Thriller power point.

Thriller power point.

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  What is thriller? Whensome people think of thriller they think about murders and mind games but that isn’t really the case. Thriller’s tend to have an element of anticipation and uncertainty to the viewer which mostly done by using red herrings, and cliff-hangers. However; the aim of a thriller is to keep the audience alert and on the edge of their seats,. No matter that sub-genre a thriller film falls into as there are quite a few such as action-thriller, crime-thriller, and political-thriller you will always find that the main problem is built on tension and suspense which leads to a highly stressful climax at the end.
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  Donnie Darko. Donnie Darko is a prime example of a psychological thriller as the main character has psychological hallucinations ; making him have an imaginary friend which creates questions to the viewers and engages them as the story line is so unusual. The film is very unpredictable following a dark theme however wouldn’t be classified as a horror as you’re not left with a feeling of fear. Through out the film there are 2 different dimensions which could confuse the audience in a way that they wouldn’t understand what was going on, which creates suspense. However; you are left with an open interpretation as the film has no clear ending which creates mystery to the viewers.
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  The Dark Knight From the very beginning scene of ‘The Dark Knight’ you can tell it’ll be an action- thriller just from the music playing as it starts off as a very monotone high pitch noise then a bang and shattering of glass which is the first loud noises heard. Loud bangs of doors is followed which makes the audience jump and feel on edges creating tension already. Mystery and suspense has been built as no talking has been done; this is mainly by the camera angles being over the shoulder of the characters which is creating this atmosphere.
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  Women in black. The women in black is a great example of a modern thriller, as from the start to finish of the film, the audience is on the edge of their seat wanting to know what will jump out next. The tense atmosphere is created by the sounds created by the main character. They did this instead of making her frightening, but the filmmakers made decided to have her fly on screen very fast in intense scenes, followed by a high pitched and loud sound.