Thriller Sub-Genres

Thriller Conventions- Trailer

Thriller Sub-Genre Table

There are numerous sub genres for thrillers with I the film industry, these are some example:

• Espionage
• Psychological
• Fantasy
• Conspiracy
• Political
• Forensic
• Sci-Fi
• Legal
• Horror

What are the conventions of an opening title?

What is the purpose of titles in a film opening?

• Used in TV and film they acknowledge the work of the
  Institution, cast and crew
• Foreshadow a characters personality
• Shows who’s involved in the production team
• Introduces the film and the actor
• Sets the scene of the opening sequence
• Sets the theme and the tone of the plot.

Opening titles are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They usually shown as text super imposed on a blank screen or static pictures or sometimes on top of the action in the show.

 

Captain America

What titles do they use?

• Director, screenplay, (co) (executive) producer, editors, costume designer, music supervisor, director of photography (camera operator), Production Company, casting and actors.
• Film title at the end

How are they different?

• World War propaganda
• Match on action

What effect/theme does it create?

• Patriotic, action genre

What type of opening is it?

• super imposed

Domino

What titles do they use?

• (executive)Producer. Film in the middle, title, actors, casting music, editor, production designer

How are they different?

• Colours, boxes, voice clips of characters

What effect/theme does it create?

• Crime genre

What type of opening is it?

• Super imposed, linked dominos

Napoleon Dynamite 

What titles do they use?

• Production Company, actors, casting music editor director of photography, (executive) producer, screenplay, writer, director.

How are they different?

• Each name is a different everyday object (e.g. food, drawing,)

What effect/theme does it create?

• Normal person’s life

What type of opening is it?

• Thematic, used through props, graphic match

Evaluation of Prelim

Gone Girl Opening Title Timeline

What are the conventions of an opening title?

What is the purpose of titles in a film opening?

 

• Used in TV and film they acknowledge the work of the
  Institution, cast and crew
• Foreshadow a characters personality
• Shows who’s involved in the production team
• Introduces the film and the actor
• Sets the scene of the opening sequence
• Sets the theme and the tone of the plot.

 

Opening titles are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production. They usually shown as text super imposed on a blank screen or static pictures or sometimes on top of the action in the show.

 

Captain America

What titles do they use?

• Director, screenplay, (co) (executive) producer, editors, costume designer, music supervisor, director of photography (camera operator), Production Company, casting and actors.
• Film title at the end

How are they different?

• World War propaganda
• Match on action

What effect/theme does it create?

• Patriotic, action genre

What type of opening is it?

• super imposed

Domino

What titles do they use?

• (executive)Producer. Film in the middle, title, actors, casting music, editor, production designer

How are they different?

• Colours, boxes, voice clips of characters

What effect/theme does it create?

• Crime genre

What type of opening is it?

• Super imposed, linked dominos

Napoleon Dynamite  

What titles do they use?

• Production Company, actors, casting music editor director of photography, (executive) producer, screenplay, writer, director.

How are they different?

• Each name is a different everyday object (e.g. food, drawing,)

What effect/theme does it create?

• Normal person’s life

What type of opening is it?

• Thematic, used through props, graphic match

Story Board

Preliminary Video

Preliminary Script

Script

Ollie: (Walking down the corridor, opens door, continues walking towards door and walks in pulls chair and sits down)

Precious: Thank you for meeting me.

Ollie: (Pulls chair closer to the desk) Thanks for inviting me.

Precious: (Rolls eyes and shrugs shoulders)

Ollie: So what have you got to say for yourself?

Precious: Well we all know who started it.

Ollie: I thought we were over this.

Precious: Well clearly we haven’t come to an agreement then, (Stands up and slams hands on the desk) HAVE WE!

Ollie: (stands up and slams hands on the desk as well, throws his chair on the floor and walks off towards the door) 

Ollie: (Stands at door turns around) (mocking Precious) Well clearly we clearly can’t get to an agreement then! (walks out and slams door shut)

Shot List

Scene	Shot	Location	Shot Description	Action	Actors	Prop
1	Low Angle	corridor	Close up of feet walking towards the doors	Walking	Ollie	N/A
	Fade
2	Mid shot	corridor	Mid shot of Ollie walking towards door	walking	Ollie	N/A
3	Long shot	Other side of the double doors in the corridor	From the other side of the door Ollie steps through doors and continues to walk to room	Opening Door and walking	Ollie	N/A
4	Over the shoulder- handheld	Corridor	Over the shoulder of Ollie walking down the corridor and turning into the meeting room	Walking	Ollie	N/A
5	Long shot	Meeting room	Ollie approaching the table to sit down	walking	Ollie	N/A
6	Close up	Meeting room	Close up of Ollie’s feet and the chair being pulled back Ollie then steps forward to sit down	Taking a seat	Ollie Precious	Chair
7	Over the shoulder	Meeting room	Both sitting down and Ollie’s shoulder on the left hand side of the screen looking at Precious		Ollie Precious	N/A
8	Over the shoulder	Meeting Room	Reverse shot of precious shoulder looking at Ollie.		Ollie Precious	N/A
9	Over the Shoulder	Meeting room	Precious over the shoulder, Looking at Ollie		Ollie Precious	N/A
10	Reverse 180° rule	Meeting room	Show switching from one side of the line to the other.		Ollie Precious	N/A
11	Shot reverse shot	Meeting room	Precious shrugs her shoulder at Ollie, no speech		Ollie Precious	N/A
12	POV	Meeting room	Ollie’s POV looking at Precious		Precious	N/A
13	High angle double shot	Meeting room	High angle of the both of them looking and Ollie talking.		Ollie Precious	N/A
14	POV Close up	Meeting room	Close up of precious’ face		Precious	N/A
15	Close Up	Meeting room	Close up of precious slamming hands on desk	Slamming hands on desk	Precious	Desk
	Fade
16	Tilt	Meeting room	Tilt up as Ollie stands up, shows power.	Slamming hands on desk	Ollie	N/A
17	High angle	Meeting room	High angle of Ollie throwing chair.	Throwing chair	Ollie	Chair
18	Dutch/ canted angle	Meeting	Chair on the ground and Ollie in the background	Walking	Ollie	Chair