Friday 19 December 2008

Ideas for my thriller: 28 days later

In this lesson we were shown thriller openings such as 28 days later, collateral, The shining and What lies beneath.
We also explored the different types of thrillers such as -Psychological, Supernatural thrillers, Comedy Thrillers, Political thrillers, Romance/Murderous, Passion thrillers, Horror Thrillers, Action thrillers and many more.
As we analysed the clips, we looked at he mise en scene, the lighting, use of camera angles, music, editing and setting.
The clip that inspired me the most is from 28 days later. I really liked the camera angles and movement. They used wonky angles to indicate the confusion of the character exploring the abandoned desserted city of London. The were more shots such as tilts, low angle and over the shoulder. Long shots were to show how desserted the area was.
The clips were short but continuous. The lighting was natural and a yellowy shade. There were also shots of the inportant places of london to indicate the setting. The big ben, river thames and the buses were shown.
I like the way the film starts with confusion and desserted areas. This makes the audience anxious and curious in what is going on.
For my thriller, id like to create a sense of confusion and mystery. I think itis a good way of keeping the audience on their seats.
I also like the natural Lighting that is used, as it also represents a sens of calm in the city, but the audience do not knw that the complete oppostie happens after the sun sets.

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