Most thrillers always include things such as tension, cliff hangers and suspense. In our thriller we built up suspense in the parts of the film by using different camera shots and repeating frames getting quicker and quicker as they go on. Also the footsteps on the stairs make the film grow in suspense and keep the audience on the edge of their seat. Tension was built in our film by including suspicious events and happenings at the party. The audience should ask themselves why did the drink get spiked, why was he targeted and why the betrayal.
Suspence
Anxiety
MacGuffin
Red Herrings
Cliff Hangers
Sub genres
Justice vs. Injustice
The party scene shows Atmosphere of menice
The Characters were all thought out to add to the plot of the film
Enigmas
We showed how Society stereotypes teenagers and what the age group are like
Literary devices
Morally complex characters
Deadlines/chases/pursuits
Lighting
Low level was used as we filmed quite late at night and there was limited light sources around in most of the scenes
Limited view/shadows were used to add to the sinister nature of the film
Most films are Often at night/dark as this is when most people feel most vulnerable
Dim colours/a lot of use of red - this was used as the ending of our film to show the evil in the kidnapper also the memory flashbacks were in grey colours so the audience know what is going on in the film
Settings
Isolated/deserted/exotic - the main character is being held in an isolated warehouse which shows the vulnerablity of the character in a very big place he is alone
Confined locations - lifts/phone booths
Claustrophobic spaces are a key.
Editing
Quick cuts are what we used to build the suspence in the spiking scene as we see the main characters drink being spiked and him siping on the drink
Fast pace is used alongside with the quick cuts as it shows the energy growing in the scene
Match Cuts
Jump cuts
Cinematography
Camera angles - we used high angle shots to make the main character look insignificant compared to everything else
Point of view shot is the shot we used when the boys are looking at the door waiting for the girl to open the door to the party
Establishing shot
Close ups are used when we see the boys actually ring the foor bell awaiting an answer
Frantic camera movement
Non-diegetic
Creaky doors, wind, tap running
Silence - this provokes people to think during films which makes them build suspence on their own count
Heavy breathing
Whispering
Characters
Criminal. assasins, dark pasts, etc.
Morally complex
Ambiguous roles
Leave audience guessing who is good and who is bad - this was used to confuse everyone watching the film as they dont know who did it and why they do it.
The Betrayal included many aspects of a classic thriller genre plus a few that aren't familier to conventional thrillers. We used the camera handheld to give the shakey effect needed as it is a point of view shot from the victim and he is still very groggy whilst waking up. We used many different shots such as close ups to see the victims face and his hands bound. This is typical cinematography in a thriller. Our main character is a male who is being kidnapped which shows the challenge to stereotype as it is usually a female being held captive as they are seen as vulnerable. An abandoned warehouse is a typical setting for a mystery and helds to add towards the suspence building for the audience. Very quick editing cuts like the ones used in The Betrayal aren't too common in big thrillers that would be made in Hollywood liek blockbusters but it added to the feel that we were trying to give the audience. Not knowing the way in which the film is going to end makes the audience want to see more just like in a typical thriller. Sound played a big part in the build of tension in the thriller as we used both diegetic and non-diegetic sound. Our diegetic sound included heartbeats, screaming and footsteps. Included in our non-diegetic sound was some music to compliment the picture of the screen, for example in the party scene there is some very fast beaty music and for teh victim waking up some slow deep sounding music. This is quite typical of conventional thrillers.
Pictures - how our thriller relates to others? The hostage scene, Severance and The Betrayal. It shows the style that we used in our thriller really well.
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