Inspiration: Taken 3

Taken 3

Taken three is a new film which has just been recently released and after watching it, I have realised that many types of thriller techniques were used to build up tension. This film really inspired me for my piece and gave me ideas ideas on how to improve our piece.

Taken three was a brilliant thriller film and was able to play with the audiences emotions and there were many twists throughout the film which kept the audience drawn to the film to the very end. I learnt through watching this film that little detail counts and will be noticed by the audience, as a small thing seemed to be important we realised what it meant at the beginning which I thought the audience reacted liked as it kept their minds open for the rest of the film.

Special effects and lighting were very important in the film and it seemed they focused more on that for the film also the locations for the film were chosen well and related to the atmosphere they wanted to create, so I thought this film a great successful thriller and inspired me for my own piece.

Character profile

Character Profile

When my group thought about the characters we needed to think about the first impressions for the audience and how we wanted the audience to feel towards certain characters.

For the attacker we thought that everything about them should be dark and not visible, the audience should not see the attackers face at any point. The element of mystery should be constant throughout the opening scene as it will allow for the audience to keep guessing what the character is trying to do.

I think making the attacker in full black puts fear in the audiences hearts and makes them wonder who it is and why this person is there, it also allows us to do shots which makes the attacker look like a blur which may confuse people as they are not able to see what it is.

Target Audience Profile

Target Audience Profile

When we thought about who our target audience would be we had to think which type of people  would like the genre and who would be excited after the opening scene. Before we filmed we had to look at the features which would attract the target audience for the thriller genre, we thought that young adults and teenagers would be the most appropriate target audience for this genre.

 

The reason we thought young adults and teenagers would be the best for our target audience is because the majority of young people like films which have a sense of thriller about them, they are most likely to enjoy intense films. Thrill seekers will also enjoy this type of genre.

 

We wouldn't target young children as it may not be appropriate for them and even families, it wouldn't be a good environment for that sort of target. Furthermore the senior people probably wouldn't go to watch it as they may not be interested in thriller genre.

I believe the target audience we have chosen to focus on will be a success as it is more of the younger generation which is more interested in the thriller genre and are also more likely to go to the cinema and watch it. 

Costume and props

Costume and props list

When looking at the genre of thriller costume and props are important to present and identify this genre to the audience, dark clothing is always associated with mystery and danger so we thought the unknown/attacker should be in dark clothing to make it obvious he is not a good character.

We thought of different props which will show the characters intension, props like knifes will show a lot to the audience. I wanted the main character to be a normal person so props like game consults and mobile phone which represented the youth of today, also we thought of different costumes for different characters and how they helped to introduce the characters.

The attacker needs certain clothing and props to present himself as a negative character. So the first scenes of the villain being exposed is very important and the audience must not be able to see the face of the villain as it will build up suspense, so the clothing must be dark and cover the face.

Costumes and props are essential for the success of a brilliant thriller opening and will help for the characters to build up tension for the audience and keep them wondering throughout the thriller opening.

True Detective

True Detective 

True detective is a thriller drama and it is very obvious through the opening sequence showing the city and elements of the thriller genre like being set in a city and characters being part of the police, throughout the opening sequence we see that some of the images are within other images which could relate or foreshadow main events in the thriller drama. The opening sequence shows to the audience the setting very well showing the western type of theme through the buildings, also the sound track helps to make the theme obvious as it is normally related to the western theme. The image of the city within the man may connote that he is the detective of the city which relates back to the tittle true detective. Images of fire behind certain character may present to the audience that the character could bring chaos and destruction to the city. As well as the church within the wheel/fan could represent deception within the city as it could be telling the audience what is meant to be right is wrong and is twisted round like the wheel/fan, and that there are not many true detectives so what maybe seen to be good could deceive people. A long shot of the detectives looking at the city can show that they are two people within a city of destruction but they will fight for justice.

Lighting for effects

Lighting for Effects

The lighting and effects in a film is vital as it sets the mood for the film, it allows the director to play with the audiences emotions through the lighting. We as the audience associate dark lighting as a negative atmosphere so it helps to put certain thoughts in the audiences mind.

This image of Matrix is a good example of lighting and effects, the three main characters in the image are surrounded by a dark and gloomy city but smoke and light are behind them representing hope for people in the city. The smoke effect presents them as hero's and it is like a grand entrance of high authority.

The image really portrays the genre of thriller with its dark settings, also mystery. These special effects could indicate that the film could be futuristic and city based which is the ideal setting for a thriller film. The typography has effects which links with the image of the futuristic look.

The builds could also be portrayed as a prison which the characters in the centre of the image could be breaking out of but this is only possible because of the effects and lighting of the image, of the place being negative.

The lighting and effects for my thriller opening will be essential for the success of it, so certain attributes and features within this example of thriller image will be applied to the piece for a better thriller opening.