Thriller films
BAILEY MORGAN
Thriller
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Genre defines films by their characteristics and by what the
audience have come to expect from them.
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The audience have come to expect suspense and tension from the
thriller genre as it usually uses psychological effects on the audience
and so the audience have come to expect a tense atmosphere.
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1926-the lodger, 1931-M, 1944-Gaslight, 1946-The spiral staircase,
1951-Strangers on a train, 1958-Touch of evil, 1960-Phsyco, 1972Frenzy and 1989-Dead calm
Timeline of thriller
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Sub-genres/hybrids are combinations of genres like:
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Crime-thriller – where there is a crime committed usually a murder
and the officers of the law have to figure out a way to defeat the
criminal using clues that they gather through out the film.
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Disaster thriller is where the is a catastrophic natural disaster that
puts humanity at risk and the scientists in the film have to figure out a
way for humanity to survive.
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Action thriller is usual of films as the focus is more on explosions and
violence.
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Medical thriller is a weaponised virus or bacteria usually and the
protagonist has to come up with a cure, usually both the antagonist
and protagonist are doctors.
Narrative, Character and Mise-enscene
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The hero is often a detective, normal person or doctor.
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The anti-hero is often a criminal or illegal doctor.
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The mise en scene is mostly dim/dark lighting the colour is often dull
and ordinary the setting is usually in a big city or a secluded house
and the costumes normally consist of trench coats and suits, the
figure expression is normally quite awkward.
Mise-on-scene
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Mise-on-scene is everything on scene at any time in a
shot for example; props, actors, lighting all of these
contribute to mise-on-scene.
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In thriller films the mise-on-scene will usually consist of dim
lighting, actors that play regular people and this all adds
to the typical mood of a thriller film which is tense and
suspenseful.
Sound
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Sound commonly used in the Thriller genre is ambience
and fast paced, sharp music which adds to the overall
atmosphere of the thriller genre as it adds suspense and
tension.
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