From the start of Media Studies this year, we as a group have wanted to create a sense of loneliness and fear through our intended Thriller Opening. Our first idea was to create a post-apocalyptic setting in which we could incorporate a threat similar to ‘Zombies’. This was soon cut as an idea when we performed our pitch to the rest of our class, as we realised that it would take a lot of effort and time to literally piece together a post-apocalyptic, destroyed-city type area in which we would film. One of our other pitch ideas was a simple, yet effective take on an interrogation scene. It started as just an idea to flesh-out our pitch, but it then became our final idea when we were given some constructive feedback on how to effectively pull-off this newly found idea. Many people said we should look to film this sort of thing in a dark, secluded place away from the hustle and bustle of natural and man-made life. After we had set on our storyline and plot we sent out questionnaires looking for more ideas and feedback to fill in the cracks on our Thriller Movie Opening.
Some of our key findings are listed below:
· Approximately 85% of the people we gave questionnaires, said they actually enjoy watching Thriller Films regularly.
· Here are some Key Features that people suggested we should include:
o Blood
o Screaming
o Introduction to main characters
o Evidence of crime
o Gripping storyline, to keep the audience enticed
o Violence
o Dismembered body parts
o Guts
o Good introduction to the story from the opening
o Interrogation
· Here are some ideas for Locations to film at/from:
o A desolate suburban area
o Dark, secluded places
o Anywhere that feels very isolated
o Abandoned buildings and streets
o Alleyways
· Some Key Lighting Techniques to use:
o Film Noire (Black and White)
o Dim, with some rays of light, to create a sense of being trapped
o Shadows, and/or shadowy figures
o Flashing or Strobe Lights
o A single bulb hanging in the middle of the room, the only source of light
o Dramatic sharp tones
o Low tones in the background (under-the-radar)
o Gloom/gloomy
o Intimidating bright lights
These results have helped us to refine our Thriller Opening and it now hopefully appeals to more people, having included many of the suggested ideas.
We have incorporated many of the conventions typically found in a Thriller film as to hopefully make our opening as much like a real Thriller as possible. One of the conventions we have followed is to create a strange and sometimes scary and horrific aura about the characters in the opening. The character portrayed by Toby Phillips is meant to be a Cop or Detective, that has been removed from a case as his Agency have deemed the case as a waste of time. However, the Detective has continued the case in his own time to uncover the mystery.
Here are a few Key Features we wanted the Detective to have:
· Intelligence – The character is a Detective, therefore he should be very intelligent and a quick thinker.
· A Sense of ‘Right’ and ‘Wrong’ – A Detective works for the Police Force or an Agency, therefore at the forefront of what happens in the Country, so he should be a very moral citizen.
· Determination – The Detective, despite being discharged from the case, continues to find sufficient evidence to resolve the case.
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