Task 1 conventions of a thriller power point 1
- 2. We used the font ‘trajan’ , which is commonly used in thrillers , its sharp edged and thin style is often related to thrillers because of its fairly chilling look and its reminder of sharp edges . We put our titles in with the action instead of it being on a black , blank screen. Similar to the thriller ‘step father’ , we placed them in the corners to keep the attention on the thrillers details , similar to step father , again similar in the way that we made them fade away , normally in time with a new shot .
- 3. We edited in a lot of sound effects , firstly our wind and bird noises create and add to the isolated and alone effect that we were looking for , we were able to create an eerie and chilling vibe through this , it also allowed for a more realistic sense for the outdoor shots. Secondly we introduced slow and deep non diagetic sounds when the action was about to begin , this linked in with the killers emotionless expression and lack of dialogue just before our actor was killed.
- 4. We set out to use locations which automatically release a sense of isolation to the audience , the audience refer this to thrillers which tend to involve helpless victims etc.. We used a lot of establishing shots to create this effect which was also backed up by some of our sound editing , involving slow wind which adds to the isolated and alone feeling . Similar thrillers such as the shining or the evil dead use similar establishing shots to create a feeling of rural isolation.
- 5. For our action shots we used close up over the sholder shots to concentrate on the victims face , before and after the action . The close up we used for this shot really captures a victims emotion , a sudden shock to the audience can be created from this . We refered this to a similar shot in the village as the victim is suddenly and randomly stabbed once , like our victim.
- 6. Most of our editing came within sound effects , we lifted a lot of noises to create an unusual feeling where the audience doesn’t quite know what to expect , for example , at the beginning , our establishing shots involve a chopping sound , this slowly gets louder as the shots change , it then cuts to a shot of a log and silence , the audience dont know what to expect and then tension is released . Similar to ‘scream’ the scene involving drew barrymore’s death at the beginning has lifted sound to create suspense , not quite as extreme as ours though. We also manipulated the speed of the shots , the establishing shots were lengthened , defining the location and setting , along with the lifting of the axe noise it allowed for the audience to begin thinking about what will happen next .
- 7. We chose our main props of a knife and axe as they are an automatic reference to violence and are commonly found within thrillers. we were able to feed theses props to the audience and create an almost false sense of security as they don’t know whether to believe they are tools or weapons , but it hints a theme. we can easily compare this to the shining or the village.