Current Script

Script

Jeremy- Christian
Jenny – Tia

Scene 1

Room in the dark with a single light source  

Jenny:    what happened?
             *Flash to woods scene*
               why did I do it?
              *Flash to running scene*
               when did it happen?
               *Flash to running scene*
                 Where did it happen?
               *Flash to running scene*

Running through woods, heavy breathing, diegetic sound

               

 

Thriller Instituition

Thriller History within Film

 

Alfred Hitchcock's first thriller was his third silent film The Lodger in 1926.It was a story about Jack the Ripper. A lot of British directors made thrillers in the early stages of the thriller genre such as Walter Forde, Victor Saville, and George A. Cooper. Hitchcock was following a strong British trend in his choice of genre.

Types of Thriller

There are lots of sub-genres within the Thriller genre. These sub-genres include Comedy thriller, Conspiracy thriller, Crime thriller, Erotic thriller, Legal thriller, Political thriller, Spy thriller, Supernatural thriller and Techno thriller.

Marketing and production

 

The thriller Cloverfield used multiple teaser trailers to promote the film and made its target audience more aware of the film before it came out.

Another way the movie promoted itself to audiences was the use of posters like the one above. These are a good way to reveal to the audience the film’s release date and show them an image from the film to give them an idea of what it’s about. 

 

Well Known Directors

Alfred Hitchcock-

Rear Window (1954)

Psycho (1960)

Vertigo (1958)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Steven Spielberg-

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Jaws (1975)

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

James Cameron-

Titanic (1997)

Aliens (1986)

Terminator (1984)

Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)

 

Distributors 

Warner Bros

Sony Pictures

Universal

Paramount Pictures

Fox Films

 

 

 

Hypodermic Needle Theory

HYPODERMIC NEEDLE THEORY The ‘Hypodermic Needle Theory’ is a theory which is the belief of a piece of media having a strong, powerful effect on its audience. 1940s and 1950s main media was seen as having a dominant influence on behaviour change. Factors that are consistent with the theory are; the fast rise and popularization of radio and television, the occurrence of the inducement industries (advertising and propaganda for example), the Payne Fund studies of the 1930s, which focused on the impact of motion pictures on children and Hitler’s monopolization of the mass media during WWII to unify the German public behind the Nazi party.

Audience Presentation Theory (Updated)

The use of lighting from a single light source

 

Reception Theory

Reception Theory

 

It is when producers or directors construct a text that has hidden message or meaning. If done correctly the audience will be able to pick up the meaning or message straight away, but the audience will need to be reminded of the message throughout the film this could be done through character dialogue or actions within the film.

 

like;

In horror and thriller films the audience is supposed to feel specific emotions that are related to a specific genre of film such as fear, anticipation and surprise these are all used to create suspense and tension within the film.

Activity Log November 5th 11:55 – filmed our initial idea and our thoughts on what our group could do, for example; the setting, when, how, what we are going to do etc. November 6th 9:10 – continued filming our first idea. November 7th 2:10 – changed the ideas and thoughts on the trailer. November 12th 11:55 – attempted lighting shots and worked out what lighting we may need, we couldn’t decide on camera shots or the source of lighting. November 13th 9:10 – we started to make the final decision on what sub genres we will put in to the genre category. November 14th 2:10 – we classified the sub genres that will be In the film. November 19th 11:55 – debated on diegetic or non-diegetic sound that we will use in the scene (mainly talking about voiceover). November 20th 9:10 started work on story board and started discussing the shots we are going to use. November 21st 2:10 – finished story boards, shots and setting. November 26th 11:55 – took the pictures demonstrating the lighting effects. November 27th 9:10 – started to consider what we are actually going to do in the scene. November 28th 2:10 – fully completed script.