Genre research

Our chosen genre is 'Thriller', during research for chosen genre we were unsure of the difference between a 'Psychological thriller' and 'Thriller', but soon enough we found out the difference to be mainly in the ending. A 'Psychological thriller' makes the viewer question the ending as not all is clear and leaves you on a loose end. A 'Thriller' is more of a suspense and builds up to the climax of the film in which

Here are some examples of a 'Thriller' film that have given us some inspiration.

All of these films are part of the 'Thriller' genre we chose these 3 films because they are good example's of what happens in a 'Thriller. All of these films show heart pumping suspense and the eventual climax at the end of the film. Most thrillers are usually rated 12A-15 because they want to appeal to teenage to middle aged audiences. They have a dark theme and usually quite violent so younger audiences wouldn’t enjoy them.

*Phone booth- Starring a young Colin Farrell and is filmed in real time. The film is mainly just one scene of a man in a phone booth on the phone to a mysterious threatening male. Because the film is in real time the characters don’t know what is going to happen to them and neither do you so it's a real suspense 'Thriller'.

*Tell No-one- Don't be put off by the language barrier in this French 'Thriller' because even though you have to read subtitles the suspense is not killed while trying to figure out what happened during the death of a young woman. Starting off the story is the main character getting an email from his (supposedly) dead wife.

*Obsessed- Starring Beyonce not your usual 'Thriller' but the action is definitely mot held back in the shocking climax to this film. About a Husbands traumatic experience with his co worker.