Why Do People Watch Thrillers

Why do people watch thriller movies? There are many reasons why people watch thriller movies, some people watch it for the "thrill" of it, some people like to understand the story-line and try and de-code the meaning of the movie and find out what is going on. Most people watch thriller movies because they like to be scared or excited, the main reason for this is the tension that is used in the movie, the tension is the major part of any thriller movie, because without the tension it is not a thriller movie. An example of a good thriller is Se7evn, this movie i found very exciting to watch, just because of the tension aspect of it and the good shots used such as close ups and extreme close ups. Straight away in the opening of the movie, we have a little look at how well the movie has been designed and thought out, the shots used at the beginning are very well done, the shots are all close ups or extreme close ups this is good because it causes enigma, which causes tension because you don't know who the person is or what he/she is doing. That is one reason why people might watch thriller movies.

Another reason might be for social interaction, such as after watching the movie, that people have been talking about at school or at work, and by you watching the movie you can be part of social interaction with your workers and peers, and then you will be part of a social group an you can have conversations about the movie you have been watching. So in an overall aspect of media people watch media or listen to media or read media to be part of social groups and to gain relationships with friends and even family.

Another reason could be why people watch thriller movies is for role models maybe, and a sense of someone to look up to so in a thriller movie the

Users and Gratifications Theory

Uses and Gratifications Theory (UGT) is an approach to understanding why and how people actively seek out specific media to satisfy specific needs. UGT is an audience-centered approach to understanding mass communication. Diverging from other media effect theories that question "what do media do to people?", UGT focuses on "what do people do with media?"

This Communication theory is positivistic in its approach, based in the socio-psychological communication tradition, and focuses on communication at the mass media scale. The driving question of UGT is: Why do people use media and what do they use them for? UGT discusses how users deliberately choose media that will satisfy given needs and allow one to enhance knowledge, relaxation, social interactions/companionship, diversion, or escape.

It assumes that audience members are not passive consumers of media. Rather, the audience has power over their media consumption and assumes an active role in interpreting and integrating media into their own lives. Unlike other theoretical perspectives, UGT holds that audiences are responsible for choosing media to meet their desires and needs to achieve gratification. This theory would then imply that the media compete against other information sources for viewers' gratification.

UGT has a heuristic value today because it gives communication scholars a "perspective through which a number of ideas and theories about media choice, consumption, and even impact can be viewed."

Music Research

My inspiration to my short movie

Our theme is a woman on the run crime thriller, so we have gone against most conventions and decided to use a woman instead of a man, this is a good twist to the general movies you see.

Todorov Theory

Genre Research (Crime Thriller)

Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television programming that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. Thrillers heavily stimulate the viewer's moods giving them a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, surprise, anxiety and/or terror. Thriller films tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty, rousing and fast-paced. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twists and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is a villain-driven plot, whereby he or she presents obstacles that the protagonist must overcome.

Common subgenres are psychological thrillers, crime thrillers and mystery thrillers. Another common subgenre of thriller is the spy genre which deals with fictional espionage. Successful examples of thrillers are the films of Alfred Hitchcock. Thehorror and action genres often overlap with the thriller genre.

In 2001, the American Film Institute in Los Angeles made its definitive selection of the top 100 greatest American "heart-pounding" and "adrenaline-inducing" films of all time. To be eligible, the 400 nominated films had to be American-made films, whose thrills have "enlivened and enriched America's film heritage". AFI also asked jurors to consider "the total adrenaline-inducing impact of a film's artistry and craft".

Genre Research

Sunset Timings

Feb 9th 2013
Sunrise: 7:25
Sunset: 5:05pm

Animatic

Our Title Intro

Thriller Titles

• Simple yet effective title.
• simple colors black and red
• Simple picture with not many effects used
• Many props used such as guns and clothing
• The mise-en-scene 

• 2 colors used, blue and yellow
• Star actor on the top of the thriller title
• Devil is usually associated with red, but here its used blue
• Shows enigma in the picture because there is someone behind him
• Also someone lying on the floor

BBFC Guidelines

It is important that the BBFC’s classification standards are in line with what the public expects and that its decisions take account of what the public finds acceptable at each age category.

Therefore every 4-5 years, the BBFC carries out a major public consultation exercise to find out what the public thinks about the age rating of films and videos before they are released and whether the BBFC’s classification standards meet public concerns.

The BBFC adjusts its standards and criteria in response to any changes in public attitudes.

These standards are laid out in the BBFC’s Classification Guidelines which can be downloaded below. The Guidelines detail what is acceptable at each age category, from U to R18. They also set out the laws and principles which impact on the BBFC’s work.

There are two key principles which guide us when we apply the Guidelines:

• First, films and videos should be allowed to reach the widest audience appropriate for their theme and treatment.
• Second, adults should be free to choose what they see, provided it remains within the law and is not potentially harmful

BBFC Clasifications

In order to protect children from unsuitable and even harmful content in films and videos and to give consumers information they might need about a particular film or video before deciding whether or not to view it, the BBFC examines and age rates films and videos before they are released. This independent scrutiny prior to release ensures the highest possible level of protection and empowerment.

Typically, two examiners view a film for theatrical release. In most cases a Senior Examiner will confirm the examiners’ recommendation. But if the Examiners are in any doubt or fail to agree, or if important policy issues are involved, the work may be seen by other members of the Board up to, and including, the Director and Presidential team. Occasionally we need to take specialist advice about the legal acceptability of film content or its potential for harm.

What Does U Mean?
The U symbol stands for Universal. A U film should be suitable for audiences aged four years and over. However, it is impossible to predict what might upset a particular child, especially at this lower end of the category range.

What Does PG Mean?
PG stands for Parental Guidance. This means a film is suitable for general viewing, but some scenes may be unsuitable for younger children. A PG film should not disturb a child aged around eight or older. Parents should consider whether the content might upset younger or more sensitive children.

What Does 12A Mean?
12A means that anyone aged 12 or over can go and see the film unaccompanied. The A stands for 'accompanied' and 'advisory'. Children younger than 12 may see the film if they are accompanied by an adult 

What Does The 15 Symbol Mean?
 No-one under 15 is allowed to see a 15 film at the cinema or buy/rent a ‘15’ rated DVD.  15 rated works are not suitable for children under 15 years of age.

What Does The 18 Symbol Mean?
Films rated 18 are for adults. No-one under 18 is allowed to see an 18 film at the cinema or buy/rent an 18 rated DVD. No 18 rated works are suitable for children.

What Does R18 Mean?
The ‘R18’ category is a special and legally restricted classification primarily for explicit works of consenting sex or strong fetish material involving adults. Films may only be shown to adults in specially licensed cinemas, and video works may be supplied to adults only in licensed sex shops. ‘R18’ videos may not be supplied by mail order.

Juno recreation

I didn't manage to finish the recreation but this is what i have come up with so far.

Our storyboard so far

After about 3 lessons worth of work this is what we have come up with, we are still working on our storyboard and shot list and I will be updating this regularly with our movie Angelus.

Seven Thriller 9 frame analysis

This is the first image that comes up on the movie opening, this is an extreme close up on a book by the looks of things, it gives a sense of enigma, because you want to know what is in the book, and who's book is it. The titles are very distorted, and look jagged and not welcoming, which tells you that it is not a romantic movie. The big element of this shot is the enigma of the book and what is in it, this is a key element when it comes to thrillers.

This is the second frame within the movie opening. in both of these frames there is always a hint of darkness within the frame, which is another key aspect, because you want to know what is hiding in that darkness, which gives a sense of enigma, also the picture of the hands, makes you wounder who's hands they are. This frame is a lose up, they have got very dim lighting in this scene as well which adds to the tension of this scene.

This frame is the actual name of the film, and as you can see it is very dull and gloomy, but then the text pops out at you because of the very bright white color off the text, the text font is also strange, it is not standard font it is very uneven and faded, and this again shows enigma because we want to know why it had faded, the mise-en-scene is pretty plain and simple, yet effective because it stands out even though it has standard colors.

This is an extreme close up of someone writing or logging in a book of some sort, and there is an effect where it looks like he/she had been writing for a while. The mise-en-scene is well presented in this frame of the film opening, because of the extreme close up, you only focus on that specific area of the frame which makes you want to know who is actually writing in the book. This also implements bits of enigma, as you don't know who is writing it and why it's being written.

This shot is an extreme close up, of a page and someone is filling in some parts of the text with a black pen, you usually see this on private documents. This shows a key element in thriller movies which is enigma, because you don;t know who is doing this or why he is doing this, this gives you a sense of mystery which is a massive part of a thriller movie.

Again this is an extreme close up of a picture, which looks like a boy. The titles are a big contribution to this frame because it says a lot about the movie or the main character in the movie, the font is not straight or organised and the font is displaced around the page, which could mean that the main character is slightly crazy, if it relates to the font., the mise-en-scene is the lighting which is dark all around the central image, which attracts the attention towards the center of the frame.

The was an extreme close up of a picture on a man with a sharp object in the back of his head, which is very strange because this person has kept a picture of it and putting in a scrap book of some sorts, maybe he is logging his killings or he is a police officer looking at a murder. The mise-en-scene is the lighting which is dark all around the central image, which attracts the attention towards the center of the frame.

This is a one of the titles used during the movie opening, and as you can see it has a plane black background and bright white text, this stands out against the black background which draws your attention, the black background could represent evil and the white text could mean hope.

In my opinion this is a vital clue in relation to the main character, As you can see that is an american dollar bill and there is a message at the bottom of the bill, and as you can see the person has cut out the work "God" which could either mean that he is very religious or the complete opposite maybe an Antichrist, or a saytan worshiper. This is also a very extreme close up. 

Different Types Of Genres

There are many different types of genres in movies now, and there are ways of distinguishing them from other genes. Ways of doing this is from film posters, you can tell an action film, from its high amount of colors and visual effects used within the movie and you always have the protagonist on the front of the poster so people know who the main character is, and a horror film is most of the time, a dark and gloomy poster, with no indication of a protagonist or antagonistic, so you don't know much about the film until you actually watch it for yourself. 

Cross-genre (or hybrid genre) writing blends stylistic and structural elements from two or more literary genres in an experimental format. Hybrid genres are now more common these days as most thriller films have inserted more meaningful contents, such as a psychological thriller, these generally have things to do with your mind and that area

• Action comedy
• Comic science fiction
• Romantic comedy
• Romantic fantasy
• Science fantasy (science fiction and fantasy)
• Science fiction Western
• Supernatural drama
• Tragicomedy
• Weird West

Narrative Work

Vladimir Propp

1. The villain — struggles against the hero. 

1. The dispatcher— character who makes the lack known and sends the hero off.

1. The (magical) helper — helps the hero in their quest.

1. The princess or prize — the hero deserves her throughout the story but is unable to marry her because of an unfair evil, usually because of the villain. The hero's journey is often ended when he marries the princess, thereby beating the villain.

1. Her father — gives the task to the hero, identifies the false hero, marries the hero, often sought for during the narrative. Propp noted that functionally, the princess and the father cannot be clearly distinguished.

1. The donor — prepares the hero or gives the hero some magical object.

1. The hero or victim/seeker hero — reacts to the donor, weds the princess.

1. False hero — takes credit for the hero’s actions or tries to marry the princess.

Vladimir Propp was born on April 17, 1895 in St. Petersburg to a German family. He attended St. Petersburg University (1913–1918) majoring in Russian and German Philology  Upon graduation he taught Russian and German at a secondary school and then became a college teacher of German.

Vladimir Propp's theory in the Star Wars Franchise 

The Villain= Darth Vader

The Donor= Yoda

The Helper= Obi-wan Ken obi

The princess= Princess leia

The Dispatcher= Yoda, Obi-wan Ken obi

The Hero= Anakin Sky-walker

Foley Artists

Foley artists are people who make sound for movies, they can make diegetic sound or non-diegetic sound. Foley artists are a huge part of any film making, they create all of the necessary sound needed to make a movie, for example in an old western film, you have the sound of the horse trotting away, the Foley artists then make the sound, from scratch, so this can be done by coconuts being bashed together to get the impression that its a horse trotting.

• Coconuts being bashed together to make the sound of a horse trotting
• To rub cloth together so that it sounds like someones walking through snow
• To rub clothing together so that it sounds like someones moving around
• To walk on a hard surface with big boots to have someone walking up behind you
• Hitting an apple with a stick to create the sound of someone being hit