isolation

idea of being chased/ on the run

guns

romantic

scene

low level lighting

suspenseful music

What makes a thriller a thriller?

fight scenes

fast paced editing

unpredictable elements

violent acts- won't be emphasis on the blood

women are saved/ vitimised

plot twists

learn the actors names

learn about the characters

name of the film

opening credits- tell us which film studios/ productions are involved

What do we know about film openings?

establishing shot

introduction

narration

Bone collector analysis:

Panic Room analysis:

Fractured analysis

The girl on the train analysis:

Psychological thriller:

Glossary

Hybrid: hybrid genre is a genre that blends themes from two or more genres together

Iconography: is the way an audience describes the particular signs that identify a particular genre.

Intertexutuality: is a deliberate reference in a in a text to another media text which is already known to audiences.

Parody: a film that mocks through comedy films of a particular genre.

Pastiche: a film borrows a number of themes and styles, or codes and conventions from other films even to the extent of copying some scenes and imitating others.

Plot: is a media term that refers to a sequence of events that happens through cause-and-effect.

Postmodernism: reflects the way wester society changed in the 20th century. The changes were centred around traditional values such as religion, family, race and class. People began to question their identity and role in society and the media reflects this.

The Pelican brief: thriller/ political

How far does it meet generic conventions?

What is the plot?

A law student writes a legal brief on the reasons that made Khamel, an assassin, kill two Supreme Court justices. When she learns that her theory is accurate, she gets attacked by thugs.

- innerworkins of an institution

-action scenes- no gore (blood but thats it)

-femail protagonist- partially needs saving

-climatic music

-guns/shooting

-sense of being chased

-low level lighting in some scenes

Would I recomend this film?

Yes, I would definetly recomend this film for others to watch as I was engaged with the storyline throughout, the climatic music and the build up of suspense within the lead role being chased made it enjoyable to watch and Julia Roberts played her character very well.

Nightcrawler: (thiller/crime)

How far does it meet generic conventions?

What is the plot?

Would I recomend this film?

The story follows a young hustler who finds a success trolling the streets of Los Angeles to film disasters and deaths, but the darkness starts to take hold of him.

- innerworkins of an institution

-gory scenes mentioned yet blurred out

-sense of reality

-anti hero

-disconcerting music

-climatic moment

-guns

-low level lighting

Overall no, I would not think of recomending this film as I wasn't engaged as much as an audience should be when watching a thriller film, however there were some elements such as the actor choice for the main character (Jake Gyllenhaal) and the use of intense music that counter agrues my judgment into declaring that the film was intriguing.

Redsparrow: thriller/ spy

How far does it meet generic conventions?

What is the plot?

-gory & violent scenes

-disconcerting music

-low level lighting

- different outfits

-no chase scenes

-no stunts

Dominika Egorova, a former ballerina, enrols in a Russian Intelligence programme and becomes a sparrow, using her body as a weapon to entrap a CIA agent.

Would I recomend this film?

Overall no, I wouldn't recomend this film even though i enjoyed it. It has an over-reliance on sexual and violent scenes and has a darker twist, rather than the soft action element in spy movies so it shows how mentally scarred her character is. It has a good build of suspense, some intresting plot twists and choosing Jennifer Lawrence for the main role was a good choice.

Convetions of crime thrillers:

-threat- not present for the audience to see

-muder- serial killer

-suspects

-puzzle- detective (duo style eg: young/old)

- low level lighting

-weapons- explosions, guns, kinves (murder weapons)

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Convetions of political thrillers:

-violence but not gory

-guns, explosions

-mystery

-car chase

-protagonist identity is a threat; hiding from powerful forces

-secrets within higher power - secret organisations

-mixture of male and female being the protagonists

-low level lighting

-mention of death/ murder '

-one isolated character who has to overpower

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Convetions of spy thrillers:

-guns

-car chase

-stunts

-explosions

-different locations

-suits

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