Inspiration - Miss Georgiou

Inspirations

We need a inspiration before we create our thriller sequence, it allows us to improve the effects of our  thrillers on the audience through cinematography, editing, sound etc. I have developed these inspirations by analysing various thrillers and picking out techniques used to entertain and build emotions upon the audience.

One inspiration I have found is the use of an enigma. I found this whist looking through the film 'halloween'. The film demonstrates an enigma by showing the dangerous, murderous antagonist as an innocent child. The effect this has is that it engages the audience making them ask questions, therefore engaging the viewers. By making them more involved within the clip and giving them something to think about, the audience builds relationships with the characters as we want to see what happens to them. In this specific clip we are left thinking deeply into the why the child was shown to be the murderer and the context behind it all. This will be very useful for us and can be easily incorporated into our own opening sequence. We will provide an enigma by keeping the identity of the antagonist hidden, this keeps the audience thinking and builds up a sense of mystery about who the killer is. Ways in which we will convey this hidden identity is through the use of various camera shots (POV), plus the costume and angles in which we film him from, making sure his hidden identity is emphasised. The whole sequence shall have an enigmatic theme as it is focused around the mysterious antagonist and his unknown reason behind the stalking of our victim. This enigma is vital for an opening sequence as it engages the viewer therefore wanting them to watch on. As the audience is eager to see the story unveiled suspense build, this is key to the thriller genre, it means that the audience will keenly watch on and it results in a overall more entertaining film.

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Another film I watched is the Hannibal Lector, the use of sound during this clip is very effective. The main form of sound which I found most effective was the use of parallel sound. This is where a sound represents exactly what is happening on the screen, a certain noise key to the scene may be emphasised to have a lasting effect on the reader. In this case the noise of the officers screams are built upon to show the pain and torture he is going through. It generally increases the effect of certain conventions built up within a film. In this example it is done to exaggerate the shock effect as viewers become scared and terrified of the dangerous man. This could become extremely useful in my clip as we want to build upon the twisted, deranged image of our antagonist through the emphasis on his forceful, dominant movements. Examples of this could be as the women is stabbed and footsteps as she is being pursued. The parrallel sounds will be used to great effect in the presentation of our derranged antagonist.

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In addition to this another clip I watched was from the film 'silence of the lambs'. During this clip I analysed the cinematography used. There were various examples of cinematography used throughout this clip, however the one that stood out for me was the use of an extreme close up. I thought this was very significant in highlighting the main object and events happening in the scene. In this case it highlighted the lift dial showing where the antagonist is. This was vital as they were trying to catch him. An example of which we can use it within our clip is where we highlight an object to do with the antagonist showing his menacing behaviour and the forshadowing potential death. The object highlighted would be the boot of the antagonist. The significance of this is that it emphasises the antagonists derranged movements as he follows the girl thropugh the forrest The effect it has is that it conveys a sense of suspense as the audience feel tension over the potential danger our likable, innocent victim is in.

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To conclude, I took a lot of inspirations from the various clips I have analysised. They have given me a clear idea into how we can develop an effective sequence in a professional manner, especially in trying to present the dangerous, derrangand and enigmatic antagsnist.