Our thriller 'Palpatine' develops the theme of men being the violent gender. Looking at articles I found that men commit more acts of violence than women. A study carried out by the US Department of Justice found that 75.6 percent of all offenders were male and only 20.1 percent were female which supports the statement that men are more violent than women. This video explains the reason why manhood is connected with dominance, power and violence and how the media has used this image of men for a very long time.
There are a lot of films in the market which portray females as having psychological disorders...
Examples of films:
Girl,Interrupted
Fatal Attraction
Blue Jasmine
Betty Blue
A Streetcar Named Desire
However we have decided to focus on the films which have male protagonists who suffer from disorders, such as American Psycho and develop the idea that in fact men can be unstable too and that it can lead to violent thoughts.
In terms of following conventions of a thriller film there are many aspects of our opening sequence which does conform. For example there is a clear battle between good and evil, however instead of it being between two characters it's a battle within himself. Another convention of a thriller film is that they usually follow a storyline which is based on things that society fears most today i.e terror attacks. Mental disorders can still be considered taboo in todays society and is something that is rarely spoken about yet is feared just as much as other commonly talked about feared situations. Our thriller opens up questions about mental disorders and how it can affect a person's behaviour, attitudes and beliefs. In terms of characters a convention of thrillers is that the protagonist/antagonist is male, which is the case in our thriller. If we look at the filming of thrillers, the lighting is usually low-key and dim, which ours isn't as we have used a harsh, bright light. Furthermore the sound used is usually 'tension' music whereas ours is a warped speech by a psychologist. However our thriller does conform as it used quick, jump cuts and a montage of several different shots. We decided to do this as it increased the pace and means that the audience don't have time to properly understand what they have seen; making the opening sequence that much more exciting and intriguing.
In terms of following conventions of a thriller film there are many aspects of our opening sequence which does conform. For example there is a clear battle between good and evil, however instead of it being between two characters it's a battle within himself. Another convention of a thriller film is that they usually follow a storyline which is based on things that society fears most today i.e terror attacks. Mental disorders can still be considered taboo in todays society and is something that is rarely spoken about yet is feared just as much as other commonly talked about feared situations. Our thriller opens up questions about mental disorders and how it can affect a person's behaviour, attitudes and beliefs. In terms of characters a convention of thrillers is that the protagonist/antagonist is male, which is the case in our thriller. If we look at the filming of thrillers, the lighting is usually low-key and dim, which ours isn't as we have used a harsh, bright light. Furthermore the sound used is usually 'tension' music whereas ours is a warped speech by a psychologist. However our thriller does conform as it used quick, jump cuts and a montage of several different shots. We decided to do this as it increased the pace and means that the audience don't have time to properly understand what they have seen; making the opening sequence that much more exciting and intriguing.
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Sources-
http://science.howstuffworks.com/life/men-more-violent.htm
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ReplyDeleteYou have had a busy week and still managed to start your evaluation questions. Well done. Please complete as soon as possible. You do need to focus more on the question set especially in recognising the conventionso fthe thriller opening sequence. Do look back at the R & P into thriller films - this is where you need to use your learned knowledge and understanding into existingfilms and what you have produced in your own opening sequence.