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Research into Thriller Conventions
What are Thriller films?
The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. It includes, often overlapping sub-genres, i.e. Spy thrillers, Military Thrillers, Conspiracy thrillers, horror thrillers, Legal thrillers, psychological thrillers. Thrillers are characterized by fast paced and frequent action. Thrillers may be defined by the primary mood they exhibit: excitement. In short, if it thrills, it is a thriller.
The Structure of Thrillers - Openings
When answering these questions refer to specific films, characters and actors and, where appropriate, add pictures and hyperlinks to further illustrate your research & responses.
1a. Make a list of the Proppian character types found in our thriller openings and give named examples for each of these types. Do they have any common features? i.e. all the heroes are male, around 40 or older…
1b. Using Propp’s list can you think of any other character types you would expect to find in a thriller and the type of person who may fulfil the role. i.e. Dispatcher: Police Chief – give specific examples.
2. Using Claude Levi Strauss’s ideas of structure in terms of binary oppositions, identify & make a list of these in relation to the themes found in thrillers.
3. How do the openings of the thrillers we have watched conform to Todorov’s theory of narrative structure and what conventions commonly occurred in these openings?
4. Give some detailed examples of how the titles appear and work within the opening. Think about how they help establish the genre and tone of the film including relevant semiotic analysis.
Also look at the titles to see what information is given and in what order; it’s not always exactly the same but there are institutional conventions apparent her and you will need to follow these to justify your own use of titles.
Next you need to produce your Analysis of Thriller Openings BUT you must also begin planning your productions: Think about the type of characters who will appear in your opening; what we will learn about them & how; what event will disrupt the equilibrium how we make the jump from the opening to the next scene and the content, style and positioning of titles.
What are Thriller films?
The thriller is a broad genre of literature, film, and television. It includes, often overlapping sub-genres, i.e. Spy thrillers, Military Thrillers, Conspiracy thrillers, horror thrillers, Legal thrillers, psychological thrillers. Thrillers are characterized by fast paced and frequent action. Thrillers may be defined by the primary mood they exhibit: excitement. In short, if it thrills, it is a thriller.
The Structure of Thrillers - Openings
When answering these questions refer to specific films, characters and actors and, where appropriate, add pictures and hyperlinks to further illustrate your research & responses.
1a. Make a list of the Proppian character types found in our thriller openings and give named examples for each of these types. Do they have any common features? i.e. all the heroes are male, around 40 or older…
1b. Using Propp’s list can you think of any other character types you would expect to find in a thriller and the type of person who may fulfil the role. i.e. Dispatcher: Police Chief – give specific examples.
2. Using Claude Levi Strauss’s ideas of structure in terms of binary oppositions, identify & make a list of these in relation to the themes found in thrillers.
3. How do the openings of the thrillers we have watched conform to Todorov’s theory of narrative structure and what conventions commonly occurred in these openings?
4. Give some detailed examples of how the titles appear and work within the opening. Think about how they help establish the genre and tone of the film including relevant semiotic analysis.
Also look at the titles to see what information is given and in what order; it’s not always exactly the same but there are institutional conventions apparent her and you will need to follow these to justify your own use of titles.
Next you need to produce your Analysis of Thriller Openings BUT you must also begin planning your productions: Think about the type of characters who will appear in your opening; what we will learn about them & how; what event will disrupt the equilibrium how we make the jump from the opening to the next scene and the content, style and positioning of titles.
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