My general knowledge of thriller movies/ trailers.

Through watching thriller movies and thriller TV ads; I know that there are certain codes and conventions which are to be followed to achieve a believable and realistic thriller. These qualities include; • Dark lightning• Pale faces • Sound effects too exaggerate either an off-screen diegetic sound or and on-screen

diegetic sound• A twist in the storyline to make it un predictable to the audience. • False alarms helping to create a climax/ anti climax (leading to suspense)• Dramatic music and sound as well as dramatic colours • A play on reality which almost makes the thriller almost relatable (however it is

not). Eg: insidious, plays on the fear of buying a new house as it may (or in this case IS hunted) through this, the viewers may feel as though it is relatable as they may have also moved houses which may have also been scary experince.

These qualities mentioned above are some of which the thriller movies/ trailers such as “insidious”, “the ring three”, “don’t be afraid of the dark” and “the roommate” have used. In addition I would be analysing these trailers.

Facial expressions and use of make up (in thrillers)

0 This topic could also insinuate special effects as a lot of movies in general; include special effects to optimise the reactions they want from their viewers. For example, special effects or graphics effects could be used to make an innocent object or character look “scary” to an audience. (as my demonstration below shows) Having said this a lot of thrillers rely heavily on special effects as it creates a different sorts of reactions from the audience. This can also be classified a editing, a very important factor when creating a movie in this day and age. Which I definitely would have to keep in mind when editing my thriller trailer.

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