Unit G321: Independent Research into the Thriller Genre (Mock Exam)

Storyboard for Thriller 'From the Night'

Location for Thriller 'From the Night'

Below are some picture of where me and my group will be filming.

This is the bedroom, which we be established in the first and few shots. The floorboard makes it look older fashioned, once filled with darkness, this room will act as a danger zone.

This is the corridor of the second floor. The space between the wall and the railings is very claustrophobic, which may connote danger and increase tension. The darkness of the room beyond connotes risk, and could suggest that something could be lurking in its darkness. This shot also acts as a vanishing point, and could be seen as the point of danger.

This is a high angle shot of down the stairs. The stairs are quite narrow and could suggest that there is potential for danger, especially in the darkness.

This is the door in which the character will escape. The darkness of the area beyond may suggest danger and risk, but a route the character is almost forced to take.

This is the view from the room filled with darkness. This is an example of an establishing shot, which show the area, and suggests that there is a potential for danger, and it might be lurking around the corner.

This is a shot of around the corner of the house. This shot shows the wet slippery surface and low key lighting, which be featuring in our thriller. The road acts as a vanishing point suggesting danger is quite literally, around the corner.





The Shooting of Beaumont - Jackie Brown Analysis (3:40 – 7:43)

The start of the shooting of Beaumont opens with a fantastic shot, from inside the trunk of Robbie’s car. This is a representation of a small, confined and claustrophobic space, which represents danger and vulnerability. The low angle shows dominance and authority, suggesting that the characters are powerful and controlling. This shot is also shown in several Quentin Tarantino films such as Pulp Fiction, Kill Bill and Reservoir Dogs.

Beaumont is then locked in this, small, confined and claustrophobic space; he has no way of escape, which makes him incredibly vulnerable. It then cuts to a shot of Ordell inside the car, putting on black gloves. The black symbolises death, which gives this part a foreshadowing effect, as if death is soon arriving. Ordell then gets a gun out of the glove compartment, as he readies it; he looks as though he has been waiting for this moment for a while. As he drives off we see the surrounding scenery, of the setting of the murder. The panning shot shows the wet, dirty and dark streets in which the murder will take place. The camera tracks the car as it moves from the street to the open field.  The buildings surrounding the car are an example of low key lighting, to add to the suspense of the clip. The killing takes place rather quickly. Because of the low key lighting the audience is left to imagine exactly how the murder happened. But leaves the question of why Ordell decided to kill Beaumont.