Another convention of thrillers are flash backs, often they are used at the begining or the end of a film to give the viewer insight in to the character or simply explain the present story line. An excellent example of this would be Kill Bill, although flash backs run all through out the film they're purpose is to portray and explain the start of the story line / give insight in to Uma Thurman's charcter.
Psuedo documentary is not so much a convention but style of some thrillers. This is when the charcters are seemingly the ones filming the entire movie usually through a hand held camera. An example of this would be Cloverfield. This kind of filming style does add a diffrent dimesion to the film as it no longer seems like a Hollywood film but seems more real. This style can be very effectuve however many argue the purposely amature footage is taxing and a nuscence to watch.
Over all the main conventions of a thriller are multiple plot lines, unexpected twists, both ordinary and extraodinary and may include ironic endings and intelligent story lines. However the avarage thriller usually contains a fair bit of action for impact. The classic example of a thriller would be Hitchcock's Phsyco.
BRAINSTORM AND IDEA GENERATION:
Zainab and I came up with 3 framework ideas for our teaser, and then chose the one we both liked the most.
Idea #1
Our first idea was to create a teaser for a horror film. We were going to exploit the resources of our college and film it in the woods on site, we also intended to to film on a handheld camera to achieve a blair witch effect with the shaking of the camera. Our basic story line revolved around a group of friends who would wonder in to the woods, get split up and killed off one by one by a mysterious cloaked figure.
Idea #2
Our second idea was a comedy film teaser loosely based on The Hangover. Which we would film in various locations around Henley. There would be 4 main characters all of whom would participate in embarrassing scenes in which they revealed each of their primary individual character traits. For instance one character would have been an extreme pessimist, whilst another a lovable rogue. The basic story line would be the 4 friends on their final day of college attempting to have the best day/night of their lives to mark the start of summer, which of course would entail in them getting up to satirical hi-jinx.
Idea #3
Our final idea was a thriller teaser loosely based on Hard Candy. We would have filmed the trailer in and around the Twyford area where there are ominous locations but also everyday ones such as parks and train stations which would look well on camera and create verisimilitude. The main plot would ave been about a young young girl who starts talking to a boy online, things would soon take a turn for the strange and she would soon find out that he is in fact a middle aged man with sinister intentions. The trailer would be full of suspense and fast paced ambiguous scenes
Idea #1
Our first idea was to create a teaser for a horror film. We were going to exploit the resources of our college and film it in the woods on site, we also intended to to film on a handheld camera to achieve a blair witch effect with the shaking of the camera. Our basic story line revolved around a group of friends who would wonder in to the woods, get split up and killed off one by one by a mysterious cloaked figure.
Idea #2
Our second idea was a comedy film teaser loosely based on The Hangover. Which we would film in various locations around Henley. There would be 4 main characters all of whom would participate in embarrassing scenes in which they revealed each of their primary individual character traits. For instance one character would have been an extreme pessimist, whilst another a lovable rogue. The basic story line would be the 4 friends on their final day of college attempting to have the best day/night of their lives to mark the start of summer, which of course would entail in them getting up to satirical hi-jinx.
Idea #3
Our final idea was a thriller teaser loosely based on Hard Candy. We would have filmed the trailer in and around the Twyford area where there are ominous locations but also everyday ones such as parks and train stations which would look well on camera and create verisimilitude. The main plot would ave been about a young young girl who starts talking to a boy online, things would soon take a turn for the strange and she would soon find out that he is in fact a middle aged man with sinister intentions. The trailer would be full of suspense and fast paced ambiguous scenes
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