'Stoker' embodies best aspects of thriller films article

I was surfing the internet, searching up thrillers, and I came across a very interesting article about the new Nicole Kidman film with director Park Chan-Wook called, Stoker. 
The article talks about the essential parts of a thriller.

Product Research: Bat For Lashes - What's A Girl Got To Do?

Recently I have found generic thriller conventions in music videos which fascinates me, it takes me back to the beginning deciding what to do for my thriller, if I could go back in time I would do a music video film because I have never approached anything like that with educational projects for media, and this would be the next step for others to take in order to raise the levels of achievement. 
The Bat For Lashes music video provides a mix of both independent and mainstream conventions by having it in a dark mysterious setting but it also the budget is made of talent not the money. 
My favourite part in the music video is when the bikers appear from behind the girl, it creates a sense of uncertain danger for the character.

Product Research: Kanye West - Runaway (Full-length Film)

I have recently developed a third eye, which is to see everything from a thriller point of view and to identify it. West's Runaway music video in my opinion is a re-generation to film, art and music. Runaway contains the ambiguity of the creature with feathers, this jumps into art and that we can produce anything, and then there's the lyrics which is the narrator of the music video film.

The music video film takes inspiration from a wide range of forms, from artists like Picasso and Matisse to inspiration from books such as The Black Swan and the most popular music video film of all time Thriller by Michael Jackson.

Entertainment Weekly's Ken Tucker called it, "a carefully modulated art-film made by a man on a mission."
West carefully takes us through a mission, ironically he is on a mission himself.
The greatest films are ones that involve the audience with the character, a connection, a bond, a lock.

Clothing Research Effect

 What we all notice in thrillers but never generally talk about is the costumes shown in thrillers, most importantly in thrillers, and in other types of films, gangster films are known for their particular rich style.
In our thriller we decided to go with the stereotype of the male character (Nasir as Charles) wearing a suit because it has a strong effect of power instantly, and we also did not challenge this because we are aiming at a very mainstream target audience, and we want them to recognize the type of film it is and to like it.
The suit Nasir is wearing in our thriller is grey, with a black shirt, this is very effective because the grey is strongly symbolic of ambiguity, and the black shirt is symbolic of dark, and the underworld of society. However, we put these contrast with the weather of day, and a new beginning. This shows new hope, and also explores the idea of temptation, whether to quit or not.

Audience Feedback on Forever Hold Your Piece (Rough Cut)

Product Research: Mad Men

I have recently been looking into a variety forms of image, and I approached the hit US TV show 'Mad Men', I decided to watch the opening credits, and even though the genre of the show is not action thriller, I thought it had very similar things to an action thriller. 
Firstly, the orchestral sound is very controlling, it almost makes you feel as if you are on a mission, I think this type of music is similar to what we have made for our project.
Secondly, the silhouette of a character we cannot see is very ambiguous  and I as a media student and as a viewer want to know who that is, or what he represents by being in a silhouette. 

Product Research: True Blood Opening Credits

Recently, a friend of mine asked me to find them a link to watch the US TV show True Blood, I decided to watch this as I gave them the link to see what the fuss was about. What really shocked me was the opening sequence, it was very moving and symbolic.
 My favourite part in the opening is the little children eating strawberries which is obviously symbolic of blood, and vampires. Even though the credits gives away a huge amount of the plot and what we are expected to see, we still ask the question "Why? How? When?", which are the vital ingredients to any moving image.

Distribution Company Research

During our editing of our first draft, we had a hard time to think of a Distribution Company and therefore i decided to research some Distribution Company which could inspire us. i researched the famous 20th Century Fox and Paramount Pictures Corporation, Warner Bros.

1. 20th Century Fox

-One of the six big American film Studios.
-Famous in films such as X-Men, Die Hard, Ice Age etc
-Member of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America- it represents the six big Hollywood studios)
- The grand feel to the opening gives a warm welcoming to the film. The colours are bright, the use of the spotlights direct our eyes towards the logo and not get distracted by the scenery. This is great to attract the audience.

2. Paramount Pictures Corporation

-Ranked as one of the top-grossing movie studios.
-Member of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)
-5th oldest existing film studio
-The stars are diverting our eyes so we are guided towards the logo. The use of parts of the logo joining to the rest of the logo makes the logo as the whole attention grabbing.


3. Warner Bros

-One of the major film studios.
- Member of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America)
-Shows the close up of the reflection on the logo, emerging into a long shot of the logo as it spins to the middle as it moves out. This makes it ambigiuous at first and gradually reveals. This is great for also grabbing attention and the presentation of the logo.