Well as you may all know or may not know, Alfred Hitchcock is best known for his contribution to thrillers, and when we watch most modern day thrillers we notice the influence that he has in them.
what are the most common features of Alfred Hitchcock's thrillers?Again we understand that Hitchcock pioneered many techniques in the suspense and the psychological thriller genres.through his directing we see a distinctive and recognisable style, for example the camera is manipulated to move in a way that follows a persons gaze, this puts the audience in the shoes of that character, allowing the viewer to see what they are seeing. shots are framed to exploit the feelings from the audience and heighten the levels of anxiety, fear or empathy. He also used creative editing to demonstrate the point of view of the characters. Most commonly Hitchcock combined the storyline of a fugitive on the run with a 'hot blond' female character. Alfred Hitchcock also combined twists with deception points, along with murder and crime cases, intense psychoanalysis of a character to capture the audience within the plot.
How do I intend to to manipulate the feelings of the audience in my own piece?
In my thriller me and my group will use different techniques.
controlling what the audience can see...
Buy limiting what the audience can see we allow room for their brains to ponder on questions of identity and reason. in the opening of our thriller we will not show the face of the criminal or 'the bad guy' you will notice and you will see their trail of action but none of will make sense fully as you don know why they are behaving the way they are. On the other hand you will see the victim but again well leave room for you to ponder on why they are the target and what significance have they to bring upon the table of the tale. are they really the victim? buy doing with we allow the imaginations of the audience to run wile before uncovering the truth.
when it comes to anxiety and fear, the way in which the characters will proceed in working will bring an anxiousness of what will happen next.
How do I intend to demonstrate the point of view of the characters?
The secret is the camera. When we studied Alfred Hitchcock work it became obvious that he was the icon to base our work upon. different shots such as panning across the room to mimic the gaze of some one, different speeds will insinuate different emotions that the character is feeling for example the camera moving in quick movements and unable to keep still could highlight someone's fear or anxiousness, while showing alarm, never the less a slow eerie pan could show the full fear and realisation of dance or could show calmness. the beauty of constructing a thriller is the combination of emotions that leave you in limbo, you don't want to watch any more but you cant look away. that is exactly what my group are aiming for.
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