Thursday, 2 October 2014

Films that have inspired

The ways movies are filmed and edited vary per movie. After looking at thriller movies I have extracted certain elements that have
inspired me in making my own thriller. Thesefuelements include opening scenes and titles to the music, colour and camerawork.

When analysing movie opening sequences I have looked into some elements that I think would be perfect for my own thriller. The opening for 'Silent Hill:Revelations' has quite a sinister feel to it with the still mannequins. The element I like is the use of still images but the camera still is moving around creating spacial awareness. The use of canted angles creates chaos and imbalance to an otherwise calm still. The light in the scene bursts from the windows creating an underwater feel but does not add much brightness to the scene. It is an effective use of light which I could use in my own thriller. Over the shoulder shots also create a sense of busyness to the scene and gives some interesting effects.

TO WATCH THE OPENING SCENE CLICK HERE

The beginning of 'Cabin in the Woods' before the opening scene also is rather good to look at. The tone of the scene is a red-ish brown which resembles blood and dirt creating the atmosphere for the movie. I liked the tracking close up of the blood. The camera follows the blood dripping slowly creating a haunting feel to it.  This scene also uses animated stills like 'Silent Hill:Revelations' but does not use canted angles so it is less chaotic and more haunting.

TO WATCH THE OPENING SCENE CLICK HERE

At the beginning of 'Now You See Me' it starts with a direct address. Though this particular type of direct address might be to cheery for a thriller, it can still be used in a more powerful and haunting way. Using an eye level angle like in this scene it makes the audience and the character seem equal which could be useful for scenes with the protagonist in it as it will make the audience feel empathy for them. Using and low angle will make the character seem powerful and would create an sense of fear in the audience. If I used a directed address I would use a low angle to show that the character is the antagonist and make the audience feel scared of the character.

Se7en is one of the most inspirational movies, especially the opening titles. I would like to replicate something similar to the music in the opening scene as it is rather textured with eerie and mechanical sounds. It somewhat resembles 'Portal' music with its mechanical whiring. This type of music causes a scratching effect which can almost resemble scratching on walls.
The movie also uses flittering titles with a handwritten feel to it  which I would like to replicate in my likethriller. It looks almost like a projector flicking on and off which create an interesting effect.


TO WATCH THE OPENING SCENE CLICK HERE


All images are from artofthetitle.com

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