We have been looking at different genre's in film and studying how they have an affect on the audience. Genre is very important in film because it gives the sudience a pre concieved idea of the structure and story line of the film, and they know what to expect. If a film is labelled a comedy, the audience will expect to laugh. If the film is labelled a horror, they would expect to be scared in certain points of the film, and so on and so forth.
The genre I have decided to use for my piece is 'Psychological Thriller'. I chose this genre because its not the type of film I would usually watch and this will give me experience working with different types of shot and different effects they might have on the audience.
To further my knowledge on thrillers and gain some ideas for my own filom opening, I have been looking into some well known psychological thrillers.
One Film I looked at is 'Silence of the Lambs'- perhaps one of the most well known psychological thrillers. Clarice Starling, a young intelligent FBI trainee, has been sent to the Batlimore state hospital for the Criminally insane to interview an inmate Dr. Hannibal – the cannibal – Lecter. A brilliant and renowned psychiatrist turned serial killer. She must match wits with Lecter to gain clues in the search for “Buffalo Bill” – an unknown psychopathic serial killer. Not only is it clearly the best of the genre, it introduced to the world one of the most scary, intelligent, and vile characters in film history: Dr Hannibal Lecter.
Another film I looked at was David Fincher's famous film- 'Se7en'. This thriller portrays the exploits of a deranged serial-killer. His twisted agenda involves choosing seven victims who represent egregious examples of transgressions of each of the Seven Deadly Sins. He then views himself as akin to the Sword of God, handing out horrific punishment to these sinners. Two cops, an experienced veteran of the streets who is about to retire and the ambitious young homicide detective hired to replace him, team up to capture the perpetrator of these gruesome killings. Unfortunately, they too become ensnared in his diabolical plan. Anyone who has seen this film can not deny the psychological thrill of waiting to see what nasty thing the serial killer has lined up for the next sin!
Hitchcocks 'Rear Window' is another excellent example of a psychological thriller- and this one dates back to 1954. Professional photographer L.B. “Jeff” Jeffries breaks his leg while getting an action shot at an auto race. Confined to his New York apartment, he spends his time looking out of the rear window observing the neighbours. He begins to suspect that the man opposite may have murdered his wife. Jeff enlists the help of his society model girlfriend Lisa Freemont and his nurse Stella to investigate.
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