How are we going to use the feedback

we could extend our posts to make it more detailed and use more technical language to show better understanding of the thriller genre.

Blog assessment criteria class feedback

Variety of relevant blog posts:

• Good variety and relevant to thriller

Appropriate visual aids

•  They include a lot of theatrical posters
• good visual aids
• limited visual aids?

Appropriate use of technical language

• mild use of technical language but could use more 
• good explains other thrillers using technical language e.g. ambiguous 

Quality of posts: contents, explanations and clarity

•  captions under each image to say what is used for is good
• high quality posts but could extend them.
• really good development and well organised 

Development of ideas/stages

• stages of ideas are clear detailed and in order 

 

Old Boy 2003 (Korea)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNeFVV-QlfU

Old Boy is a Korean film and was directed by Chan-Wook Park. The film centres around a man called Oh Dae Su played by actor Choi Min-Sik. He plays a korean business man who is bailed out by a close friend Joo Hwan on a drunken night out on the day of his daughter's birthday. However, he goes missing as he has been captured and confined to a cell for 15 years. He then embarks on an emotional and thrilling journey to find his captor. The opening sequence is in keeping with the thriller conventions as it is very ambiguous and leaves many unanswered questions for the audience. Such as why was he kidnapped in the first place. It leaves the audience feeling the urge to watch on as it poses more questions that answers in the opening. it is quite confusing as it quite difficult to understand. However, its got a good ability of engaging the audience and making them watch on.

Scripts

Scene 2

Mikey: what do you want

John: give me the money

Mikey: i have not got any

Mikey: get off me leave me alone. 

Second last scene

John's Friend: (Knock on door & phone Ring) John are you there, i know that you are in there you have been in there for days.

Target Audience

Our target audience are teenagers and adults. From looking at our thriller opening sequence, the audience would be expecting to see a gripping storyline coming through which makes them want to watch more of the film. Also, they would want to see plenty of action in the opening sequence in order to help with the aspect of making it more appealing to the audience. Specifically our film will be classified as a 12 as there is moderate amount of violence and there is no physical violence involved and no prolonged psychological approach or intentions that could disturb young people.

Casino Royale Poster Analysis

The title and the picture of the betting chips show that the film will be based around a betting game. The gun

shows  the game will not be a boring game, which shows that there is going to involve killing. The way that Bond

looks that there is something not quite right about the players in the game. Also it shows that you should never trust

anyone you don not know. Which there is going to be action and fights in the film

Cache (Hidden) 2005 Analysis (France)

How does the opening sequence of this film use thriller conventions ?

voyeurism - It appears that the people being filmed are vulnerable as they don't understand why they are being filmed. This shows that the people/person filming the street have the power of them as they are tracking them without them knowing.

Normal/everyday street is the scene for an extraordinary situation.

What Questions does it pose ?

why are they being filmed ?
who is filming them ?
what is the reason behind the filming ?
are these people being filmed really who they appear to be ?

How does it make the audience feel ?

Confused as the beginning is just a street being filmed with no sign of life. It also leaves us thinking who are these people being filmed.