Friday 29 January 2010

Thriller task - characters/mise-en-scene

1) Compare and contrast your protagonist and antagonist with characters from a blockbuster thriller.
The antagonist is not shown but is revealed by notes on a piece of paper, this is not like any thrillers that we've heard about, however there is similarities to the film 'Identity' due to the referencing before seeing the antagonist, or like 'Se7en' when the antagonist isn't shown until the end.


2) We will be using a table with a folder (containing files about the antagonist) with 'post-it' notes with other information on them, photographs of objects related to the antagonist and his/her victims, a coffee mug, these are conventions of a crime thriller, which our film partially is, an example of this is shown in the film 'Identity'. Also the protagonist is wearing a formal suit, shoes and sunglasses, similar to the 'agents' in 'The Matrix' and he also carries a briefcase.


The setting will be in a dark office which is also similar to the star of 'Identity', however the setting will also be in a car park, also using the lift in the car park, this is not similar to a film but the inspiration was taken from the videogame 'Driver' specifically the first five minutes.

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