Genre Research:Thriller

By: Khadijah Dabo, Jazmine Cleveland & Kiyana Goodison

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Questionnaire Analysis

The common theme through our nine questionnaires was that:◉ Most people care about the plot of the film.◉ Action movies and Sci Fi/Fantasy movies seem to be the most

common genres of movies.◉ Most people want to see action or an establishment of place in

the beginning of the film.◉ The beginning has to be captivating in order to keep the

audience entertained.

Get Out

The opening sequence included:◉ Tracking shot◉ Pan◉ Dark lighting◉ Muted colors◉ Zoom◉ Diegetic sound◉ Non-Diegetic sound◉ Black-out

Get Out

Swimfan

The opening sequence included:◉ Tilt◉ Long shot◉ Establishing shot◉ Dark lighting◉ Muted colors◉ Pan◉ Diegetic sound◉ Non-Diegetic sound◉ Fade in/out

Insidious

Split

The opening sequence included:◉ Medium shot◉ Three shot◉ Over-the-shoulder shot◉ Tracking shot◉ Pan◉ Shot/Reverse shot◉ Eyeline match◉ Diegetic sound◉ Non-Diegetic sound◉ Black-out

Split

Analysis of Film Openings

Based on the three films Split, Insidious, and Get Out, the common conventions for a thriller include:◉ Dark lighting◉ Muted colors◉ Establishing shot◉ Pan◉ Tracking Shot◉ Diegetic sound◉ Non-Diegetic sound◉ Fade in/out

Movie Influences

The conventions we will use in our final task will include:◉ Dark lighting◉ Muted colors◉ Fade in/out◉ Establishing shot◉ Tracking Shot◉ Over-the-Shoulder shot◉ Diegetic sound◉ Non-Diegetic sound

Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures would produce our film due to the fact that they have produced:◉ Get Out(2017)◉ Split(2017)◉ The Purge(2013)◉ The Purge: Anarchy(2014)◉ Ouija(2014)◉ Unfriended(2015)◉ Ouija: Origin of Evil(2016)◉ Happy Death Day(2017)◉ Insidious: The Last Key(2018)

These are all within our genre which is Thriller movies.

Universal Pictures