Psycho - Mise-en-scene
Through the use of clothes and positioning, the victim of the film is revealed within the first few minutes. The first scene in the film,...
Psycho - Opening Sequence
Hitchcock's 1960 thriller film Psycho was a fantastic film of its time, representing themes of corruptibility, confused identities, human...
Conventions of a Psychological Thriller
Mirrors-Are used to portray the use of reflection of a characters inner self, as well as representing 'the dark side' of some characters....
Black Swan - Opening Sequence
The opening sequence for the thriller film 'Black Swan' does not give much away as to what the film is about. However through this...
Themes of Psychological Thrillers
Psychological Thrillers frequently focus on characters minds by regularly having a first person narrative, allowing the audience further...
Enigmas In Thrillers
Enigma areused frequently in thrillers in order to capture the audience's attention. A question or dilemma that the target audience can...
Shutter Island - Codes and Conventions
The use of mise-en-scene in Shutter Island is typical of that of a psychological thriller film. They use a lot of stairs down to dark...
Shutter Island - Opening Sequence
Thriller sequences such as the one from 'Shutter Island' will help us with our thriller opening sequence because due to the use of...
Fight Club - Todorov's Theory
On the other hand, you can't apply the theory to all films. There are films which you can't apply this narrative theory to, such as Fight...
Taken - Todorov's Theory
Todorovs theory relates to almost every film in some way. An example of one that it relates to is taken. In the beggining of the trailer...
