Sunday 24 November 2013

Research for our opening sequence


Research for our opening sequence:


In order to get a feel for the type of shots, costume and sound used in a political thriller we researched other films that used certain techniques that might be effective in our own thriller. 


(Just looking at the first 2 minutes of this clip)

Here, the characters are dressed neatly in suits, but the three piece suits seem to be the most official looking so would be more appropriate to use one for our politician. Also, the papers are in big paper folders, which again would work well in our thriller. The hair is neatly slicked back, which again makes the men look more official. Furthermore, there are no close up shots used in this extract which creates a barrier between the audience and the characters, thus suggesting that they are of a higher status. Our group was not planning on revealing the politicians face during our extract, therefore this co-insides with the idea from this extract.

Another film we looked at was The Ides of March.


This scene helps to establish the tone of a political thriller. The quick cutting is the most effective technique used here and would help raise tension in our own thriller. 

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