This is a slide including 5 of the Thriller sub genres that we studied : Psychological, Political, Crime, Spy and Film Noir.
To demonstrate our understanding we created a short Crime/Action thriller scene using our knowledge of filming, editing and the micro elements.
50 second clip which brings together some of elements and conventions of crime and action thriller.
Analysis- We used a variety of camera angles and different types of shots in this short film. The opening scene includes a track shot across the table from the front view and also a view from the back. The next cut is a close up shot of the hacker's hand typing on the keyboard. We also included many continuation shots where the actions are filmed from different angles and put together to allow the audience to see it from a different perspective. The last scene in particular, we used a low close up where the camera is placed on the ground. This adds to the striking ending where the attention is drawn away from the actors as the faces are not revealed and focuses on the action of the laptop being taken away. Throughout the whole clip, a background music is used to build/maintain suspense and it also fits in with the sub genre. The volume is increased at certain parts eg. the climax and the speed of the music also changes when tension is increased. A number of diegetic sounds are used as well to support the actions in the clip for example, keyboard sound, running, punch. We also played around with the editing where in the hacking scene, this is when we created a double layer of two clips to show to the reflection from the screen of the computer. The duration of each scene also varies according to the actions. The mis en scene is created through the lighting and the props where in the opening the setting is darker/dimmer contrasting with the light from the hacker's laptop therefore focusing on the actions. The laptop is also always in the frame throughout to the end which highlights its importance to this crime thriller.
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