Task 2 - Exploring sub-genres
Crime: The Bone Collector/Seven
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Car
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On foot
Crime
Police involvement
Weaponry
Chases
Alcohol/Illegal substances involved
Relates to hard upbringing from protagonist
Investigation
Quick cuts
Antagonist - Police officer (male)
Protagonist- Serial killer (mystery)
Erotic: The Boy Next Door/Fatal Attraction
About sexual interest
Erotic
Antagonist tries to hurt the protagonist's loved ones
Antagonist is obsessed with protagonist
Protagonist is at risk
Blackmailed
Antagonist/Protagonist could be any gender
Sexual scenes between the protagonist and antagonist are shown
Psychological: Psycho/What Lies Beneath
Antagonist - Male
Protagonist- Female
Messes with mind
Psychological
Weather
Raining causes pathetic fallacy
Death isn't shown
Low level lighting
Quick camera movements
Flashbacks
Creates tension
Help understand the protagonist's past
Contained: Panic Room/Phone Booth
Low level lighting
Trapped
Story stays in one location
Contained
Tension music
Makes the audience put themselves in the situation
Contained thriller movies cost less to make
Conspiracy/Political: The Pelican Brief/The Net
Conspiracy/Political
Protagonist finds out information
In danger
Protagonist is usually a investigator
Antagonist is usually a big group of powerful people
Protagonist gets cut off from family/friends/colleagues
Gives the enemy power
Medical- I Am Legend/Contagion
Medical
Protagonist solves the problem
Protagonist witnesses horrific event
About survival
Disease wipes out civilians
No authority
Hospitals can be involved
Spy/Action- Die Hard/Jason Bourne
Rescue/Kidnap scenes
Spy/Action
Male wear suits & females wear fancy dress
Protagonist- Male
Antagonist- Taken over something
Special service & tech guy
Weapons- Guns
Car chases
Takes place in foreign countries
Main characters is betrayed
Low level lighting- Sneaking around/Filmed at night