Enigmas and Red Herring

 Enigmas

->This refers to a puzzle, something that is mysterious or inexplicable, or a riddle.

->In thrillers this is commonly something which the protagonist has to try to find out or solve before the narrative and the film finishes. 

Red Herring

->A Red Herring is the name given to a device which intends to divert the audience from the truth or an item of significance. 

->Can work with other devices (Enigmas) to create Suspense.

Example of Red Herring

Saw:
In Saw two characters spend time imprisoned in a room in which a third character lies dead. Throughout the film, bother characters appeared to be guilty of a series of murders, until it is discovered at the end that the third person in the room is not actually dead but is, in fact, the killer.

Narrative- Structure, Formulas and Devices

The Narrative consist of these bullet points below:

->Use of "continuity editing"
->The clear establishment of "cause and effect" plotting which establishes character motivations and helps tell on interesting story which proceeds logically and steadily

Psychological Thrillers

The Suspense created by a Psychological Thriller often comes from two or more characters preying upon one an others mind, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the others mental state.
 
Sometimes the suspense comes from within one solitary character where characters must resolve conflicts with their own mind. Usually, this conflict is an effort to understand something that has happened to them.

Suspense & Maguffins

Rope (1948)

Rope Tells the story of two young, wealthy men, Brandon and Philip, who strangle and murder a friend and this was to see if they could get away with this murder.

They then invite other close friends (including the murdered mans parent) to their apartment for a dinner part, whilst hiding the body in a chest in the living area.

The suspense is created through the body in the chest as the audience knows that the body is in there but know one else does except the two murders.

Maguffins 


A Maguffin (sometimes Mcguffin or Macguffin) is a plot device that motivates the characters and advances the story, but has little other relevance to the story.

"we have a name in the studio: and we call it a 'Mcguffin' it is the medicinal element that usually crops up in any story. In crock stories it is always the necklace in the spy stories it is always the papers" 

The Brief !

The titles and opening of a new fiction film in the thriller genre to last a maximum of two minute. The coursework is 50 % of the course.


Coursework


The maximum group size is 4

As acting is not a skill that is assessed here, candidates are free to use actors who are not members of the group to appear in front of the camera for your productions.

The production itself is worth 60% of the marks.
The coursework also compromises a written component of the blog.
This is worth 40% of the marks

Marks are awarded as follows;
-Planning and research-20 marks
-Construction-60 marks
-Evaluation-20 marks

The only shared element allowed is the storyboard and audience research.

 Marks are awarded for showing excellence in the following criteria;
->Holding a steady shot
->Framing a shot
->Using a variety of shot distances
->Shooting material appropriate to the task set
->Editing so that the meaning is apparent to the viewer
->Using varied shot transitions, captions and other effects. Eg titles
->Using sound with images

The suspense 'Thriller'- Hitchock Model.

This is a quote below from Rick Altman;

Under the strong influence of Alfed Hitchock thrillers offer beyond with crime and the accasation of innocient bystander were the authorities, no doubt the case could be promptly solved, but instead the poor bystander runs from the law this jeopardsing life from limb.
                                                          
                                                               -Rick Altman-

Example of some suspense Thrillers.

'The 39 steps'
'Psycho'

Suspense films abandon both thrillers and suspense when falsely accused characters finally reaches safety

More About Alfred Hitchock !

Aspects of the Thriller: Hitchock

He made short films about 30 minutes each, he also made trailors for his different films and sometimes appeared in his films which this is called cameo.

Hitchock was also known as the master of suspense  whos films came to be the benchmark for psychological thrillers. Hitchock had many different quotes that he said; 'The only way to get rid of my fears is to make films about them'.

Hitchock film only create suspense. This is to get the audience on edge, so if it was a good film the sound would go off and the audience would still have a perfectly clear idea of what was still going on.

Another quote he made was; 'Always make the audience suffer as much as possible', 'I am a typed director, If I made cinderalla, the audience would immediaetly be looking for a bug in a coach'