNYU&feature=youtu.be

our preliminary piece

This is our storyboard for our preliminary piece and is what we will base the actual film around.

 

These are 4 pictures I took to express different emotions, for example the picture on the far left could express a feeling that could be lonely or helpless because of the long road ahead, then the picture on the far right could also show loneliness or upset, this is mainly because he's by himself and he has his head down to show that he is upset. 

 These are our lighting pictures, these show us just playing around with the lighting and the different angles used on the light and different types. The lighting can help set a different mood for a certain scene, for example the mood would be miserable if the lighting was dark and dull.