Genre Research: Thriller

   

      We decided to research the genre of thriller. There are many common camera angles found in thriller movies. These include:

• High angled and low angled shots 
• Canted angle

There are also commonly found camera movements in this genre that include:

• Zooms
• Tracking shots
• Tilts

Finally, some of the shots that are frequently used include:

• Close up 
• Extreme close-up
• Bird’s eye view

Some of the common mis-en-scene elements found in comedy movies include:

Make-up: 

• The bare minimum usually or light make-up
• Smeared colored make-up (rough look)
• Make-up that creates the illusion of an injury (fake blood)

Costumes: 

• Average clothing, the basics of everyday wear
• In darker more unwelcoming colors or in lighter colors to portray innocence.

Lighting:

• Dark or dim lighting to create shadows 
• Flickering lights 

Props: 

• fake weapons
• sunglasses
• Paper notes 

Set: 

• Someplace warm and familiar- a home or local café
• Isolated locations like the woods or the back of a building. 

Some of the frequently used editing techniques in thrillers include:

• Jump ups 
• Shot reverse shot 
• Eye-line Match 

Finally, some of the commonly used sound elements used in thriller films include:

•  Diegetic noise of screaming sound 
• Non-diegetic noise of instrumental music  
• Sound bridges 

Examples of thriller films include:

• The 355 (2022)
• Dangerous Lies (2020)
• Level 16 (2018)

We like the different types of camera shots and angles for example a candid angle it’s something different and not seen often. Also, jump-cut editing to create a fast or slow pace film which we would like to use. Also, we like the screaming sound element and would use that in our film.          

The use of props like fake weapons we would stay away from. The use of fake weapons just does not appeal to us and is somewhat inappropriate. Also, the fake blood makeup is something we would not like to include. We find it too gore.