Thriller Genre

Fast & Furious 5 Trailer

Length: 2:30

Shots: Establishing shot (of Rio), close up, mid shot, long shot, long shot, mid shot, long shot, long shot tracking shot, mid two shot, mid two shot, long shot moving to mid shot, mid panning two shot, wide shot, two shot, over-shoulder shot, two shot, close up, master shot, high angle, low angle, eye level (most used angle), crane shot.

Codes & Conventions: Explosions. fast editing, lots of close-ups to show facial expressions and objects in question, lots of tracking shots, lots of panning shots, aggresion, near-impossible goal being attempted, intimidating characters, exotic locations.

The Rum Diary Trailer

Length: 2:30

Shots: long shot, close up (commonly used for characters and objects), cran shot & panning shot, mid shot, wide shot, long shot, two shot, eye level angle (most used angle), close up, tracking shot, low angle, high angle, master shot.

Codes & Conventions: Crowds, confusion, typical fashion and technology of it's time (1950s), exotic locations, fast editing, dangerous wealthy figure as villain?, lots of two shots & close ups.

Questionnaire

Questionnaire

(Tick your answers in the space provided)

1.       What genre of film is your favourite?

Action        _____

Comedy     _____

Horror        _____

Thriller       _____

Romance   _____

Sci-fi           _____

2.       Why do you go to the cinema?

To be entertained       _____

To escape                       _____

To be frightened         _____

Nothing better to do  _____

For a social activity     _____

3.       Who is your favourite director?

Tim Burton               _____

Steven Spielberg     _____

Quentin Tarantino  _____

Peter Jackson           _____

David Lynch               _____

James Cameron       _____

Michael Moore        _____

4.       If you see a film poster, what is most likely to draw you in?

Famous actors                                                                     _____

Award certificates                                                             _____

Interesting codes and conventions in the poster  _____

Famous directors                                                               _____

The name of the film                                                       _____

5.       What gender are you?

Male                     ____

Female                 ____

6.       How often do you go to the cinema?

Never                             ____

1 – 3 times a month   ____

4 – 7 times a month   ____

8 -15 times a month   ____

16+ times a month     ____

7.       What do you prefer to see in the ending?

The hero wins                                                                   ____

The villain wins                                                                ____

Nobody wins                                                                     ____    

Every character is killed                                                                ____

Few characters survive                                                 ____

All the problems for a character are solved         ____

The character(s) are left with problems                                ____

A cliff hanger leading to a possible sequel          ____

8.       How old are you?

Under 15             _____

15 – 19                  _____

20 – 24                  _____

25+                         _____

9.       What do you enjoy about Thriller films?

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