Thriller comparision - Miss Gerogiou

I think that our thriller clip was successful primarily because we incorporated the different thriller conventions such as; lighting, mise en scene, costume hair and make up. We initially wanted a clear narrative with a successful storyline. Firstly we produced a thriller clip that was surrounded the idea of Halloween, although once we made the clip we realised that it was not to a high enough standard. Once we reviewed the clip we came to realisation that the narrative idea was not clear enough so we thought that we needed to produce a new narrative. So we came up with the narrative idea of a girl being possessed, and we used low key lighting because it creates mystery and creates suspense amongst the audience which is a typical convention of a thriller. We also used editing styles such as slow editing to emphasise the innocence and loneliness of the young girl within our thriller. We also used a variation of cinematography to reiterate her significance and isolation. For example we used high shot when the girl is walking through the forest to make her seem weak and vulnerable. After we filmed the sequence we added sound and eerie music in order to make it more tense and suspense, we also wanted to help establish a relationship between both audience and characters through the audience feeling empathy for the girl.

The micro element that I though we did best was cinematography and iconography because we used a consistent variation of different camera shot, such as low shot and high angle shot to portray the girl in a different manner. The girl that we are using within our thriller is young and blonde and therefore would create an empathic nature amongst the audience as they see that see is vulnerable and young and therefore feel sorry for her.

We initially wanted our thriller to be different and a slight difference from any typical thrillers as we thought it wouldn't make the audience engaged and attached throughout. We wanted to create an exciting engaging thriller so therefore came up with the idea of a girl being possessed. We used micro elements such as eerie music to add to the suspense of the thriller, mise en scene to make her seem more innocent. These specific elements of our thriller specifically were incorporated to make the thriller more conventional and make the audience excited by the narrative.


The element clearly shows our understanding of the thriller genre as we wanted to show audiences a new narrative for thrillers which will excite them still. We risked our work by not following the typical character convention of having two characters but by having one. However we believe this was successful. Similar films where a child gets possessed and ends up getting hurt is the exorcist and the conjuring. 

Our opening sequence can be compared to the exorcist (1973) opening sequence. They are similar in by both having a female blonde character whom gets possessed. This is very conventional as the blonde hair in the characters shows high vulnerability as blonde females are stereo typically seen as dumb therefore the audience expect a young female character meaning that its conventional. Another convention which is similar is where the opening sequence is set. They are both set in a creepy house which is very conventional as the audience can relate to the film. This therefore makes the audience feel part of the film and builds suspense and enigma. The sound in both opening sequences are similar as they both have a non digetic sound track which creates a tense atmosphere for the audience and may portray that something bad is going to happen. The cinematography is very similar as both opening sequences use a variety of shots to interest the audience and use a long shot many times to show the audience the mise en scene in which creates suspense as its set in a creepy place. By using a long shot can also scare the audience and build a relationship between the characters and them as the audience will sympathise for her.

1)      Thriller comparison-

·         Do you think you have created a successful thriller sequence and why?

·         Which micro element, best shows your creativity and understanding of thriller conventions the most?

·         Compare your opening sequence to a successful thriller and explain how your thriller is conventional. Consider the narrative, representation of characters, sounds, editing, mise-en-scene



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