section 3: film character

Character 1Name: Sophie WilsonAge: 16Sex: FemaleCostume: Ordinary clothes eg. jeans and a hoodie/ t-shirt (following the theory set by GK.Chesterson, that a thriller has an ordinary, everyday hero in). Clothes change to show the passing of time, and also change to slightly 'scruffier' and more worn clothing when the character has ran away from home.Props: Diary, bagbackCharacter background: She is from a single parent family, and has obviously suffered from the lack of mother-figure in her life. Low self-esteem, and a very tempremental/ emotional state. Has a very hostile and unloving relationship with her father, and does not know why. Often very quiet and goes un-noticed in the household, and throughout life, but a completely different side comes to light when she has the diary (where she feels safe to be herself and express feelings and problems she has, all of which is addressed to her mother, whom she collects and keeps pictures of in the diary). This will hint to the audience that she has a split personality, but not give away the plot.Character 2:Name: Terry WilsonAge: 40Sex: MaleRelationship to character 1: FatherCostume: Ordinary clothes, again conforming to GK.Chesterson's theory - eg. jumper and trousers (to show the obvious age difference between the 2 characters)Props: -Character background: Cynical and worn down by life: has been such since the death of his wife. Is hostile with the daughter, often not wanting to be around her and feeling uncomfortable in her presence, but feels like he has to bring her up through life, and this attitude shows in his relations and interactions he has with her. In a dead end job and feeling trapped - constantly living his life in the past with his wife whom he truely loved.

section 3; task 3 :brainstorm of content

Idea 1:Possible names: The Diary, March 13th.Overview: A teenage girl from a single parent family; her dad is hostile to her, and her mother was murdered when she was young. She has never been told about what has happened to her mum, and wonders/ suspects why her dad is being hostile and secretive. The diary is a way for her to keep the memory of her mum alive, and the only thing in life that she feels happy and safe with. One day, she finds something out about her dad when she is researching/ finding pictures of her mothers death. She suspects that her dad was the killer in her mother's murder. The twist in the story is that she is in fact the killer.There will be a linear narrative; the film starts with her childhood, then jumps to her life as a teenager, in the present.Idea 2: An alternative to idea 1Possible names: The Diary, March 13thOverview: A teenage girl, because of some traumatic past, is 'gifted' with premenissions of seeing peoples murders before they happen. However, people think that this is because of the traumatic event that she is turning mental (to a lesser extent), and so for the best, she is admitted to a mental institution. From there, she keeps a diary, and writes down all her premenitions and feelings; telling every person that will listen to her. The detectives investigating the strange murders find out about the girl, and get her to help save the victims before they are killed. The twist is that she is the killer, fixing all of the murders beforehand, and in taking the kiler to the new murder victims, the detectives are condemning them. The film ends with her being killed herself: including the morality factor, because she is in effect only a kid, but has the capability to murder tens of people.There will be a linear narrative.Idea 3:Possible names: Candle light, WickOverview: A man's candle company is being phased out by the introduction of gas and electricity. He cannot afford to keep the business alive, and so in retalliation to the thought that he may have to lose his business, he murders people who are mainly linked with this, using the fat and blood from their bodies to make the candles. After he murders the victims and makes the candles, he sadistically keeps one candle as a memoire of his 'good work' in the backroom of his shop. When he is finally caught by a relative of one of his victims, they find the back room, and the thousands of candles inside.There will be a linear narrative.We have chosen to film idea 1, as we feel that the opening to this will be easiest to film in context with the overview.

section 3: film classifation

We have chosen to make a certificate 15 film.This is because:- There is a bigger target market for 15 films, as from our research we know that there is a significant market for 15 - 17 year olds especially, and cutting this market out would damage the viewings of our film.- The difference between a certificate 15 and a certificate 18 is the amount of gore, violence and sex in the film. Choosing a 15 film meant that we could cut out the amount of gore and violence, which would both make the film easier to shoot, and still keep the storyline effective, but also turn our film into a psychological thriller moreso, which from our research we know that the target audience want, in comparison to a gory thriller.

section 5 : treatment

Section 1: Task 3: Film Synopsis
The central character is a teenage girl. She was brought up by her father, after her mother died in mysterious circumstances when she was fairly young. The relationship with her father is very strained and almost hostile. It is obvious the effects of such: she is introverted and 'just another face in the crowd'. However, the diary helps her to provoke this other side to her: the cheerful, optimistic side to her. In this diary, she collects pictures of her mother, and writes accounts to her, as if it was a normal conversation. In a usual trip to the library to look through old personal family history, she stumbles across a newspaper account: her father was a suspect in the disappearance of her mother. This disregards any remaining trust and love she had for her father, and in an insecure state, runs away from home; taking shelter at night outside the library. However, the darkness, an insecure state of mind, and her imagination play a part in her somehow being admitted to hospital. From there, her father finds her, and takes her back home. (this scene will be made to look like he has hunted her down, and very provocative). When they finally get home, he has her cornered in the room, and she confronts him about her findings, screaming at him in hysterics: only to be faced with the fact that she was actually the killer ...
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Section 3: Brainstorm of Content
Idea 1:Possible names: The Diary, March 13th.Overview: A teenage girl from a single parent family; her dad is hostile to her, and her mother was murdered when she was young. She has never been told about what has happened to her mum, and wonders/ suspects why her dad is being hostile and secretive. The diary is a way for her to keep the memory of her mum alive, and the only thing in life that she feels happy and safe with. One day, she finds something out about her dad when she is researching/ finding pictures of her mothers death. She suspects that her dad was the killer in her mother's murder. The twist in the story is that she is in fact the killer.There will be a linear narrative; the film starts with her childhood, then jumps to her life as a teenager, in the present.Idea 2: An alternative to idea 1Possible names: The Diary, March 13thOverview: A teenage girl, because of some traumatic past, is 'gifted' with premenissions of seeing peoples murders before they happen. However, people think that this is because of the traumatic event that she is turning mental (to a lesser extent), and so for the best, she is admitted to a mental institution. From there, she keeps a diary, and writes down all her premenitions and feelings; telling every person that will listen to her. The detectives investigating the strange murders find out about the girl, and get her to help save the victims before they are killed. The twist is that she is the killer, fixing all of the murders beforehand, and in taking the kiler to the new murder victims, the detectives are condemning them. The film ends with her being killed herself: including the morality factor, because she is in effect only a kid, but has the capability to murder tens of people.There will be a linear narrative.Idea 3:Possible names: Candle light, WickOverview: A man's candle company is being phased out by the introduction of gas and electricity. He cannot afford to keep the business alive, and so in retalliation to the thought that he may have to lose his business, he murders people who are mainly linked with this, using the fat and blood from their bodies to make the candles. After he murders the victims and makes the candles, he sadistically keeps one candle as a memoire of his 'good work' in the backroom of his shop. When he is finally caught by a relative of one of his victims, they find the back room, and the thousands of candles inside.There will be a linear narrative.We have chosen to film idea 1, as we feel that the opening to this will be easiest to film in context with the overview.
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Section 1: Task 3: Film Characters
Section 1: Task 3: Film Characters Character 1Name: Sophie WilsonAge: 16Sex: FemaleCostume: Ordinary clothes eg. jeans and a hoodie/ t-shirt (following the theory set by GK.Chesterson, that a thriller has an ordinary, everyday hero in). Clothes change to show the passing of time, and also change to slightly 'scruffier' and more worn clothing when the character has ran away from home.Props: Diary, bagbackCharacter background: She is from a single parent family, and has obviously suffered from the lack of mother-figure in her life. Low self-esteem, and a very tempremental/ emotional state. Has a very hostile and unloving relationship with her father, and does not know why. Often very quiet and goes un-noticed in the household, and throughout life, but a completely different side comes to light when she has the diary (where she feels safe to be herself and express feelings and problems she has, all of which is addressed to her mother, whom she collects and keeps pictures of in the diary). This will hint to the audience that she has a split personality, but not give away the plot.Character 2:Name: Terry WilsonAge: 40Sex: MaleRelationship to character 1: FatherCostume: Ordinary clothes, again conforming to GK.Chesterson's theory - eg. jumper and trousers (to show the obvious age difference between the 2 characters)Props: -Character background: Cynical and worn down by life: has been such since the death of his wife. Is hostile with the daughter, often not wanting to be around her and feeling uncomfortable in her presence, but feels like he has to bring her up through life, and this attitude shows in his relations and interactions he has with her. In a dead end job and feeling trapped - constantly living his life in the past with his wife whom he truely loved.
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Section 5: Treatment
HOUSEStarts off in the family house; flashbacks to her childhood and her life as it is now. This location establishes (in present time) the hostility between dad and daughter, and the lack of mother figure.HOUSE (Time passes)Same location but older actor(s). Establishes the passing of time, and moves the story on: she wants to find out who killed her mum. See her cutting up and sticking down photos of her mum, which represents her wanting to keep the memory of her mum alive, and therefore her love.LIBRARYResearching into her mothers death. Looking through old newspaper archaives, and discovers that her dad has been a suspect in her mothers murder.PARKIn shock, she runs away; too scared to go home as she is convinced that her dad is the killer (the audience will also be led to think this through the way in which they interact, especially important in establishing this aspect of the film in the house when she is a teenager/older).LIBRARY PORCHPathetic falacy used to create a intimidating and lonesome environment: she has ran away and is now living on the streets (her first night alone).STREETSomething scares her in the shadows of the library, or somewhere around her: so she runs into the street, where she is hit by a car. The audience do not see this, but it will be implied.HOSPITALThis helps to imply that she was hit by the car.STREETHer dad's perspective: he is trying to look for her after he realises his daughter is missing. The camera swaps between the hospital and the street (when she was on the streets) to create the feeling that her dad is 'hunting her down'.CARThe dad finds the daugher in hospital, and takes her home. Most of the shots will be through the mirror to again, create the sense of distance between them: because they have to speak through the mirror, not directly to eachother. Also, the shot of the dad will create a sense of intimidation again, adding to the effect that he has 'hunted her down' and therefore adding to the suspense of the story: what will he do to her? Will he kill her?HOUSEThey both get out of the car, and walk into the house. Here, she confronts him about the murder after being backed into a corner by her dad. She is screaming at him and hysterical. The camera shows that the dad is losing patience with the daughter. He then reveals that she is the one that has killed her mother: her split personality.This will have been hinted at through the film, as we plan to use different shots of her, different lighting, mirror shots etc.
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Section 4: Audience Research Results
We found in our results the following data:How old are you ?15 or under 0%16 60%17 20%18 20%19 0%20 0%Gender?Male 50%Female 50%How often do you go to the cinema or watch a film on average?Never 0%Once 50%Twice 30%Once a week 20%Everyday 0%Most days 0%How do you define the thriller genre?Smart, scary and action 50%Psychological, suspenceful and clever plots 30%Cheesy 20%Do you like thrillers?Yes 70%No 30%What do you think makes a good thriller?Plot 60%Empathy 10%Fire 10%Violence action 20%Gory or psychological?Gory 10%Psychological 90%In your oppinion what is the difference between a certificate 18 and a certificate 15?More sex, violence and gore 100%Which do you prefer?15 60%18 40%In conclusion, we have decided from these results that we will be doing a pyschological thriller with a certificate of 15. We believe that as people watch thriller for the pyschological aspect of the film, the film will not have

section 2: reasearch into examples of comparable media products

American Psyco

narrative structure - at the beginning of the clip the conversation he's having with his friends shows that he is clever and civilised , but also quite arrogant. when they talk of "Jews" he has a problem and is not afraid to let his friend know. later on in the clip he talks to a barmaid in a very rude and aggressive way, the audience would be shocked by this , after she charges him he says aut loud " your a f*****g ugly b***h, i wana stab you to death and fool around in your flood" but it is just a small way of showing his split personality especially when he is being agressive it shows his reflection in the mirroe, an this theme continues. for the rest of the clip he is talking about his "routine", narrating the audience through it, he gives reasons for why he uses each product/does each thing. his speech is clear and slow, easy to understand.
thriller codes and conventions - the sauce on the plate at the beginning is made out to be blood, so the audience connotes that there will be a murder etc. the knife you see turns out to be cutting meat, not flesh. slowly putting the audience on edge. the clip doesn't start the normal way a thriller does, which again puts the audience on edge because it is delaying the expected outcome. the music used adds an eerie effect of the "calm before the storm".
camera work/cinematography - filmed in a linear sequence of events, there are no flashbacks etc, the audience know whats going on because its straightforward and easy to understand. the camera never really changes angle, always steady shots. apart from at the start where there is a close up on the tables and food, the camera never really adds any effects to the shots.
mise-en-scene - the apartment is white, clean and immaculate. most of the props are in the apartment itself, mainly beauty products, shampoo etc. shows allot of his toned body, taken care of, healthy food in the fridge, face pack. when the clip first begins he is in a suit and tie which shows he is smartly dressed even for social events. face peel at the end of the clip - finishes off his routine.
sound - relaxed/calm music in the apartment scene. its delicate and gentle piano, adds a slightly eerie effect and also adds contrast to the restaurant/bar at the beginning. the eerie sounds put the audience on edge, and the repetitive sounds created suit the "routine" well, as that is repetitive also. the music fades out towards the end, so him speaking seems to become more clear and powerful.
editing - cuts between the different rooms are quick and there is no fade out or in transition, montage of "routine", short fast cuts are used to show a long drawn out sequence of events quickly. also, there is no fade from the nightclub/restaurant/apartment.
graphics - layered over the top of the screen - soft contemporary, simple. contrast with the bar - noise and the apartment - quiet. the typography also contrasts, with the fancy serif font, to the bold normal san serif. this could suggest his split personality.
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Jaws

Jaws - 1975A linear narrative structure - helps to co-ordinate the audience as they are not trying to follow both the storyline, and establish locations and characters etc. It helps the film to not become too complicated.Camerawork:- The camera overall tries to put the audience in the scene: this draws the audience in to the film by creating empathy, and also gets them more involved with the action, so in a way, they feel compelled to watch the film to help their 'friends' ie characters they have created a connection with through this technique.- A lot of establishing shots are used to help the audience orientate themselves.- Close up when the girl is being attacked by Jaws (although the audience do not know this because the shark is not shown - an effective lack of camera shot). This again, helps to draw the audience into the film, as they can see the emotion of the girl. This is also known as the Kuleshar effect - establishing feeling by showing 2 different shots and allowing the audience to substitute in the emotion. The other shot is the point of view of the shark: this is used to make the Kuleshar effect effective, and again bring the audience into the action, as it feels like they are the action.The fact that the audience do not see the shark is also part of Pascal Bontizer's theory of partial vision.Mise-en-scene:-- There is no artificial lighting in this scene: the only lighting that is noticably used is the sunrise/ sunset (unclear which). This helps to create a natural element to the film, and helps the audience to relate this to everyday life, making the film more believeable. The colours of the sunset connotate danger also.- There is relative use of props such as a buoy and the clothing.Sound:-- Relative use of diagetic sound such as the waves lapping on the beach, and the water splashing. This again, helps to create a natural element, and make the film more believeable etc.- Non diagetic sound such as the suspensive music that changes to more fast paced as the action builds, and the infamous sound motif of Jaws, work with the on-screen drama to make the action more effective on the audience.Graphics:-There are no on-screen graphics. This helps to focus the audience on the film rather than the credits etc, but could also be a negative thing, as I think it is a standard event to have at the beginning of any film.
Silence of the Lambs - 1990- A linear narrative structure to have the same effect as stated.Camerawork:-- There are lots of establishing shots of the lake, similar to Jaws, and has the same effect and purpose.- There is a tracking shot of her as she walks into his office. This brings the audience into the build up of the action because it feels like a point of view shot: like the audience is a third person in the movie/ an outsider watching the drama.Mise-en-scene:-- Relative mise-en-scene to a FBI training camp eg guns, trees, uniforms.- Obstactes in the wood. These are important as they show elements of her character: dedication, strength and determination, and give the audience a possible presumption of how she could react when faced with different circumstances.Sound:-- Relative sound to the surroundings (forest) eg birds tweeting, leaves crunching. Again, helps to create an element of believeablilty.- Non diagetic music has a strong beat to help create tension and suspense. This music also, at the end, is a slower version of the music at the beginning, which helps to convey a sense of continuity/ similarity.Graphics:-- Location naming alongside an establishing shot helps the audience to orientate themselves, and also give some sense of context to the film, as it was shot in Philladelphia, where a famous FBI training camp is: some audience members may know that.Codes and conventions:-The opening credits (which is the only use of graphics) conveys Pascal Bonitzer's theory of Partial vision: the writing if so big that the audience are blocked from seeing a major amount of the screen. Also, ironically, the establishing shots running behind is a forest - the audience cannot 'see the forest for the trees'.- The forest element also ties in with W.H.Matthew's theory abou the enchanted forest.

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Silence Of theLambs

narrative structure - at the very beginning there is no talking, the girl is clearly out of breath, so all the viewers can hear from her is heavy breathing. when the man turns up he isn't friendly or warm, he gives her orders and she follows them immediately, its all very professional and there are no questions asked. she calls him "sir". the linear structure in the sequence fits a thriller, as they are not usually confusing for the viewers at the start.
thriller codes and conventions - the music is all tense and loud, so loud that it sometimes goes over the girl breathing and the sounds of the forest around her, giving the audience a sense that something is going to happen. the forest is foggy and dense, hard to see through the fog, and she appears to be on her own. the theme of difficult obstacles all the way through is signified by her taking an obstacle course at the very beginning. the mist in the forest gives an eerie effect, and puts the audience on edge from the very start. she is also an ordinary person, and doesn't fit the stereotype of someone who is training for the FBI. she is small and a woman, which makes the viewers like her because she is what can be seen as an underdog.
camera work/cinematography - the cameras all the way through the introduction are brought forward so it seems as though your following her, which gives the sense that someone IS following her. even when you enter the building, the camera is still always focused on her and where she is going. tracking shots are used, and establishing shots to orientate the viewers are used so that the audience know where they are.
mise-en-scene - at the start, the wood, trees, climbing frame, ropes, which all suggest some sort of obstacle course. she is wearing sweat clothes, which are sweaty and she is out of breath, shows whatever she is doing is hard and intense work. all the people on the course are basically men, there are few women when she enters the building. she is found to be training alone at the start, which shows she is independent and isn't with the rest of the team, is different. the mist covers up most of the scene, which links into partial vision for the viewers. once she overcomes the obstacle it becomes lighter, as it would if it was a real life obstacle. the outfit shes wearing is not feminine, the building looks professional and the audience can tell its some sort of training center because of all the matching uniforms and guns etc around.
sound - natural nature sounds of the forest and the birds are underneath the louder sound of the tense music. as she gets closer to the building the sound of guns, whistles being blown, and training camp noises. there is a sound bridge with the tense loud music which links both the forest and the building together. the use of strong loud music at the start builds the tension from the very beginning. there is a big change in sound when she gets from outside to inside, shows the difference in the training side and the professional side. the steady beat of the music all the way through the scene; heartbeat.
editing - there are hardly any cuts, as the viewers are meant to be focusing on her journey and how hard it is. the camera is tracking her all the way through. even when more people enter the shot, the camera never loses her. fewer edits once shes inside. when she enters the office an eye line match is used between her and the wall, so the audience is made to think something is on the wall, also it shows her attention is increasing the amount of times it cuts back to her and then the wall.
graphics - the credits at the start are all in bold black, outlined with white and they have red shadows. nothing is in lowercase, so they are very obvious. also they take up most of the screen when they appear, but at significant parts of the scene, the credits are paused until a less important part comes on the screen.

section 4: audience reasearch

Media Questionnaire :)The aim of this questionnaire is to gather research for media coursework about the trhiler genre, and people's opinions on it. Please answer all the questions, and thank you in advance for taking the time to fill in this questionnaire.How old are you?◘ 15 and below ◘ 16 ◘ 17 ◘ 18 ◘ 19 ◘ 20 and aboveGender?◘ Male ◘ FemaleHow often do you go to the cinema, or watch a fim, on average each month?◘ Never ◘ Once ◘ Twice ◘ Once a week ◘ Every day ◘ Most weeksHow would you define the thriller genre?__________________________________________________________________________________________Do you like the thriller genre?
◘ Yes ◘ No
Why?
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What do you think makes a good thriller?
Do you prefer gory or psychological thrillers more?
◘ Gory ◘ Psychological
In your opinion, what is the difference between a certificate 15 thriller, and a certificate 18 thriller?

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Synopsis

The central character is a teenage girl. She was brought up by her father, after her mother died in mysterious circumstances when she was fairly young. The relationship with her father is very strained and almost hostile. It is obvious the effects of such: she is introverted and 'just another face in the crowd'. However, the diary helps her to provoke this other side to her: the cheerful, optimistic side to her. In this diary, she collects pictures of her mother, and writes accounts to her, as if it was a normal conversation. In a usual trip to the library to look through old personal family history, she stumbles across a newspaper account: her father was a suspect in the disappearance of her mother. This disregards any remaining trust and love she had for her father, and in an insecure state, runs away from home; taking shelter at night outside the library. However, the darkness, an insecure state of mind, and her imagination play a part in her somehow being admitted to hospital. From there, her father finds her, and takes her back home. (this scene will be made to look like he has hunted her down, and very provocative). When they finally get home, he has her cornered in the room, and she confronts him about her findings, screaming at him in hysterics: only to be faced with the fact that she was actually the killer ...

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Seven ( 1995)



is a thriller about a cerial killer who kills people because the commit one of the " seven deadly sins"







It has a linear narrative structure ( so the events shown happen in time order). It starts off with the finding of a body of someone who has been tortured and forced to die.







This is where the two main characters are introduced both to the audience and to each other. They rae " detective Mills" (Brad Pitt) and " detective Somerset" ( Morgan Freeman).







Because the audience are introduced to them both at the same time they feel as if they too are detectives that are going to be working with them to catch and convict the killer which is good for a thriller as it makes the audience feel involved which means they will become more thrilled by events in the film.



Seven Notes.
Detective David Mills - Brad Pitt
Detective William Somerset - Morgan Freeman.
Tracy Mills - Brad Pitts wife/girlfriend.
John Doe/Killer - Kevin Spacey.
Sloth, Lust, Envy, Wrath, Pride, Greed, Gluttony.



Mis-en-scene - all of the settings and locations are always in bad weather, like raining or cloudy.theres not much light. always dark. which makes it have an eerie theme. CHM - Somerset always looks smart and he dresses nicely and takes pride in his aperiance this reflects his character. Mills looks scruffier, he is careless. Props - old books are used by each main character. Doe uses notebooks, thousands of them. Somerset spends time in the library with all the old books, which some of them he gives to Mills. Ironic in the way that the killer and the detectives have something so small in common. The torches that Mills and Somerset both carry around with them add an eerie effect to all the scenes/locations that they visit, as the torches bring such little light into such dark places. The gun Mills carries is another way to devide him from Somerset, as Mills acts on impulse and follows his feelings where as Somerset doesnt see the need ( he's only ever aimed his gun once but never fired even though he's been working in a toucher city for a long time).



Sound - the non diagetic sound is mainly tense music. often tempo of music increases/speeds up as it reaches the climax which emphasises the scene. diagetic sounds used are the more natural ones, city noises - police sirens - rain - cars/traffic. these things show that it is always a busy city with bad things appening because of dogs barking, trains, police sirens. Somerset also uses a metronome to drown out the noises of the city around him - used for stress relief/relaxation, blocks out screaming, sirens, traffic etc. Sychronons - sound in sync. Music that comes on when Somerset is in the library is classical, calm music - contrast with the tense music, traquil calm, safe place to be, the audience knows nothing bad is going to happen here. and this music is diagetic in the scene with Somerset but it shows Mills reading too in a diffrent place but has the same music, it is not niagetic for Mills as he cant hear it, this shows the connection with the two detectives.


Editing - at the beginning the introduction to the film makes no sense, as to us it is just images placed on top of each other, this gives the audience the sense that something odd/eerie is happening, gives a sense of what is to come or be expected. Montage - small clips of different things put together - builds on mood - builds on character - builds on story. The speed of the shots changes depending on how fast the audience is allowed to look at the images, some shots fade in and out, always hiding something from the audience.



Codes and Conventions - the film fits most of the thriller codes and conventions. John Cawelti talks about introducing the "exotic" into modern normal life, the old books and pictures that are looked at or read in the film are not what you'd usually be looking at, and the seven deadly sins are also the exotic. GK Chesterton said thrillers are best done in urban areas, which this one definatly was. WH Matthews said that there should be some sort of puzzle/journey on which the audience should be taken on, or try to find out. Something like a maze, which Seven had, as the audience never knew what was going to happen next or who it was going to happen to. Pascal Bontizer says that the audience should only have partial vision of whats going on in the film, to add suspense. Seven incorporates this as in some scenes we don't see everything, eg. the murdered prostitute, the box with Mills' wife's head in at the end, the audience isn't shown who the murderer is until the end, his face is always covered. Partial vision to the actual narrative story. Lars says that thrillers should hide things on purpose, eg, the entire plan - or in this case, the killers face is hiden right up until he wants to be seen. Noel Carroll came up with the question and answer model, where the film is constantly making the audience ask questions, eg, will the hero survive? when Mills puts the gun to John Doe's head, will he shoot him? Moral factor - hero in a moral situation where hes not supposed to kill the killer, makes him an anti-hero. If you have the moral factor in a hero, is he still a hero?

section 1: thriller genres

Martin ruben wrote the book "Thrillers" which explains all aout thrillers...



He wrote about what other people had said about the thrillers genre. The first person he wrote about was "GK Chesterton" ( the handsome fellow below)

It starts off with theorys from "Gilbert Keith Chesterton". He felt that he had defined it, he was determined that it was a modern genre that were usually set in sub-urbs and cities.

He said that thrillers are about "looking for poetry in everyday life" and that they find excitement in everyday environments and that they transform the ordinary into the extra ordinary.

The next person Ruben wrote about was "Norththrop frye"

He built upon Chesterton's theorys and added that there is always a hero/heroine in a thriller and this person is usually a normal everyday person.

He said that thrillers take us to words where the laws of nature are twisted.

"turns the modern city into an enchanted forest"

He also said that " thrillers are like romantic fictions"

The next person that Ruben picks on is " John Calvetti"

He combines Chesterton and Frye's theorys.

He says that thrillers " transform a city, a modern centre of cpmmence, industry and science into a place of enchantment and mystery".

He said that this is achieved by introducing " the exotic" into the everyday world.

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John Cawelti - combines both what Fry and Chesterton say. - this is achieved by introducing "the exotic" into the everyday world, strange objects into normal life.

W H Matthews - his work relates to mazes and labyrinths - Theseus, maze, puzzles etc. - to design a thriller, add complex twists and turns so that the audience doesn't solve the problem too easily - but don't make it aimless - a puzzling journey.

Pascal Bonitzer - thought that W H was describing "partial vision" when he advocates mazes, audience can't see too much.

Lars Ole Saurlberg - concealment and protraction, two ways suspense can be added deliberately hiding something from the audience, delaying or protracting an expected outcome - eg. a bomb explosion.

Noel Carroll - the best way to build suspense - Q & A model. all the way through the script asks questions. will the hero survive etc. battle against the odds. moral factor also increases suspense as it may not be morally right for the hero to "survive".