Character profile

Character profiles

In our piece there are 3 main characters in the opening scene who play a significant part in the entire film if we where to film it all :


Rebecca : Female early 20s business woman has had a hard past a bit paranoid of her surroundings has something to hide and constantly feels like she is being watched however she acts ( normal ) on the outside concealing her real emotions. She lives alone because she is sooo focused on her career and the reason the stalker follows her is because some point in her life she has done something that has hurt him physically or emotionally. She went out with the stalkers best friend and the stalker used to like her.

Ollie : Male early 20s as well, is quite a cocky person and thinks he is very good looking. He is in a relationship with Rebecca and has quite an easy past. He used to be best friends with the killer but he betrayed him and went out with some one that the killer thought he could end up marrying (Rebecca) .

Timmy : The killer ( stalker ) HE STALKS AND COLLECTS A SCRAP BOOK OF ANY ONE WHO HAS EVER DONE WRONG TO HIM. HIS FIRST VICTIMS ARE HIS BEST FRIEND AND EX FIANCEE AND THE SCRAP BOOK SHOWS THE ORDERS OF HIS NEXT VICTIMS


Detective Sean Johnson :He is following the case as it happens and tries to uncover who is the next victim. He is not seen in the opening scene only his voice is heard through the answering machine .

Shot List of Thriller

1. LS (Long Shot)- Scrap book. (Music ??)

2.MCU (Medium close up) - Scrapbook turning pages

3. CU (Close up) - Of a photo (with titles in front)

4. MCU ( Medium close up) - Scrapbook turning pages

5. CU (Close up) - Of a photo (with titles in front)

6.MCU (Medium close up) - Scrapbook turning pages

Zoom..

7.CU (Close up) - Photo

Fades out into..

8.POV (Point of view) of Stalker - Following Rebecca

9.Two shot- Of Rebecca and stalker behind her walking on phone.

10.Long shot - From behind the stalker following Rebecca (non digetic, phone call of Rebecca saying, "shes being followed" , it muffles then it goes silent)

11.POV (Point of view) of antagonist running behind protagonist moving forward past her.

12.MCU (Medium close up) - Scrapbook turning page

Zoom..

13.CU (Close up) - Photo of Rebecca and Ollie in scrap book. (non digetic, voice mail message of detective saying " Ollie should be careful and should phone the detective back")

Fades out into....

14.POV (Point of view) of Stalker- Voyeuristic shot of Ollie eating chinese through window

15.MCU (Medium close up) -Of Ollie eating and just general relaxation

16.OTS (Over the shoulder shot) - Of Ollie eating and watching tv

17.CU (Close up) Answering machine bleeping.

18. EC ( Extreme close up) Of red light on answering machine.

19.THE SCRAPBOOK (BLACK BACKGROUND)

Production companies

Warner Bro's is an American producer of film, and television entertainment. It was founded by Jewish 1918 it is the third-oldest American movie studio in continuous operation. It is the maker of films such as : Looney tunes
Harry Potter
Batman Begins
Ocean's Eleven.

Thriller Target audience

I feel that the thriller target audience is probably 15-35its for people into intrigue and mystery with a tint of a twist. Its for people who like to try and work things out for themselves but sometimes never quite gets there .A person who never gives up trying and will always give it a shot on working out what in happening, yet still loves the element of surprise. But it also depends on the sub genre of the Thriller, action thrillers for example are mainly for young people where as political thrillers are maybe set for an older audience.

Thrillers music

From watching past students examples and analysing Thrillers I have established regular patterns that occur. The music tends to be very quiet during opening credits and seems to get louder as it goes on. Thriller music tends to be very atmospheric and orchaestral and always supports the theme and sub genre of the thriller. The music is key to the success of the Thriller and how it can make the audience feel, it is used to heighten the mood and the effect the thriller is meant to have.
It builds tension and makes the audience uncomfortable and brings the anxiety.

I have included the music to insomnia to highlight how music has a key effect on a thriller.

Thriller Actors

Samuel L. Jackson

He was born 21 december 1948, He usually played bad guys and drug addicts before doing 'The long kiss goodnight'. His performance in Pulp Fiction gave him an oscar. He has starred in such thrillers such as Pulp Fiction(1994), Snakes on a plane (2007) Kill bill(2004)

Al Pacino

Alfredo James "Al" Pacino (born April 25, 1940) is an American film and stage actor and director, he grew up in East Harlem and won the academy award for best male actor. He has starred in such thrillers such as Insomia (2002), Scarecrow (1973).



Matt Damon


Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, writer and philanthropist whose career was launched following the success of the film Good will Hunting, from a screenplay he wrote with friend Ben Affleck. He has starred in thrillers such as The Departed (2006), The Bourne Ultimatum (2007), Confessions of Dangerous Mind (2002)

Directors

Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American film director, screenwritter, producer and actor. He has been named as the 5th best thriller director following Alfred Hitchcock, Martin Scorsese, Steven Spiel-berg and James Cameron. Some of his best films include 'My Best Friends Birthday'(1987), 'Reservoir Dogs' (1992), 'Pulp Fiction' (1994), 'Jackie Brown' (1997) 'Kill Bill (Vol 1:2003, Vol 2: 2004), 'Death Proof' (2007) and 'Inglorious Basterds' (2009) His films have earned him Academy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Palme d'Or Awards and he has been nominated for Emmy and Grammy Awards. In 2007, 'Total films' named him the 12th greatest director of all-time.

Steven Spielberg

Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American film director, screenwriter, and film producerr. In a career of over four decades, Spielberg's films have touched on many themes and genres. Spielberg's early sci-fi and adventure films, sometimes centering on children, were seen as an archetype of modern Hollywood blockbuster filmmaking. In later years his films began addressing such issues as The Holocaust, slavery, war and terrorism. Some of his best films include: Jaws (1975), Jurassic Park(1993).

Philip Noyce

Noyce was born in Griffith, New South Wales, attended Barker College, Sydney, and began making short films at the age of 18, starting with Better to Reign in Hell, using his friends as the cast. He joined the Australian Film & Television School in 1973, and released his first professional film in 1977.
After his debut feature, the medium-length Backroads (1977), Noyce achieved commercial and critical success with Newsfront (1978), which won Australian Film Institute (AFI) awards for Best Film, Director, and Screenplay. Some of his best films include: Heatwave(1982) The saint (1997)