Thrilller Movies Studied

Through the planning process and the research, I have watched a selection of Thriller movies for both inspiration and research on the typically included codes and conventions. Some of these movies that I have watched include "Man on Fire", "The Sixth Sense" and "Orphan". The movie "Man on Fire", starring Denzel Washington is an example of both a suspense, and an action thriller about the relationship between a young girl and her bodyguard in a city where children go missing on a daily basis. The base of the story line contributes to the genre of a suspense thriller as the audience are often left wondering whether or not the young girl will be kidnapped or not. Obviously, in order to follow the standard movie structure, the girl must be kidnapped at some time, which acts as the chaos or the 'disequilibrium' section of the movie. The suspense is then transferred to whether or not the bodyguard will find the girl and in which one of his investigations. "The Sixth Sense" is a movie in which the genre is that of a psychological thriller as the audience must have a very psychologically adapted in order to predict the final outcome of the movie. Personally, I lacked the insight to predict it for myself and was, however pleasantly surprised at the end. The movie was a very good example of effective camera angles and visual editing, this very well created the sense of the supernatural. "Orphan" however is an example of a psychological thriller with hints of horror conventions.It again is a very good example of camera angles, but the most important thing, it thought, was the effectiveness of the edited music, which contributed greatly to the suspense and tension of the plot line as the character begins to get darker in personality. From these, I have gathered a broader knowledge of the key codes and conventions of the genre and this will help me in the editing and extra filming process in the production of the coursework piece.