Sunday, 19 January 2014

Research Part 2 (Codes and Conventions)

Important codes and conventions of a thriller film;



Camera Movement/Angles - This Convention helps to give a film its genre, as different camera angles create different senses of body language and emotions. Thriller film also use Camera Angles such as facial close up shots and mid - ranged shots


Flashbacks - do a selection of different things during films:
1) Space and Time Distortion
2) Creates Confusion
3) Gives Audience Insight into the Past
4) Used in Key/Important Scenes


Editing - The other important convention that makes up a thriller is Editing, this gives films things like quick cuts. These quick cuts can also be seen in films such as "Psycho". This makes the film fast paced and makes it more tense. This has been used in the film "Three Monkeys"

Sound - Different music themes produce a different mood and feel for thriller films. For example jumpy and quite scary music which are played in each scene, can be named as themes as they produce different moods and settings for thrillers. Other sounds elements which are used to give the films there Thriller Genre are, Diegetic/Non-Diegetic sound, Synchronous/asynchronous sound, ambient sound

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