Evaluation Task 2.





What is a thriller? A thriller usually consists of a battle between the protagonist character and the antagonist, when there is a disruption in the equilibrium. Then the story shows a chain of bad events building tension and suspense for the climax. The aim of the protagonist is to restore justice, while the antagonist seeks to destroy it.
Conventions of a Thriller • Low key lighting • Quick cuts • Shadows • Tension music • Changes in the angle of shots • Diegetic sound of breathing • Black and white shots • Montage of shots • Protagonist is in the mercy of the Antagonist

Characters • The protagonist is often a brave male who seeks to restore the equilibrium • The antagonist will have a hidden identity that the audience will uncover as the film progresses. Often the antagonist goes out for revenge from a past event. Themes of Thriller • The storyline will be designed so the audience will think that it can happen to them, which will make them feel scared.

   Cinematography of a thriller • There will be a lot of close ups and extreme close ups of the protagonist character, this is often to show their emotions, also it can be used to focus on props to aid the narrative. • The shots of the antagonistic character will be cut quickly and will aim to hide their identity, e.g. A shot of the back of them, a low key shot, the silhouette, or shadow of the character

Editing of a Thriller The director will include lots of jump cuts because there will be things happening that the audience is unaware of but is essential for the film to make sense. Cross cutting is a key point in editing as it is used to build suspense which is essential for a thriller. Continues editing is used to help the audience understand the film betterSound in a Thriller • Music is essential in any film to understand the mood of the characters and hint at a significant part in the film. In a thriller it adds suspense and tension. It will often start at a slow paves and the then build up to make the shots more dramatic for the audience.

 The positioning of our characters was like that of any film keeping our main and most important character in the middle of the frame so the would not be cutt off from the audience. The movement of our characters suggested very formal and authoritative giving the audience look at our main character . Therefore, we followed the basic conventions of thriller films when dealing with actor's positioning and movement.

Mise en scene • The location is important for the film because it help the audience establish the theme. • Lighting is often low key • Costumes- antagonist will be in dark clothes if you see them. Protagonist will be in ordinary everyday clothes • Composition • Make up and hair styles • Acting • Filmstoke (Black & White, or colour, Fine-grain or grainy

 Overall, the conventions we have used will appeal to the audience and engage them as in terms of thriller films our target audience look for. However, we did it a bit unconventional at times in order to maake it more our opening sequence more unique and new for watching it.