The 180 degree Rule

The 180 degree rule is used when two people are having a conversation. The camera stays one side of the people, and

doesn't move across the 180 line. Using this rule makes the 

position of the characters clear to the audience.  If it wasn't

used then the audience would get confused

on where the characters are positioned.

Top 10 Thrillers

These are the top 10 thriller movies:

1. The Godfather -1972  

2. The Godfather part 2 -1974

3. Inception -2010

4. Pulp Fiction -1994

5. The Dark Night -2008

6. Fight Club -1999

7. Rear Window -1954

8. Psycho -1960
9. The Usual Suspects -1995
10. The Silence Of the Lambs -1991

Preliminary Task

During our class time we had the chance to watch a few preliminary tasks from last year. They were all very unique but effective in different ways.
The first one which was made by George and Jack was very mysterious. It was set in a dark house, where the light was very dim, this darkness caused an eerie effect, which built uo tension. There is an extreme close up on jack when he speaks, this close up enphasises what jack is saying. The music linked in well with the thriller genre as its a piano playing, which creates a creepy mood. However when the music is playing it stops very suddenly which stops the build up in tension.

The next task we watched was Callum's and Zoe's. The setting was a key part in this film as it was set at night, which created tension and mystery. It was also set in a cafe, however during the cafe shots the sounds are not very good, as the surrounding sounds are very loud which causes the characters voices to be very quiet. Due to this problem Callum and Zoe had to put sub titles on, so viewers could see what they were saying. Also the camera shots became very shaking at some points, to resolve this they should have used a tripod.

The next task that we watched was produced by Livi, Asia, Tilly and Claudia. Their task was set at school when it was empty. The lighting was very good as they chose a corridor which had a flickering light. The costumes which were used were also very good as they were very dark which is a stereotypical colour used in thrillers. In this task there was a close up shot of a girl on the floor covered in blood, this was very effective as it linked to a thriller with the blood and violence.

Another task we watched was by Matt and Lauren. In this film there was some very good music. However you could hear the camera rustling so the sounds and music wasn't very clear. Towards the end a girl is tied up in the cupboard, i really liked this bit as  its alot like a typical thriller shot.

Thrillers

The definition for thriller is: A suspenseful adventure story or movie.
There many subgenres which are used in thrillers, an example of a few are: mystery thrillers, crime thrillers, disaster thrillers and medical thrillers. But the primary subgenres are crime, mystery and psychological thrillers.
Thrillers are associated with crime, murder and violance. The difference between horror and thrillers, is that horror involves a lot more blood and gore, where as thrillers doesnt incorporate gory scenes very often.

Thriller Directors

Francis Ford Coppola
                          

Francis Ford Coppola is a director of many films, for example;
'The godfather' (1972), 'The conversation' (2009).

He was born on the 7th of April 1939, in Detroit, New York. He was bought up in an Italian - American family. He first directed 'The haunted and the hunted' (1963). He studed theatre at Hofstra University and graduated.

Christopher Nolan
                                 

Christopher Nolan is a director of many movies, for example;
'Inception'(2010), 'Dark knight'(2008), 'Following' (1998).

He was born on the 30th July 1970, London, UK. He began making films at the age of 7. Hes been nominated for the oscars and had 42 wins and 36 nominations. Hes also the writer of the 'Dark knight' and 'Inception'. And hes the producer of 'Following'.

Alfred Hitchcock

                                            Alfred Hitchcock is a director of many films for example; 'Family plot'(1976),
'Topaz'(1969), 'Physco'(1960), 'Marnie'(1964),'The birds'(1963),'Vertigo' (1958)

He was born on the 13th August 1899, in London, UK.

He died on the 29 April 1980,Los Angeles, California, USA.

His nickname was the master of suspence. He was nominated for 5 Oscars, another 29 wins and 17 nominations. In 1915 he first became interested in movies. Then in 1923 he got his first chance of directing a movie when the normal director became ill.