mood board

THRILLER CONVENTION MOOD BOARD

I had decided to produce a mood board with all the conventions that a thriller film is likely to contain. There conventions supplement the film, giving the audience a feel of what they should expect to see.

I had incorporated elements which usually feature in films, as well as the editing that may be applied to the footage of a thriller film in order to create a better production.  Creating this mood board had simply given Fern and I a guide to work from, it was a constant reminder of what prospects are needed to meet an audience’s needs. The duration of a trailer is extremely limited; therefore it may seem difficult to include all of these conventions, for this reason Fern and I have to ensure that through the process of making this trailer we are fully committed in using the correct footage, applying accurate and winning editing and using as many elements of a thriller genre as possible.

I feel that depending on the narrative of the film some thriller films will express these conventions more so than others, purely because of how different all story lines are, nevertheless, there often is a basic link which is able to be made between all of the listed elements.

 Additionally, as well as plotting my own knowledge onto this mood board I had also retrieved different information from theorists via the internet.

The information that I had gained whilst using the internet allowed me to see what others judge as typical conventions of a thriller film. This enabled me to understand what is vital for Fern and I to include in our film. This exploration that I had done was not only helpful but was also intriguing, it had fascinated me extremely, as not all theorists that I had looked at had the same assumptions.