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Thriller actors

Tom Cruise

An actor whose name has become synonymous with all-American testosterone-driven entertainment, Tom Cruise spent the 1980s as one of Hollywood's brightest-shining golden boys. With black hair, blue eyes, and unabashed cockiness, Cruise rode high on such hits as top gun and rain man. 

some films that he has starred in:

Tropic Thunder (2008)

Collateral (2004)

Rain Man (1988)

Minority Report (2002)

Mission: Impossible III (2006)  

Samuel l jackson

Samuel L. Jackson usually played bad guys and drug addicts before becoming an action hero. From character player to leading man. His performance in Pulp Fiction gave him an Oscar nomination for his character Jules Winnfield. He was active in the black student movement. In the seventies he joined the Negro Ensemble Company. In the eighties he became well known by three movies made by spike lee - do the right thing(1989), mo better blues (1990) and jungle fever (1991). He received a Silver Berlin Bear for his part in the movie jakie brown (1997) .

Pulp fiction (1994)

inglorious bastards  (2009)

kill bill vol:2 (2004) coach carter  (2005)

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)  

Target Audience for thrillers

Finding the target audience for thrillers as a whole is very hard because of all the sub genres that attract different audiences. However most thrillers arnt easy watchers. They can be complicated meaning a more matured mind would understand them better then a younger person. Men seem to enjoy films with tension more then women however this is a stereotype but thats what makes target audiences. also most of the sub genres for thrillers are targeted more on men. for example action, crime, horror,sci fi... i would say the target audience is 18-55 mostly male and well educated.

180 degree rule

In this picture you can see the green area of 180 degrees were you are allowed to film. If you go past the 180 degree area the actors will switch round, this is shown on the diagram above. this will cause the audience to be confused and could break the continuity.

Continuity

continuity editing is a technique to putt pieces of footage together in a smooth way giving them a logical coherence. This will mean the transitions from one shot to another are smoother giving it a journey feel which the audience can easily watch and understand. A good way of achieving this is by using match on action.
match on action is when you connect two different views of the same action at the same moment in the movement without giving it a stop and start feel. the key is to make the shots look smooth and uninterrupted. This gives the audience the feel that they are following the action.
another example of a technique that helps ensure continuity is using diegetic sounds. These are sounds that are happening in the story. This keeps logical coherence because it relates to whats happening on screen.

Shots

1. Long shot of ben walking down the corridor

2. P.O.V shot looking at Bens phone

3. Match in action shot of the door handle

4. A shot of Ben walking through the door

5. P.O.V of Ben walking into camera

6. Over the shoulder shot of Ben looking at the other person

7. Shot reverse shot

8. Low angle shot of other person

9. Over the shoulder shot of Ben in confusion

10. P.O.V shot of Ben

prelim task

Own analysis on our preliminary task

Requirements of task

• 180 degree rule
• match on action shot
• shot reverse shot
• over the shoulder shot

I will talk about these skills in a later post.

Our production included all of these requirements using good quality examples. I believe our final product was a good reflection on all the camera and editing skills we have learnt in the past four weeks.

I wouldn't say this task went very smoothly as we didn't plan every thing ahead, this might be something i would change if i done this task agin. However there we were organized, as we all knew what we were doing and what we needed to do. What we organized didn't always go to plan, for example one of my two group members was absent for the last two weeks which was a very important time. also we had a few technical difficulties when were editing, some of these were beyond are control meaning we had to change computers, but some were due to us renaming them after capturing them this meant that when we changed computers some of the shots werent saved or named. Next time i import film on too final cut pro i will make sure i name it at the right time as this will give me more time to edit.

se7en

Info on se7en

Director: David Fincher
Writer: Andrew Kevin Walker
Release date: 1995
Actors: Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, Gwyneth Paltrow

Synopsis: A film about two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time. The sin of Gluttony comes first and the murderer's terrible capacity is graphically demonstrated in the dark and subdued tones characteristic of film noir. The seasoned and cultured Sommerset researches the Seven Deadly Sins in an effort to understand the killer's modus operandi while green Detective Mills scoffs at his efforts to get inside the mind of a killer... Written by Mark Fleetwood

Titles
the titles for Se7en are very effective. they remind me of a horror because of the codes and conventions used. They are black and white. You can definatly tell from them the story will be based on crime.

Shots
Point of view
Two shot
Worms eye
Low angle
Mid shots
Long shots
Close ups

Camera shots
Tracking
Crab
Alot of the camera movement is slow

Genetic themes
Crime
Existentialism
Crime
City

Sound
The sound is non diegetic
Police sirens
Rain
City sounds
All these sounds build tension and give you an insight to the rest of the movie for example rain gives a negative feeling.

Mise en scene
Naturalistic
Morgan Freemans flat reflects on his personality and life
Rain shows little hope
The sound shows that there is alot of crime, action and problems

Thrillers

Thrillers keep you on the edge of your seat. The plot can be confusing because thrillers dont just use action (violence ect) to create suspense. they are full of twists and red herrings, endings are mostly unexpected and shocking.

...a broad genre of literature, film, gaming and television. It includes numerous, often overlapping sub-genres.
Thrillers are characterized by fast pacing, frequent action, and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more-powerful and better-equipped villains. Literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliffhangers are used extensively."

Codes and conventions


Suprises & Twists
Plays With Viewers Mind
Quick Cuts & Change Of Camera Angles
Music To Add Tension
Use Of Lighting To Create Shaddows
Mirrors
Stairs
From Killers Point Of View
Flash Backs
Pass Of Time Sequences
Make Audience Think
twists and lots of red herrings
intellectual

Thrillers are often sub genre for example:
action thrillers
Crime-caper thrillers
conspiracy thrillers
phycological thrillers
eco thrillers
spy thriller
Film-noir thrillers
Even romantic comedy/thrillers
Another closely-related genre is the horror. Thriller and suspense films are virtually synonymous and interchangeable categorizations. They are types of films known to provoke suspense, suspense, anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension.

se7en trailer

Se7en opening titles

starting filming

We started using the cameras today. This was a very exiting and educational experience. We were told to make a short journey using all the shots we had learnt in the previous lesson. Before we went we were briefed on how to use the cameras and tripods. I already knew a bit about the cameras so I had an advantage.

We set out and decided to show the journey of gervais escaping from a makeshift prison. I believe we worked well as a team as we all had our fair share on the camera. We used many shots which were effective and set the tension. I think they all work well together to make a good end product.

There were a few mistakes which could easily be edited out. They were many due to acting and laughing and the lack of timing. There were a few shots were the camera wasn’t very steady this is because they were hand held shots. It made me think how hard it is to film anything professional and how long it would take. As it took us 45 mins to film 3 minutes.