Section 5 - Synopsis and Treatment



Synopsis:

Is hide and seek just and innocent game. We think not. 5 years ago today mother of one was released from Warrington’s mental health institution. 5 years on she has a beautiful little boy, a gorgeous home and the beginning of a new life, what could go wrong…

Treatment:

START:

Five years ago today a woman and mother of one got released from a psychiatric unit. She and her child were playing hide and seek when suddenly things start to get strange. The mother is oblivious to the danger which is about to take place. Little does she know she’s the main danger to her child? We don’t show her face until later in the film which adds suspense to the opening scene. This also makes the audience asks questions, and makes them wonder. She starts to see things which aren’t happening and starts to picture weird things happening. For example in the game of hide and seek she pictures the child in places where he’s not. She starts to get worried, but when she sees his face pop out (P.O.V) then we go back and see he’s not there. The child then appears at the other side of the room. We can see his reflection in the window. When they go to play again she can’t find him this time and is looking for him everywhere. When she’s looking around really rapidly this is when it cuts into the graphics. The graphics we are going to use will be bold since on our largest result was for the graphics to be bold. We are going to be using creepy music, and also in the graphics we will have the psychiatric papers saying the date they went in and came out and other results from the psychiatric unit. In the opening credits the there is bold writing saying ‘ 5 YEARS AGO’ which shows what’s happened that date however what is going to happen in the present day and whys 5 years ago is so significant, this is not yet clear and with them going back 5 years will have the audience guessing what’s to come. There is an image of somebodys health record in the credits which represents someones, unknown to the audience, health, mental or physical you don’t know which will keep you wondering if this has any important role in the film.

MIDDLE:

Ellis becomes seriously paranoid as her innocent game of hide and seek with her child turns into this game which leads to her believing if she doesn’t find her son then her son will die. Ellis becomes more worried when she keeps seeing images of her son covered in blood and in scraggy clothing as if somebody has attempted to kill him, the images become worse as they begin with his sweet and innocent face and end up becoming a child who looks possessed and is ready to attack or even kill someone. The child then has a mixture of saliva and blood drooling from his lips almost as if he has been attacked, the mother then carries on looking for her child and still there’s no sight of him. Ellis then sees a human figure with a child but their faces are hidden as it is night time and the street light close to their house is usually constantly flickering has now totally broken so all you can see are two bodies but no face. The woman instantly phones the police to report the missing child however she realises the phone wire has been cut and as she glimpses up a shadow is seen leaving the house Ellis sprints to the door however nobody is there and then the woman begins to scream. Her screams get louder and louder then there is a slow drumming noise in the background (diagetic) the music gradually quickens but then all you hear is a polite whisper, the camera sharply changes focus to an old looking person asking if the woman is ok however their face is also hidden. You hear footsteps but aren’t quite sure who it is but when the camera moves back to its original position Ellis has gone out of sight, the camera then changes scenery and shows a gang of people hanging around a music store but is mainly focusing on the man who’s identity is unclear. There is then a gun shot, however no scream, the man runs towards the gun shot to see if everything is ok but when he gets closer to the direction that the gun shot came from in the corner of his eye he sees a figure slowly walking away holding their arm as if it is causing them pain, he asks the woman if she is ok but she repeats the words ‘she’s coming’ three times the man looks at the woman who is wearing some sort of work-type clothing and is quite small and skinny and looks as if she is crazy, but not all is clear yet. ‘BANG’ another gun shot goes off echoing in a otherwise silent and dark night. The man is now stuck between either finding and trying to stop the person responsible for the gun shots, or looking after the woman who has blood pumping from her upper arm which seems to be like a gun shot wound, the man then asks the woman if she had been shot and she then repeatedly swears as her wound is causing her severe pain. The camera then switches to another man who is walking down the street where the injured woman and man are and thus showing us his point of view of what is happening around him, the man who seems weak and exhausted runs towards the injured woman and man and instantly phones the woman an ambulance who then takes the woman away for treatment. Then the man who phoned the ambulance now alone in the street sees two figures standing in the shadows stops in his tracks, runs the other way and frantically makes a call, then you hear police sirens.

END:

Upon hearing the police sirens the two figures step out of the shadows revealing themselves as Ellis vacantly staring into space holding a gun and a child we know to be her son from the begining of the film. The camera then cuts to the kind stranger staggering and out of breath, he senses someones behind him he turns and sees ellis aiming the gun at him. She starts pointing at her child and screaming at the man to apologise for attacking her child and calls him evil. The kind stranger looks confused and the audience are shown ellis is alone and pointing at fresh air he realizes she's delusional and tries to take the gun from her. Then an epic battle enshues between the two with ellis eventually winning by removing her shoe and hitting the kind stranger with it. As ellis is about to pull the trigger the police arrive at the scene and wrestle her to the ground.
Flash to 5 years later and we see ellis in a room wearing a straight jacket with a crazed look in her eyes screaming at a psyche nurse to help her to find her son.

Section 4 - Results

Question 1. Are you Male or Female?
We have asked the same amount of people of each gender so we can get an equal view from each one for what they want a thriller to contain. This us asking an even amount of people then we will get a fair point from each one so it will appeal to both instead of us asking more of one that the other which will make our thriller suit each one instead of it appealing to one gender more than the other.

 

Question 2. What age are you?

We aren't aiming our thriller at a specific age range as we want a point of view from a range of different ages. As this will help the thriller as it will then appeal to a wider age range that rather it being aimed to a specific audience. This will help the thriller as it will have more people watching it.

 

Question 3. Whats your favourtite type of character in a thriller?

people have their favourite type of character for specific reasons which is why there wasn't a clear favourite. There was a joint favourite between assassins and private-eye but they weren't favourite by many votes which shows that people's view on characters vary and that the characters play an important role but the characters don't need to be a certain type to have a great effect.

Question 4. What is your favourite sub-genre in a thriller?
This evidence shows the audience which have been asked prefer a psychological thriller which would be useful for our sub-genre. This shows that the audience like to be guessing what is going to happen rather than know that is going to happen.

Question 5. Should the Hero in the thriller live or die?
This is proof that the audience would like the hero to live as a this is clear to see by looking at the evidence. This works for our thriller because the hero will not die.

Question 6. What plot do you like in a thriller?
Kidnapping seems to be most favoured by the audience we asked so this could be useful to use as our main plot, so it fits with the audience that we want.












Question 7. Should a thriller contain blood and gore?In this graph, more people said that they didn't want blood and gore in a thriller. I think this is because most people we asked wanted a psychological thriller and they don't usually contain blood and gore. We will use these findings in our thriller.

Question 8. What gender do you think the hero in a thriller should be?

The audience clearly feel that the gender of the character who plays the hero should be male. In our thriller we will try and fit the findings of this graph.

Question 9. What gender should the villain should be in a thriller?

 This evidence shows that the majority of people that we asked wanted the villain in a thriller to be male. Just like the gender of hero. In our thriller, we will try and make sure that the villain will be male to fit with these findings.

Question 10. Do you think dark colours work best in a thriller?

The use of dark colours will be effective as more people said that they should be used rather than light colours. We will try and use dark colours in our thriller to fit with these findings.

 

Question 11. Do you think light colours work best in a thriller?

The use of light colours wouldn't be effective as more people said that they shouldn't be used in a thriller. We will try and not use light colours in our thriller to fit with these findings.

Question 12. Where do you think the setting for a thriller should be?

Most people that we asked would prefer a thriller set in a house. I think this is because it would seem like it could happen to anyone and it would make the film seem more real to the audience. We will make our thriller fit with these findings.

Question 13. Should the villain love or die?

Most people said that they would prefer the villain to die in a thriller. I think this is because they would feel like the film has come to an end when the villain has died. We will use this in our thriller to fit with these findings.

Question 14. Do you think that slow music creates suspense in a thriller?

Most of the people that we asked in this survey thought that slow music does create suspense because they feel that it sets the pace. We will use these findings to fit in with our music in our thriller.

Question 15. Do you think that fast music creates suspense in a thriller?

Most of the people that we asked in this survey thought that fast music doesn't create suspense because they feel that it over complicates the story line and makes the story feel like its going to fast. We will use these findings to correspond with our thriller and the music in our thriller.

Question 16. Do you think that the hero in a thriller should be in a relationship?

The result for this question isn't as certain as the others, the results are close but more didn't want the hero in a relationship. We will try and use these findings in our thriller.

Question 17. Do you think that bold graphics look better in a thriller?

Most of the people ask said yes to this question. I think this is because they think that it makes the words stand out more against the background. Also I think it makes them look important. We will use these findings in our thriller.

Question 18. What is your biggest fear?

Most people's biggest fear is kidnapping. These results will help us in our thriller because we can play on this idea to make our thriller more scary for our selected audience. 

Question 19. Do you think a thriller should contain children?

The majority of people thought that a thriller should have children in it. I think this is because they may think that if it could happen to a child it could happen to anyone and this makes it more frightening. Also, many people have children of their own and if something happened to their child it would hurt them and in a thriller, we want to play on this.

Question 20. Should the identity of the villain be shown at the beginning of a thriller?

Most people don't think that the identity of the villain should be shown at the beginning of a thriller because this takes away the mystery of finding out who it was. We will use this finding in our thriller.

Section 4 - Questionnaire

1. Gender?

2. Age?

3. What kind of characters do you like in a Thriller?

Criminals           Assassins           Private eye           Police           Mother/ Babysitter           Other(please specify)

4.What kind of Sub-genres do you like in a Thriller?

Supernatural           Psychological           Mystery           Crime           Other

5. Do you prefer the Hero to live or die?

Live           Die

6. What plot do you think a thriller should include?

Kidnapping           Red herring           Ransoms           other

7. Do you prefer films with blood and gore?

Yes           No

8.What gender do you think the hero should be?

Male           Female

9.What gender do you think the villain should be?

Male           Female

10. Do you think the colours in Thrillers should be dark?

Yes           No

11. Do you think the colours in Thrillers should be light?

Yes           No

12. Where do you think a Thriller should be set?

Forest           House           Deserted Area           City           Other

13.Do you prefer the villain to live or die?

Live           Die

14.Do you think slow music creates suspense?

Yes            No

15.Do you think fast music creates suspense?

Yes           No

16.Do you prefer the hero to be in a relationship?

Yes           No

17.Should the graphics be bold?

Yes           No

18.What is your biggest fear?

Kidnapping           Dark           Sea Creatures           Spiders           Other

19.Should a Thriller include Children/younger people?

Yes           No

20. Should the identity of the killer/villein be shown at the beginning?

Yes           No

Section 3 - 15 Cetificate

Ideas for our Thriller

Story lines:

Murder,

Crazy person,

Zombies,

Kidnapping,

Demented,

Running away from danger,

Cannibal.

Setting

Forest,

Derelict area,

Old house,

Hospital,

Block of flats,

Grave yard,

Train station,

Cellar,

Park,

Field,

Playground.

Costume

Blood,

Normal,

Odd,

Scruffily,

White gown (hospital gown).

Editing

Flickering of images

OUR IDEA:

A lady who has seen murders and has been through a lot as a child and young adult. This results in her being crazy and being in a Psychiatric unit, but is out now after 5 years, she has a child which she has recently got back after being out of there. She starts seeing things, which we see in the opening of the film. At the start of the film the graphics will show her documents which we wont know what they are until we get further into the film, close up shots of things, flickering showing some mystery. This will have clues about the film, and what she's like but we can't tell these things at the very start. This opening will keep the audience asking questions about the film.

The 15 certificate can include:

• discrimination,
• drugs,
• horror,
•  imitable behaviour,
• strong language,
•  nudity,
• sex theme,
•  violence

Yet they can not dwell too much on these things, which could influence children to behave like what they see in the movie. However children are allowed to watch a 15 cetificate at the cinema if they are accompanied by an adult.

 ^{How our film will relate:}

^{Our film will relate to these because it will not have violence scenes or violence nature with out our film. Also our film doesn't involve sexual scenes of any kind which also follows the 15 certificate if not below this certificate. Our film doesn't have any dangerous behaviour which could encourage the young audience.  With in our film no strong language will be used, since it is irrelevant to our film anyway. I believe our film will be rellevent for 15 year old and maybe younger. Although it may be suitable for the younger audience we will set our cetificate for 15 since it may be scary.}

Section 2 - The Brave One

Narrative

• Narration from woman talking about herself and her life, we know this is the main character. 
• Then we get introduced to her being a radio presenter. 

Thriller Codes and Conventions 

• See women, romantic hero, ordinary woman nice, friendly. 
• Transformed city, see normal city then is transformed when they enter the tunnel where her and her husband are beaten up.
• Question and answer model, who are these people what are they going to do to them and why. 
• Suspense built when the dog goes missing

Camera Work

• See city but looks like were seeing a reflection in water, which causes ripples.
• When man and women enter the tunnel and are calling dog see the dog run somewhere, so they carry on walking. 
• See dog with man holding alcohol, looks intimidating then see another man who is filming it on a camera. 
• Camera switches to what is being filmed by he man in the film, scarier and more life like - films the man and woman being beaten up.

Mise-en-scene

• Ordinary costumes and lighting until they approach the tunnel then the lighting goes down then the man dies.
• Wind starts - chilling and creepy
• Setting is changed when they go into the dark tunnel.
• See a gang looking a lot different to the other two people, can tell they are not like them, very different, not had the same upbringing.

Sound

• Non-diegetic music whilst titles are on, calm sweet, contrasting with what the film is about
• Suddenly eery music starts when the dog goes missing, gives us the sense that something bad will happen.
• When man and woman are being beaten up dog is barking hysterically - which is chaos
• No music when man and woman are being beaten up, only diegetic sounds, talking and laughing ect.   

Graphics 

• Titles are small and are in white, fade and ripple, resembling water- calm, controversial for a thriller.
• When warner brothers trademark is on the screen the background is of buildings which ripple like a reflection in the water.

Section 2 - Red Eye

Narrative Structure

• We see the wallet being stolen. 
• Later see the same wallet being taken out a bag, which suggests someone else has it. 
• We see an i.d of a man who we then see in the next scene, this all links together.
• We also see a picture of his daughter in his wallet, we then realise she means a lot to this man.

Thriller Codes and Conventions

• Concealment, partial vision- takes wallet
• Q&A model, we don't know what's in the crate.

Camera Work

• Zooms in before wallet is taken which then changes the focus on the shot.
• Establishing shot of the building.
• Two settings at the same time, which means the camera is cross cutting to each place which shows how hectic they are. 

Mise en Scene

• See a pictures straight away of young girl, link this to the main character, looks happy, intelligent and sporty
• Looks like shes important to the persons whose house it is 
• Raining to give a dull effect to the film.
• Everyone is rushed, showing its a city.

Sound

• Music is uneasy.
• Music builds up a lot of suspense, loud, ticking beat, deep and builds tension.
• Over the music we can hear a plane taking off. 
• Music builds up tension and a climax but then cuts off. 
• Music again builds up to a climax by building up pace.
• Music emphasises how hectic the scene is.

Graphics

• Black back ground with white text getting smaller- movement. 
• Red Eye written in red, black background, capitals, bigger font than titles red signifying blood, danger, anger.
• Titles still taking place when the film starts, smaller, less important people usually.  

Section 2 - Snakes on a Plane

Narrative Structure

• Establishing shots of the country side.
• Motorbike action - fun.
• Main character is on the screen for the first 1 minute 30. This makes us ask who he is and why he's the main character.
• Building suspense from someone with there hand on the door handle, we don't know where the door is leading to.

Camera work

• Show him moving but get the environment in the shot also so we can see the surroundings.
• Shot reverse shot from the action to the man hiding in the bushes.

Mise en Scene

• The main man of the gang wearing white and the others wearing black, this makes him stand out so we know that he's the most important.

Sound

• Chilled out music which is upbeat, give the feeling of excitment and fun.
• "It's gonna' be a lovely day" non diagetic to diagetic, becuase the music goes onto his ipod.

Section 2 - Fast and Furious

Narrative Structure

• Know all the cars are the same group; they are all black and have green lights under them.
• Set in city (transform city).
• Know it's about cars from the first shot.
• Car racing and attacking lorry driver.
• Bar/Cafe camera going onto another another guy showing he's important in the film.
• Regular at the cafe.
• Rodgers (company name) -> transporting service
• fighting with each other over the products.
• On a race track, main character (Brian)
• Torettes cafe regular for 3 weeks

Thriller Codes and Conventions

• Introduces him as a character by him nearly going off a cliff - showing he's a good driver with out us knowing the rest of the film.
• Someone else introduces his name (Brian).
• What are the boxes for, makes us ask the question.
• Someone following the Rodgers van to show there is something important in there that they want.
• Guy in the cafe (Bald) trys to threaten Brian to let him know it's his property.
• See boots first so we ask who it could be.
• Point at car, recognise it but not a part of there group.
• "Chill out man, He's selling boxes for Harry" We know he is working for Rodgers.
• Lyrics to song: "watch your back" When the guy with a red top on walks into cafe trying to give us the impression, this song also plays through till they are fighting.
• Leader of the group, (beige top) his voice is significant, stronger character leader of the group.
• Threatening him with his wallet

Camera work

• Match on action.
• Worms eye of crain
• Worms eye to show he's important
• Shot reverse shot of him looking at the race track (P.O.V).
• Crab shot close up to show just the car back ground isn't important and not needed.
• Camera following him so looks as if it's lost control.
• Shot reverse shot.
• Over the shoulder.
• Worms eye of four cars parking next to each other to show they are together as a gang.

Mise en Scene

• Plain clothes.
• Brian in black to show he's chilled out, other guy in Red to show anger, guy who own cafe in beige to show he's neutral.

Sound

• Diagetic sound of cars screeching
• Gangster music try and portray characters
• Diagetic sound - Fast and rocky beats which relates to the action taking place "watch your back" while they are fighting.
• Raping building tension.
• Builds tension for the film to start.
• Diagetic of the cars roaring.

Editing

• Title enters quickly, supports title.
• City turn from night to day.

Graphics

• Used the title with in the scene using it as a reflective.

To see the opening clip of Fast and Furious Click here.

Section 2 - Jaws

Narrative Structure

• After the opening with suspense we go up to a group of people who are calm and oblivious to the danger.
• Camp right next to the sea which connects the two. non diagetic sound, image, text all builds suspense together.
• The time of the film doesn't give much away but we still know the area and what the danger is.
• Shows how care free she is.

Thriller Codes and Conventions

• Builds suspense from the opening on the bit where the lackey gets dropped under.
• As soon as she jumps in the water we think 'oh no' because we know whats in there and whats going to happen to her.
• The boy is no help since he is just sat on the beach.
• The shark has spotted her its a worms eye view to show shes care free and that she shark is about to attack.
• The boy on the beach cant hear her which suggests she's too far away, but once she's gone under the bell rings but he still doesn't know.
• The shark is still able to go and kill.

Camera Work

• Shot from under the water so we can see what the shark sees.
• Flick from danger to the boy on the beach who is oblivious, shows a contrast.
• At the start which is a heartbeat noise the camera is from the sharks point of view.
• Camera pan to the right at the bonfire.
• We see the sea then see the beach, shot reverse shot.
• Boy is filling the screen so it shows his importance in the film.
• Shot reverse shot from the boy to the girl.

Mise en Scene

• Dark lighting which causes suspense.
• Setting dark but candle lit.
• Concealment and protraction.
• Blue and green colours for the sea to show it's cold and the danger, to the warmer colours of the beach; reds and oranges.
• Chrissy runs in the dark with a boy to show she's venerable.
• Running whilst taking clothes off ... represents her stripping away her protection.
• Fence is spiky to represent shark teeth.

Sound

• Sound which build suspense for the audience, gets faster and louder, makes us believe there is danger in the sea.
• Non-diagetic sound of the Jaw's noise which causes suspense.
• Opening has a submarine noise, water and a fish detector.
• Opening noise mimics a heartbeat.
• Builds up which suggest the shark is going to attack- for shadowing.
• Diagetic sound of the harmonica.
• We associate the tense noise with the shark, so when we hear this we expect to see the shark.
• Bell in the sea used for help when needed, but when she rings the bell everyone is too far away to hear the noise.

Editing

• Cuts from camp fire scene to the water scene which creates a contrast between the two.
• After the building of suspense we expect something to happen, which it doesn't, it action which makes us think something is going to happen.
• We know ocean is big and when we see her in the big sea we see how small she is in comparison.

Graphics

• Title fades out... Capital letters, Big and Ordinary text.
• Titles still showing as the film starts.
• Font on a light or dark background, the text stands out on both since the font has a black out line.

Section 2 - Se7en

Narrative Structure

• We relate crime scene to him, naturally. because before this shot we saw him getting ready
• Contently raining, dull image, suspense of the film
• Establishing shot of the city - sirens

Thriller Codes and Conventions

• May relate heroic romance to him because he's an ordinary guy
• Sound (transform city)
• We know Somerset is single - single bed
• We know it's a thriller by the opening sequence because of the music used and the way the font is written.
• First bit of the film shows mills with his wife - proves he's a normal guy.

Camera work

• When looking at the main character in his flat makes us feel like we are looking into his life. This is becuase we can see framing of the room.
• Over the shoulder into the mirror camera moves up to see his face. We can tell by the fact that he is wearing a tie that he's going some where important.
• Framed the man is dead, not important who he is, more about whats happend.(camera tilt).
• Looking up to dectectives - shows importance.
• Opening scene - shows the murderer getting ready for his murders, we see close up shots so we don't understand what it is. Never see his face.
• (when filming think about framing the shot).

Mise en Scene

• Lighting of the flat is dull and plain - white... assume he's a normal guy.
• Everything in his flat is organised and layed out well. (relates to other things throughout the film - forshadowing)
• most of the lighting is dull and dark, suspense.
• As the person isn't important, they walk away from the screen and the more important character walks towards the camera.
• We only know Mills and Summersets names.
• Smart yet simple clothing.
• We know its in a city- busy and people pushing to get past.
• When summerset is in his room, door takes up a third of the shot.

Sound

• Diagetic sound of the cars and sirons outside.
• Constantly hearing the city.
• Sirons - Diagetic.
• Rain being a reacurring of the city.
• Tick-tock of an instroment which blocks out the city life and uses to calm down. Later on he smashes it showing he's no longer calm.
• Song to opening track it says "closer to god" which relates to the religion and also to death.

Editing

• Cut to black = signifys the end of a sequence.
• Font looks scrapped makes the scene uneasy.
• Things over layed.
• Images Desolving.
• MONDAY, and the other days of the week come up in the same font as the opening sequence - the diary of the week represents sections.

Graphics

• The opening scene is for shadowing of the murders. For example we see him cutting off the skin on his fingers which we see later on in the film.
• Desolve two images together.
• Images followed by black to split things up.
• Low key lighting.
• Scratching on surface to show it's old fashioned.
• Beat going quicker to build suspense.
• Red symbolises blood and danger.

To see the Se7en opening scene; Click here.

Section 2 - Silence Of the Lambs

Narrative Structure (how does the story line flow)

• We know shes training when we see another person, and they have an FBI hat on, so we know shes working for the FBI but we also know that shes the main character.
• She moves from the back of the screen to the front so this introduces her as the main character.
• When we first see the police officer we know she's not there by herself like we thought for the first couple of minutes.
• The camera angles could of been a view of someone chasing her.
• Running to show urgency
• 'Behavoural science services - we know what area of the building she works in
• Male dominating the environment.

Thriller Codes and Conventions (Target audience, How you know it's a Thriller)

• The opening is in a forest which gives nothing away but by the music and the heart beat noise we know its a Thriller
• The girl is venerable because she's small in a big woods.
• Mystery to why she's running but then we see why... obstacle course
• Gives us a clue when we see a big net which she climbs over
• The man in FBI uniform introduces her as a character
•    "          "         "          "  isn't a threat to her because she turns round to speak to him
• shes small high lighted blue and all the men are wearing red, which shows shes more timid and they are in more control.
• contrast between genders

Camera Work (camera movement. camera angles)

• Camera behind her to make it look as if someone is following her
• camera moving down from the sky so pan down
• rope in the middle of the screen then trees on both sides of the shot so we know we are in a forest, also framing of the shot.
• long shot of her room behind - running towards the mist
• camera behind her so looks as if someone is chasing her
• zoom into a window to show that's where shes going
• slow zoom to a window to show this is where shes going
• slow zoom to her face to show her facial expression to see that shes spotted something.

Mise en scene (costume/make-up, props, movements, setting, lighting, blocking)

• Wearing a uniform this shows shes important, the trees telling us its a forest
• we can tell its auturm because the trees are bare.
• shes looking for something which also makes us think. shows her profile.
• people training in the back ground
• high five saying girls stick together - a well known girl
• in a room with guns and weapons, tougher than we've seen

Sound (diagetic/non-diagetic sound, back ground sound)

• non-diagetic sounds gives mystery
• bird flying away to try and make us jump (diagetic)
• shes tired so we think shes running away from something other wise she would stop.
• guns and buzzing noise is accioted with danger

Editing (way it cuts to each shot)

• The camera is to the side of her it looks as if shes running quicker the music picks up also which gives us the impression that the suspense is building
• when we see the forest, we can see she's not coming out of the forest, we can see she's not coming out of the forest any time soon becuase we cant see the side of it, so shes getting deeping into the forest
• we see a sign which say HURT, AGONY, PAIN, LOVE-IT we know they are still in the woods, see the trees in the back ground.

Graphics (fonts, special effects, opening scenes)

• establishing shot of the office
• shes looking to the left of the camera, camera on her, music building suspence and also she's looking around.

The link to the opening of Silence of the Lambs is;  Click here

Section 1 - Martin Rubin's 7 Theories

CK Chesterton. (transform city)
- modern genre of modern life
- transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary
Northrop Frye (heroic romance)
- heroes is a normal person like us
- normal person forced to behave like an extraordinary person because of their circumstances.
John Cawelti (erotic)
- modern city = enchantment and mystery
- introducing to the unfamiliar
- location
W.H. Matthews (mazes and laberence)
- origins - Greek mythology
- heroes in thrillers often find themselves in a predicament
- filled with mazes full of twists and dead ends in order to reach the villain
Pascal Bonitzer (partial vision)
- audience only see so much. Elements are hidden
-blind spots are introduced to build suspense and leave unanswered questions for the audience
Lars Ole Saurberg (concealment and protraction)
- suspense works in two ways to pull the audience in different directions
- concealment deliberately hiding something from the audience
Noel Carroll (question and answer model)
- audience are presented with questions they are waiting for the answers
- will the hero die
- who is the killer

1. Probability factor - a sure thing is less exciting that the battle against the odds-> we don't know how it ends, it doesn't have to have a happy ending.
2. Moral factor - morally right outcome increases my involvement. -> is it right - should people do certain things because it could be wrong.

Section 1 - Thrillers

A thriller is a film with a storyline with mystery rather than a horror, which don't really have a story line but is more about the blood and gore. They create suspence, tense and are jumpy, this is rather than it being scary, it uses tension rather than blood and gore.
They unusually they have cetificates 15 or 18, Depending on what is in the storyline and how they choose to film this. The main aim is to make the audience ask questions and leave them with unaswered questions.

sub genre:
crime
supernatual
action
erotic
horror
political
drama
disaster

Some examples of Thrillers:
Jaws
Red eye
Se7en
Snakes on a Plane
Silence of the Lambs
Fast and Furious