Genre Research: Thriller

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Some common camera angles and movements that are common in thriller movies are establishing shots, high angles, low angles, close- up and extreme close-up. Tracking shot, long shot, medium close up, medium close-up and tilt are also common. Some common sounds that thriller movies use are diegetic sound and non-diegetic sound. Dialogue, and ambient sounds are also common.  Some common editing techniques that thriller movies use are eye-line match, and shot/reverse shot. Common costumes are regular cloths that people wear every day.  Common lighting key lighting, back lighting, soft lighting, and motivation lighting. They also use bright lightings. Common acting is that all actors act casually. Some common props and sets can be houses, neighborhoods, things that people use in their day today lives are also common in thriller films. Common use of makeup can depend on the actors and their roles. 


Some elements that Sarah and I liked was the shots that they used. We also liked how the ambient sounds to set the scene. Sarah and I might use non-diegetic sounds, low angle, high angle, tracking shots, and tilts. Those seem the easiest to use when filming a thriller film because those actually help set the scene. We also like the establishing shots that some thriller movies used. 

We both do not like the extreme close up. Most people like to see the small details but not to close up to the point of where we can see the unnecessary details. We also did not like the back lighting. In some of the thriller films that we watched there were small details that were specific to the movies that we watched that we also did not like. For example, in The Invitation, we both did not like how the in the the beginning, the girl jumped off the stair railing. We both get that it is suppose to be like that, but it was a little obvious that they were kind of acting. We also noticed that it is going to be a trigger to some people. Some people may also feel uncomfortable watching the beginning of the movie. 






Signing Off,

Kay.


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