The Rationale Behind our Thriller

We designed our thriller in the hope of not following the traditional format and killing off what the audience would think to be the main protagonist within the first two minutes of the film. By doing this it should create an element of surprise for the viewer but also add mystery and suspense throughout because it will leave them thinking what is the film really about. Although not directly intentional our video was heavily influenced by Quentin Tarentino and is clearly visible when watching our thriller. There is gruesome violence and a hint of irony due to the use of the soundtrack changing from a classic minor movie style soundtrack to a very major, civilized French piece of music; Je ne Regrette Rien. The first piece of music talked about is inspired by Christopher Nolan’s Inception, which works with our ambitions to create a film set in France 1956. The following image is of the torture scene in Reservoir Dogs whilst the song 'Stuck in the middle with you' plays over in the background.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ukstws19D4 

 

As our first error with this task was that we discovered we didn’t have enough shot variety we wanted to completely change this and include a large number of different shots in a small amount of time. We chose shot types such as point-of-view in the car strangulation scene to give the audience the victims perspective and put their feet in his shoes creating a sense of panic. Conversely, we also chose to show the killer’s perspective too as to create tension, the film Phone Booth inspired this. Other shots such as close-ups of the killers feet and hands were used to build on this tension and in addition many other shots will be used, for example high-angle shots to show the victims vulnerability and give the impression that he won’t survive the fight.

 

The overall effect we will try and pursue is to build up tension until the strangulation occurs. This climactic moment in the film will be far more intense due to the different shots we will try and incorporate to the shoot.