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Narrative and subgenres of a thriller

Narrative

Omniscient is when the audience know everything about the character

Restricted is where the audience only knows what the character knows

Linear is where there is a clear beginning middle and end

Non-Linear is where the film plays flashbacks to throw the audience off track

Enigma code this is when it acts as an intriguing form of grabbing the audience’s attention. It works by gradually finding things out building up suspense and drama.

Subgenres

Sci-fi thriller

Involves many hi tech pieces of equipment to appeal to the audience’s eye.

Crime thriller

Involves a murder or robbery, builds up more suspense. Often focus on the criminals themselves than their crimes. Emphasis their actions on psychological effects.

Conspiracy thriller

Consists of a hero trapped in a powerful organization.

Supernatural thriller

Mixed with suspense and drama. The protagonist or antagonist has supernatural powers 

Disaster thriller

Uses natural disasters e.g. earthquakes volcanoes tsunamis. Follows one person or group who thrive to save mankind.

Political thriller

Relies on a hero to provide the stability of the government.

Psychological thriller

Plays on the audiences mind and uses mind games to reflect the protagonist’s thoughts.

Religious thriller

Unravel the good and bad points about religion. Plays on the conspiracies of religion.

Action thriller

This is where the film or program involves a lot of enemies and fighting.

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Thriller iconography

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Women in black

The women in black is about a man going to an old abandoned house to try and sell it as that is what his job is, this house has a crazy tail that it is haunted by a woman who used to live there. When the man is first seen on the train it is dark and it’s raining with thunder with builds up the mood.  The first thing seen of this house is this old abandoned place witch no one would usually go near.  In the house are old toys moving on their own, the camera show dark long corridors. One view of the empty house shows a figure standing in the window, but it is supposed to be empty, this makes it a good thriller, as it is a sign that the house is haunted. When he is in the house he looks out of the window to see someone rise out of the ground next to a gravestone. In the house writing in blood on the wall is seen witch immediately strikes fear into the person viewing this. Three young girls are seen jumping out of the window and then later on in this film they are seen standing in the woods. The film shows the main character standing at the window and then a face appears next to his shoulder, the viewer now has seen that someone is in the house where he doesn’t know anything about it. Through out eerie music is played to build up the suspense. At the end a rocking chair is shown which usually shows comfort as it is where usually and elderly person or mother would sit and rock a baby to sleep, this rocking chair is shown to be rocking on its own and getting faster and faster which is very paranormal. I think one of the main parts of this that makes it a good thriller is the face of the women in black, it is not normal it is like a nightmare face. When the handprint is seen on the window, the main character finally gets to see the face of the woman as she appears as he puts his hand on the handprint. This film is a good thriller as it always has you on the edge of your seat because you are expecting something ton happen but have no idea when it will happen.

Male gaze

Male gaze

Feminist how men look at them how women see them selves and other women woman called Laura malvey made the term male gaze in 1975 how males see her in a sexual point of view
Camera shows curves in female body
How she wants to be seen as by guys

Camera follows her body

Puts women down I'm society cause she is seen as a sexual object


Post masculine male

Not stereotypical men
Work in office stereotypical woman job where as a mans job would be hard labour.
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Action chic

Portraying women as masculine as possible male things Such as motorbikes swords overexagerating her masculinity

Alpha male

Walks in and very direct and uncontrolled sizing him up showing muscle close ups
Sizing them all up to see who's the strongest showing authority by being leader