Preliminary Task - Miss Georgiou

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My preliminary task consists of my group members, George Moore, Vasil Nikilov and myself. The purpose of this task was to get an idea as to what camera angles we could incorporate into our own work when it comes to doing the opening clip, and also to become familiar with how camera angles are used.

Our task involved using a shot reverse shot, 180 degrees, high angle and low angle. We had to incorporate these camera shots in a clip that we made ourselves of the time length of 1 minute, 40 seconds. The clip had to include these camera angles and a small amount of dialogue to show our understanding of how to create an effective scene. I learned how to control the camera in order to sustain a strong theme throughout my clip and to create different feelings and emotions amongst the audience that the camera angles can create so I was able to see what sort of camera angles my group and I would incorporate into our own thriller clip. I also learned how to edit our thriller clip which proves to be a big part of making a film in order to allow everything to run smoothly for example the jump between a shot reverse shot, a high angle and a low angle etc. Without editing the clip would be very different and would lack the tidy up that it required in order to make our thriller clip look professional and believable, but also enjoyable to watch because we explored how the camera angles and editing features work together in order to build a good image for the audience.

To begin with we struggled the order of camera angles in order to create a conventional outline to our chosen theme to emphasise what it is and also how to get the best reaction from our audience. However my team and I pulled together in order to chose and put in order how the camera angles should be used, when they should be used and the order of which the camera angles will be used. My team and I worked well in doing so and I feel that we put a good piece of work together in order to portray what we wanted to and using the skills that we have learned to apply to our own piece of work.

The preliminary task helped assist my group and I with planning and creating our own thriller film because it gave us an insight on how to incorporate ideas within our own work. For example in our preliminary task there is the use of a shot reverse shot and my group and I felt that by using that in our own thriller clip it would create tension and suspense amongst the audience which we felt was a strong idea. Also by using a high angle in our own thriller clip it can suggest that what we are showing the audience is very isolated and therefore very vulnerable. The preliminary task has helped my group and I with planning our thriller film because it has come out with clear inspirations on what to use in our own thriller films in order for it to be a very strong piece of work produced by the three of us.

Group Narrative - Miss Georgiou

The purpose of a narrative is to create a sense of knowing with regards to what the film is going to be about and therefore sets the scene and emotions that are required for the audience to feel in order for the plot to be at its' best. In our group narrative, my group and I have conversed and got feed back on the advantages and disadvantages on eachothers narrative ideas and how we can include all of our advantages to create a strong opening clip full of shock, suspense and surprise.

My group and I worked together to discuss our individual ideas by reading through eachothers ideas to begin with, and then annotating all of the positive effects used within eachothers ideas in order to sustain a good outcome with what our opening clip will be about and by using all of eachothers good ideas, we will create a strong piece of work. After we had gone through eachothers work and picked out the advantages and disadvantages, we decided to have a group discussion where each of us took part in contributing in, we put together a brainstorm post with notes to help us produce our ideas with effects that compliment eachother and our idea.

George Moore, a member of my group, hasn't an original plot as such so we was unable to pull the advtanges out of it and try and include in our group narrative, however, he produced a lot of useful conventions that we can use in our work and so therefore it allows us to create a better narrative because we are able to see all of the conventions of a thriller film, and how we can use them. Therefore because there was no ideas with a narrative, my group and I were unable to produce many creative ideas from George, but his knowledge and understanding of each element used within a thriller helped us create a good opening clip for our own narrative which leaves us with quiet an advantage.

My idea contains inspiration from the film 'Nightmare on Elm Street' and 'Paranormal Activity'. My narrative is about a young boy has this nightmares but actually this nightmares are real, yet he isn't aware of this, and he ends up getting abused in a sort of way by this mysterious person in an anoymous mask, that for example, when his breath would be cold against the hot air, something bad would happen, in this occasion this masked character would become present and drag the young boy off his bed whilst he is asleep, but the boy wakes up and finds himself on the floor and very confused so it creates a lot of sense of engima, and would play on the audiences mind. My group were able to pick out the points that would come at an advantage for our group narrative for example in sixth sense when the main character is about to be part of something he didn't want to, he would breathe cold air that would go against the heat and create a puff of condensation appears, and my group would like to use this idea and have put it forward for when we do our opening clip.

Vasil Nikolov is another member of my group and we found his ideas very useful and creative. His idea followed good techniques used within thrillers, for example his narrative consists of a man coming home to an unusually empty house to find his wife has gone missing, a series of events happens over phone call where the husband will find his wife hanging in their room, and it becomes a race against time for the husband to get out of the house but is killed. As a group we particularly liked how he had used inspirations from other films to create this idea of a few combined together to make his idea more edgy and therefore more effective on the audience because there are so many ideas going on at once. Though, there was a small disadvantage with his work, despite the excellent idea there were some pieces that seemed very similar to a lot of films which means it's not unique, however with some tweeking we was able to produce a very different idea for an opening clip.

Therefore because the group and I decided the ideas were very strrong, we have gone with Vasil's idea. We thought it would be a good idea to use Vasil's narrative as a plot for our opening clip because we believe that it contains a lot of flexibility and we will be able include a lot of things with features from our own individual narratives inorder to produce a high standard piece of work.

Research into Sound - Miss Miller

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIMiqE5t1oE

In this post I will be exploring the use of sounds used within a clip of 'The hand that rocks the cradle". Within this clip various sound effects are used to create a sense of unknowing and create the eerie atmophere which is conventional to a thriller film because it can often create a sense of enigma.

In this part of the film, between 0:10 - 0:30 it shows a clear 20 seconds a heroic, non diagetic sound. This non diagetic sound sets up the scene because it allows the audience that something good is to happen rather than bad, which relieves the audience and backs them into a sense of security. The reason why it may seem that there is a positive thing about to happen is because the young child clearly takes a heroic role and trying to save herself and her younger brother. However this can be misinterpretated because of her youth and can be seen as vunerable, so the music is contrapuntal because it misleads the audience to make them think that the child is safe, however this clearly isn't the case and therefore confuses the audience. This is conventional to a thriller film because it creates a sense of relief, however there is still much to worry about.

From 0:32 - 0:37 there is a clear off screen sound of a banging. This gives the audience a sense of urgency and chaos because you can see that the children and finding somewhere to hide, whilst the criminal is banging loudly in aggression against something of which remains unknown and shows a sense of enigma because we don't know what's happening. It makes the audience feel sympathetic towards the children and slightly panicked because it shows that the children vulnerable.This is conventional to a thriller film because it appears to make the character seem  as if they are in danger, the banging continues every few seconds as it picks up pace which we can infer from this means that the scene is closer to its' end and is preparing the audience for the 3 S'... Shock, surprise and suspense.

         From the time 1:18 - 1:31 you can hear the screaming of the new born baby in distress. It creates again the sense of enigma because you think the children's safety is in jeopardy which makes the audience feel up tense and so by using this off-screen sound it is emphasizing that we are not to know what's going on and what's to happen which is a feature that is frequently found within the thriller genre. The effect it has on the audience makes them feel helpless which can be seen to be a metaphor for how the children are feeling so is conventional to a thriller film because it creates a sense of foreboding and uncertainty..

From 4:52 until the end, there is a clear diagetic sound and parallel sound in this part of the film. When the up lifting tempo is playing it lets the audience relax because in this camera shot you can see that the family are reunited and smiling. The sound is very parallel to the scene playing because the characters appear to be in an extremely happy mood, it's the end scene where the problems have been rid off so the audience feels the same as the characters.This can therefore also be open to a wider target audience because there is peace of mind at the end of the film as the criminal's dead which therefore is conventional to a thriller film and helps relax people because they feel more secure.

I have looked at this clip because I believe the idea's used within the sound such as when off screen sound and parallel sounds are used creates a true thriller genre atmosphere and I believe can be seen to be an inspiration to use within my own thriller style clip.

Opening Sequence Analysis - Miss Georgiou

The purpose of an opening sequence is to set the mood of the scene and where it is taking place. It also shows the audience the time frame of which the indicated genre film will take place and in thrillers, an opening sequence will often set a sense of enigma to help engage the audience.

The opening sequence sets the scene by using certain editing styles such as jump cut. This is when the shot will suddenly focus on one thing, this is present when the clown mask is spotted by the killer and he picks it up. The sudden focus on the clown mask creates a sense of enigma because it makes the audience enter a state of unknowing and suspicion and they want to know who the killer is.
Another editing feature used is straight cut. This is when there is a change of view point or location, often to change the scene. The effect of straight cut on the audience makes there a clear setting of what's going on and can hint out what could happen later on within the scene. Straight cut can be seen when the camera is at POV switching scenes from being outside to going inside the house into the kitchen and then lounge.

Moving onto camera angles. They are very important within the opening sequence because it helps set the mood. Through out the whole sequence there is a continuity of POV used. This can be seen to be used to keep the enigma and make the audience want to know who the killer is, but also the killers thought process on what their strategies are and how they do things. This tricks the audience to think that they could have the same capabilities of the killer and the effect that the killing has on the victims, therefore it can confuse the audience.
Also there is handheld used within the camera angles. It is handheld when the killer is going into the house. The reason this camera angle is used, is to create a sense of urgency and chaos because of what is yet to be revealed in the later part of the scene which therefore is the films way of warning the audience of what could happen and what is going to happen because as we later on see, there is chaos and urgency because the killer strikes a murder.
I also noticed that zooming out in a high angle at the end of the opening sequence is used and this could be to represent that the location is extremely vulnerable as it's a separated, suburban house that wouldn't necessary be expected to have a killer inside of it and creates a sense of normality and reality which makes the audience feel vulnerable too as it can relate to them.

Part of the opening sequence involves sound. In this scene it is mostly non diagetic sounds that can be heard throughout the sequence, this is the fast pace music that seems to quicken and heighten in pitch when something involving adrenaline is used. In this case, it is when there is about to be a murder and this makes the audience feel up tense and nervous so therefore the thriller is meeting it's aim to create all shock, suspense and surprise.
Off screen sound is also used at the beginning when there are children's chant to what seems to be a rhyme but can be mistaken for as the same rhythm as a spell. This gives the audience the idea that the film could include characters such as children who could either be a victim or in this case.. the killer. Also because we can't see where the noise is coming from it can make the audience feel vulnerable and nervous.

The representative of characters are introduced within the opening sequence to make the audience aware of who the main characters are and why they're important at that particular moment. In the opening sequence we see a loved up couple who are completely oblivious to the fact that someone is watching them from outside the window and then inside the house. It shows a typical feature of a thriller because ultimately the victim is unaware of what is going to soon happen and therefore represents the characters at this point as vulnerable and unknowing, therefore creating a sense of enigma.
Also at the end of the sequence the masked killer gains an apparent identity. This is evident when the young boy comes out of the house as his parents, in shock, discover their son with a bloody knife in his hand. It makes the audience feel nervous as to what has happened because the representative of the character is that often the innocent aren't and because this is used within the opening sequence it grips the audience and makes them want to know more, which often engages them for the rest of the film because the use of enigma.

The narrative of the opening sequence is something of a frequently seen setting within the thriller genre. For example, in this opening sequence we can see that there is a detached house in a suburban area giving the idea that this is something that could happen to someone in the audience because a lot of us live in suburban audience therefore making us feel more vulnerable to the film and perhaps feel like it's a bit too close to home so the audience are therefore nervous as to what's going to happen. Also the fact that there is a murder within the opening sequence makes the audience more aware as to what the films going to be because there is a strong convention to a thriller film.

Throughout the opening sequence, conventions are used. For example, where the killer is... there is low key lighting through out until we see the murder taking place where it is lifted to high key lighting. The reason it changes between the two is make the audience focus on what's going on because it is clearly an important part for the audience to observe. It sets the scene for the rest of the film too. A lot of camera angles that are conventional to a thriller film are used... looking at the end of the opening sequence when the camera zooms out so you can see the whole surrounding scene of the detached house it makes the audience see the vulnerable victims and this is conventional to a thriller because it makes the audience aware that the victims are actually isolated. Another thing that is conventional to a thriller film is the iconography. The iconography used is a knife as a weapon to murder which is religiously seen in thriller films so it's conventional because when you think about a thriller film, the initial though is very likely to be with knife crime used on the victims in some sort of way.

Ultimately the opening sequence of a thriller sets the scene as to what's going to happen throughout the film and what the theme of the film is. It is a way of warning the audience about what could possibly happen. Analysing this opening sequence will help me plan my own thriller because like the clip I will be creating, it is a short clip to give the audience a rough idea as to what the thriller is about, so I find it quiet inspirational to use features from this and include in my own work. Also, because it carries a sense of enigma it really creates the atmosphere of enigma and unknowing, everything is a mystery and I'd very much like to portray the element of enigma within my own opening clip.

Research into history of thriller films - Miss Georgiou -

In this blog I am going to discuss what a thriller is, and how thrillers have adapted throughout the years and how they have become more advance in the present day. A thriller is a novel, play or movie with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage. (https://www.google.com/search?safe=vss&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB553GB553&es_sm=91&q=define+thriller&btnG=Search)

Summary- how will your research help you with planning your own film?

Hitchcock's  'PSYCHO' came out in the year 1960 and was the biggest hit of the decade. 'Pyscho' was a film well a head of it's time due to firstly the main character dying within the first 20 minutes of the film, and the amount of flesh shown in a scene where the main character is going to have a shower and is murdered. It was the undone thing to show any violence or a lot of skin, but Hitchcock went against this because he's career was slowly fading, and he needed a film that would put him at the top of the hierarchy. After this film, Hitchcock was known as the master of suspence and thrillers and built his career back to the top of the thriller world. He was in control.

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In 1979 Ridley Scott produced the film 'Alien'. In the film you can see that with in 19 years (since Hitchcock released PYSCHO in 1960) that effects used within thrillers had advanced to a new level. Ridley Scott had created a new, more advanced way of films. Technology had developed so rapidly over 19 years that the thriller had become so much more believable. Ridley Scott has made some of the most memorable thriller films of his time, 'Alien' being one of them. A reason why it is also more believable is because there is a wider range of things accepted within society, more violence was allowed. Violence and gore has become a big part of a lot of thrillers, which allows the audience to feel haunted by the disturbing images in order to remember the film. An example of this is in 'Alien' when the alien comes out of a man stomach, it is gory and disturbing which at that point during the 1970's would have played on the audiences mind. By Ridley Scott doing this and creating this scene, it allowed the audience to remember it.

 

A great example of also how films have adapted throughout time is in the film 'The Shining' directed by  Stanley Kubrick in 1980. This scene in the film is famously known by the line 'Here's Johny!" these famous lines that Stanley Kubrick used demonstrates how his work was noticed and how he was at the top of the hierarchy within thriller genre films.Kubrick maintained his high place within the thriller genre's, evidence that suggests this is purely the fact that this film is still known to be one of the greatest thrillers in English thriller history.

Looking into the 90's thrillers film. The hand that rocks the cradle is a classical thriller, it contains minimal images of open violence or disturbance, however it is enough to stay on the audiences mind

because the situation of the thriller is something that can happen and creates a sense of reality. The director of this film is called Curtis Hanson and the film was produced 1992. Curtis Hanson had the ability to present a real life situation and put a dark twist on it, enabling the audience to remember the film and feel threatened by it, which proves that no taboo things were done in order to make the film memorable, but the twist of it was which makes it so unique and stand out particularly because of this.

'American Psycho' directed by Mary Harron in 2000 hit the cinemas with a bang. It was one of the most known thrillers going, and the reason for this is because of the following:  nudity, strong violence and language used. We can clearly see that this film would be something to remember because a lot of disturbing scenes are used. The actor who plays the part of the 'American Psycho' is someone who you wouldn't believe, based on first impression, to be that type of character and Mary Harron has very cleverly added this in to portray a sense of unknowing and tension as well as to scare the audience.A lot of special affects are used which help convey the idea that something is real, e.g the injuries. Without seeing the images of what the outcome of one of the killers attacks are, it leaves more to the imagination, which on a lot of occasions is something very well kept in films by using more to the imagination, but showing the exact movement of what could happen and what does happen in the attacks really effects the audience and makes them nervous and allows it to play on their mind more which is very typical to a thriller film.

Ultimately it is clear that without the use of technology as it's advanced and improved over the years, and the use of nudity, special effects and violence, it would make the films less realistic and believable.As films have adapted throughout time in the sense of technology, it shows that they are getting better and better, becoming the most spoken about things because the technology used enables the films to be at its best. In the 1960's films wouldn't contain half the things that are openly displayed in thrillers of now a days and it shows how thrillers have evolved over time into something more frightening and realistic. If we look at a film made 50 years ago, the effects used do not seem real and are actually seen as amusing by some people, however the special effects used in later films such as 'The Conjuring' which came out 2013, people see it as a lot more realistic and believable. Therefore in this essay I have shown that there has been a distinct change between how films once were, and how they are now.

Research into conventions of a thriller genre - Miss Miller

In this post I will be discussing conventions of a thriller in the film  'Sleeping with the enemy'. This means I will look at the features that are included in this film, that are also typically seen in thrillers.

 

In the above clip it show's a close up of the criminal watching the victim. In this specific moment, non diagetic sound is used.This particular piece of music is consistently played throughout the thriller whenever something bad is going to happen, and there for provokes the audience to feel a sense of foreboding. This is conventional to a thriller because it shows a theme of consistency and makes you associate the tense music with the film and creates the idea for people to openly be aware of the film and spark recognition if they hear it else where.

 Another feature that is frequently used and seen as conventional to a thriller film is iconography. In this case it is not yet a weapon that is used as iconography... but the layout of the tails because it represents how the criminal liked them and reinforces the theme of thriller. It makes the audience feel the same as what the victim is feeling because the non diagetic music is played again. Also the fact the there is a close up of the iconography makes the audience really focus on what's going on and the importance of what's could possible be about to unfold within the scene.

Also, low key lighting is famously used within thrillers. In the above clip, a lot of low key lighting is used in order to sustain the sense of shock, surprise and suspense. By using this lighting, it  shows a lot shadows and keeps objects and things masked creating unknown identity. This builds tension to the audience because it creates a sense of unknown and is therefore conventional to a thriller film because it makes the audience have parallel emotions to the character.

 

Another feature that is typically seen in thriller movies are handheld camera views. This is used to create jerky and unsteady images to produce a sense of chaos within the scene. The intention of this is to give a slight idea as to how the character is feeling -unnerved and scared. This is conventional to a thriller because it some how involves the audience to want to help because clearly the victim is feeling like there is no escape from the situation, therefore giving a reality check and making the audience feel how she is, which is fearful because there is no way of helping her.

Research into age certificates and the BBFC

Age certificates are given out by the BBFC. They control what audience is age appropriate for a specific film.There are 6 age certificates, find them listed below:

U - This means that the film is appropriate for all children ages four years and over. An example of a U film is the animated version of Peter Pan. It contains mild swearing maybe such as 'damn' and 'hell'. There are kissing or cuddling scenes, but there is no shown imagery of anything other than that.

PG - A PG rated film is appropriate for practically every single audience known. However, it is Parents Guidance and therefore it is clearly instructed that no matter what, there must be an adult present throughout every single scene. The reason for this is because some scenes may be unsuitable for more sensitive children and parents must bare this in mind as not all PG rated films are suitable for all audiences. An example of a PG film is something like Alice in Wonderland or the Parent Trap. Minimal swearing may be heard like "shit" or "son of a bitch" and issues such as drinking or smoking must be emphasized to be harmful so it                                                    doesn't influence the child to want to do it.

12 & 12A - This age certificate is aimed at the audience of the ages 12+. They do not have to be accompanied by an adult. A 12A film is aimed at the audience for 12+ also, however the film is not suitable for those who are 12 without watching the film with a parent. If you are 13 you would be able to watch the film with no adult, but at 12A you must have an adult present with you whilst watching it. In a 12 or 12A, mild sexual scenes are expected and swear words that fall into the same category as "f*ck" are acceptable to see and hear. Mild sexual references are also acceptable. An example of a 12A is the well known Spiderman, and an example of a 12 is Jack the Giant Slayer.

15 - A 15 rated film is aimed at the audience of 15+. It is typically seen in 15 rated films features that include nudity, strong violence, frequent strong language, portrayals of sexual activity, drug taking or other disturbing scenes. It has been noticed that discriminatory or offensive terms can be used and so it is only suitable of 15+ and not younger. An example of a 15 rated film is American Pie : The reunion. Strong nudity and language is used that is not suitable to an audience of below 15, despite the humorous genre.

18 - 18 rated films are not suitable for any audience under 18. It is strictly adult and the reason for this is because it contains extremely strong violence, frequently strong language used,  often strong horror /blood scenes that people under 18 may find extremely disturbing, often real scenes of a sexual nature, and extreme discrimitary language and behavior. An example of an 18 rated film is Nightmare on Elm Street,Exorcist and many other films.





The BBFC stands for the British Board of Film Classification. Its' purpose is to look at films and judge who the audience are for a specific film and to ensure it is appropriate for the age group that it is aimed at.It is important to films because if a 12A film contains scenes of which should be put into an 18 age certificate, it will create great distress to the young viewer and make them scared... if it's violent it could disturb them and influence their behavior into becoming aggressive or thinking in things such as thrillers/horrors etc, that it is acceptable and normal to carry out actions and behavior that is similar. BBFC are the reason why children mainly, aren't subjected to scary things that their innocence shouldn't see at such a young age.

I will be using the age certificate of 15. The reason as to why I have chosen the film to be aimed at 15+ is because a lot of young teens do watch thrillers, it includes a wider variety and it allows us to use a wider range of features that I can include in my work without creating the viewers to be in distress because the film is inappropriate for their age. Not opening it to a 12A or a 12 means that despite being careful of what to include in my thriller, I can really expand on things. For example the way my thriller would psychologically play with the audiences mind, a 12 year old couldn't take that so therefore by making it to an older audience it also allows me to go into further depth of the film which leads to the film being spoken about and then remembered.


References to help me carry out my research:
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/pg
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/u
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/12a-and-12
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/15
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/18
http://www.bbfc.co.uk/what-classification/what-bbfc-insight

Individual Narrative - Miss Georgiou

As part of producing some ideas for me to create my individual narrative, I researched into different films to gather inspirations of which I would like to include in my own narrative. Listed below are some of my inspirations that I have gathered and also my idea that I feel is strong and would be successful if I had the opportunity to turn this idea into reality when I later work with my group.

The Sixth Sense: As the young boy is about to experience somethig bad, his breath is hot against the cold air which shows a sense of forbodding and that something's going to happen.I find it a useful feature that I would like to include within my own idea because it shows the element of suspense and unknowing which is conventional to a thriller film because it makes the audience not know what to expect.

In the film 'Deep Blue Sea' there is a clear element of surprise, suspense and shock. In a scene where by a female victim needs to go and find her research whilst the building is sinking, she enters an eerie and mysterious room. After her, follows a shark that stays within the depth of water, going unnoticed and unseen. A fake shark is pushed towards the girl startling her and the audience. However, when the real shark eventually goes to attack the victim who luckily escapes death, it is misleading to the audience because it makes them believe that everything is okay, a term that is known as the Kuleshov effect. This is conventional to a thriller because it misleads the audience to think everything is okay, before something bad happens again. I like this feature because it helps build the suspense and typically seen techniques that used in thrillers.

Lastly, another film that I find extremely useful  to my own idea that I am basing it on, is Nightmare on Elm Street. The reason why I find this so useful and excellent is because in my own narrative idea, I am basing it on a young boy who has nightmares that are actually yet to be a reality, and super natural events take place.. or so it seems, If the character dies in his nightmare, he will die in real life. I find this a powerful idea because it shows a sense of reality... the audience can relate because everyone sleeps, everyone has a nightmare at some point and often when provoked, a night mare can be made to a person. It would make the audience feel scared and in shock which is the main aim of a thriller... to create shock, suspense and surprise.

Moving onto my individual narrative, looking at the above inspirations discussed I felt that my idea was strong. My narrative is to have a young boy who experiences what he believes to be nightmares of this scary killer attacking innocent people, however this is an illusion because these nightmares are actually reality of what this young boys' dark desire is and all goes wrong when he dreams of it happening to himself. During this point there will be super natural events that happen to this young boy where he believes this killer is dragging him out of his bed and leaves scratch marks on his legs, and when the young boy awakens he would be on the floor with his legs scratched up making him suspicious of these 'nightmares'. I feel this would be strong as the concept of this is similar to Nightmare on Elm Street, but yet there is a slight different approach showing I am able to adapt an original and unique story line to this showing my ability to be able to understand a thriller that contains many conventions and recognize the success of it, and apply it to my own ideas.

To conclude my individual narrative, the opening sequence would end on a cliff hanger making the audience want to know what happens next and see the effect and consequences of what previously happens in the opening sequence. I feel this narrative would make a successful piece of work as it would allow me to include different skills that I have learned and would also allow me to include different conventions that would make my individual narrative idea memorable and successful.