What is a Thriller?

In our lessons we looked at the film 'The Usual Suspects'. We studied the camera, lighting and mis-en-scne of the film. we also discussed what constitutes a thirller...

• There is usually a twist in the plot.
• A hidden identity within a charcter.
• Lots of violence
• Good verses Evil. A 'good' guy and a 'bad'guy.
• Flashbacks, to reveal previous information to the story, or to the crime.
• Added audience information.
• Dark lighting
• Murder/Corruption
• Deep, heavy drmatic music.
• Criminals and Police
• Death
• Mystery
• Lighting such as ambient - natural light, low and artificial, usually designed for the film.
• Low or high key lighting depending on what type of film your watching. (Film Noir)

Also in our lessons, we denotated and connotated the main promotional image.
we picked up on things such as 

• 5 men in a police line up.
• All dressed differently
• One is in a cream suit
• They are all various heights
• No one is smiling
• Man on the end is grsping his arm
• Man dressed in leather has an agressive stance.
• Horizontal lines behind them
• Tallest man is in the middle (pyraid lik,e shape)
• Red font title

Connotations for the Denotations

• Police line up, signifies there in trouble.
• They are all in the same situation, as they are all stood together
• The cream suit guy, looks different to the others.
• Lighter coloured suit symbolises innocence.
• Red font represents danger
• Holding arm for discomfort.
• Pyramid of Power ... Hierachy between the charcters.

Photography and Image Manipulation

Photography brings a visual language that is universal in understanding. We must then understand its vocabulary which consists of shapes, textures, patterns, lines, colours, shade of light to dark and sharp to blurry images. Just as we must learn to arrange words in a coherent order in order to make sense when we write or speak, so too must we put visual elements together in an organized manner if our photographs are to convey their meaning clearly and vividly.

Composition means arrangement: the orderly putting together of parts to make a unified whole; composition through a personal, intuitive act. However, there are basic principles that govern the way visual elements behave and interact when you combine them inside the four borders of a photograph. Once we have sharpened our vision and grasped these basic ideas of principles, then we will have the potential for making our photographs more exciting and effective than ever before.

I have learnt how to use photoshop. At first, it was really hard to get to grips with, but after being shown what to do I was able to just get on with it. I chose a few pictures, then downloaded them into photoshop. I learnt how to move the image around, by rotating them and cutting pieces of the picture out and pasting them into another. Finally, I adjusted the scale of the image, and edited the hue and saturation of the images to fit in with the contrast of the image I was pasting them into. So I  used a the promotional picture from the movie 'Up' and cut the main charcters face out. I then pasted it onto another picture from the film 'The Expendables' by replacing the the 'Up' charcters head onto Jet Li's head in the promotional picture of 'The Expendables'. I scaled the image to make it fit properly and not look out of proportion. From there, I went into editing and reduced the saturation of the picture. This then turned the image black and white. I then went into the contrast of the image, and brightened it slightly so that it fitted the image properly. The picture was then finalised and looked great.

About Myself

Hi I'm Holly,
I went to Woldingham School for girls, before Hurtwood.
I really enjoy Media, because its new and exciting and hopefully a future career path.
I really enjoy british films, especially gangster films...The Business.
Shane Meadows is a legend. I love his films, especially This Is England.
I live in North-West London near Wembley ... where I've seen Arsenal play and Oasis perform.
I share a house with my Mum and my sister and two dogs.
I have moved around constantly, growing up. I love it because I get bored quickly.