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Key conventions of sound in a thriller soundtrack

·         A good use of synchronous or asynchronous sound

·         Crescendo to build up tension

·         Heartbeat – has a reflection on the audience

·         Strings, violins – eeriness

·         Nostalgia

·         Something innocent turned to something dark

·         Increasing of speed and volume

·         Enigmas – sense of mystery and suspense

The BBFC and The Thriller Genre

The BBFC is a film classification company, they were founded in 1912 and are a non-governmental body who assess films before they are released in the cinemas and on DVD's. They examine the film for features such as nudity, language, violence, drug use and gore. The rating overall depends on these features and how their presence is portrayed in the film, if there is too much of a certain category the rating may be higher. Films they assess go by the following final age ratings:

• U
• PG
• 12A
• 15
• 18
• R18

The BBFC can reject films if they are totally unsuitable for audiences to see.

The BBFC guidelines

• Context
• Theme
• Tone and impact
• Discrimination
• Drugs
• Imitable behaviour
• Language
• Nudity
• Sex
• Threat
• Violence

Fast 5

Fast 5 was given a 12 rating by the BBFC. Reasons behind this include the fact that there is moderate action violence and one use of strong language. It is reviewed by the BBFC that there are parts of film where there are smears of blood seen on characters faces after fist fights however this is far as gore goes. The films fight scenes are described as being well choreographed in terms of many fast cuts and no real reveal of impact on faces.

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Conventions of an opening title/sequence

What are the conventions of an opening title/sequence?

·         Production ident

·         Titles of director and main producers

·         Key actors of the film

·         Amount of cast credited and producers credited relies on the type of films

 

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·         Casting

·         Costume designer

·         Music and song producers

·         Producers and co-producers

·         Film editor

·         Setting reflects genre

 

Common titles

·         Studio name

·         Production company

·         A (name) production

·         A film by…

·         Starring

·         Films title

·         Featuring

·         Casting or casting by

·         Music or music composed by or original score by

·         Editor or edited by

·         Photography

·         Executive producers

·         Story by

·         Based on the book/novel/play

·         Writers/written by

·         Director or directed by

 

 

Film titles

·         Designed to acknowledge the work of the institution, cast and crew of the product

·         Opening titles are shown at the very beginning and list the most important members of the production

·         They are now usually shown as text superimposed on a blank screen or static pictures, or sometimes on top of action in the show

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Conventions of a thriller

Conventions of a thriller

Narrative

The narrative is usually a battle between protagonists and the antagonist. The story is basically a chain of bad events that build up suspension for the climax of good and evil meeting up for the final time and the restoration of equilibrium. By the end of the film the ‘hero’ will have resolved the enigma thus stereotypically solving the case, catching the bad guy and winning the girl.

Setting

Thrillers are typically set in urban locations such as cities and towns. However as the film runs its course the characters may be taken to more exotic locations outside if this urban environment such as a desert.

Actors and roles

The good character (protagonist) is often typically a brave male who is the character looking to restore the equilibrium, this character will also meet lesser characters throughout the movie who will aid them.

The bad character (antagonist) will often have a hidden identity that the audience will uncover as the film progresses. The antagonist is often someone from the protagonists past seeking revenge or the antagonist is seeking revenge on them for some reason.

Props

Overall in thrillers the props in the movie depend on the time the movie is set in. The most common props in thrillers are weapons, ranging from pistols to machine guns, sometimes knives or swords but yet again this depends on where and when the movie is set. Vehicles are often used in thrillers, especially spy thrillers.

Camerawork, editing and sound

The camerawork includes a lot of close ups and extreme close ups of the protagonist, also these close ups can be used to focus on important props that could impact on that shot.

Music is added to the movie to create suspense which is an essential convention in the thriller. They use a lot of jump cuts throughout the movie, these jump cuts are fast paced so lots of things can happen with it still making sense.

A lot of the sound in thrillers is designed to create tension. Overall sound helps the audience understand thoughts and feelings/moods of the characters in the movie.