Monday 31 January 2011
Sunday 30 January 2011
Monday 24 January 2011
Shot list
These are some of the shots we plan to use in our thriller ...
Shot List
- Extreme close up of stalker's eye
- Over the shoulder shot of stalker looking at computer
- Panning shot of room
- Tracking shot when stalkers following girl
- Close up from stalkers view of girl
- Mid shot of television
- Extreme long shot of girl walking down street
- Tracking shot of girl walking towards shed
- Close up of lock
- Close up of cage
- Long shot of girl in garden holding rabbit
- Close up of face when hears a noise
- High angle shot when stalker has girl captured
Sunday 23 January 2011
The Codes and Convections of the Thriller Genre in 'Leon'
Luc Besson's 'Leon' has many of the codes and conventions of the thriller genre to build tension and to create suspense.
Throughout 'Leon' there is a use of extreme, the opening shot in 'Leon' is a wide landscape shot of the city which then changes to a tracking shot following the car. It leads the camera into a small shop where we see a close up of Leon's eye. The change from a wide landscape shot to an extreme close up disorientates the audience and excites them. We are introduced to mafioso, Tony and the professional hit man, Leon through extreme close ups. This makes the audience unaware of who they are and creates suspense. One of the men is a typical thriller character, smoking and hiring a hit man to kill someone who is involved with drugs, where as Leon himself is unlike the typical thriller character. We see this in the second scene when he saves the femme fatale from having the same fate as the rest of her family and giving her a place to stay.
Another code and convention of the thriller genre in 'Leon' the disorientates the audience is the use of the spiral staircase. This is at the part where Leon has to kill the fat man and all of the other men protecting him because of the drugs. This makes the audience confused as to where Leon is, it makes it seem that he can be anywhere and on any level. In the scene where the fat man gets killed there is alot of high angle shots which represent the fat man as Leon's prey and shows him as vunerable.
Another code and convention of the thriller genre that is in 'Leon' is the use of the femme fatale. Unlike other thrillers the femme fatale in 'Leon' is just a 13 year old girl. However, although she is so young she is an ambiguous character. She has a seductive look and the bruises show how vunerable she is. When the audience first meets the audience she is wearing boots, leggings, a see through jumper and a choker and she is smoking. This gives the impression that she is a sexually attractive character even though she is only 13. This creates a contrast between the typical view of a young child and the girl in 'Leon'.
Throughout 'Leon' there is a use of extreme, the opening shot in 'Leon' is a wide landscape shot of the city which then changes to a tracking shot following the car. It leads the camera into a small shop where we see a close up of Leon's eye. The change from a wide landscape shot to an extreme close up disorientates the audience and excites them. We are introduced to mafioso, Tony and the professional hit man, Leon through extreme close ups. This makes the audience unaware of who they are and creates suspense. One of the men is a typical thriller character, smoking and hiring a hit man to kill someone who is involved with drugs, where as Leon himself is unlike the typical thriller character. We see this in the second scene when he saves the femme fatale from having the same fate as the rest of her family and giving her a place to stay. 
Another code and convention of the thriller genre that is in 'Leon' is the use of the femme fatale. Unlike other thrillers the femme fatale in 'Leon' is just a 13 year old girl. However, although she is so young she is an ambiguous character. She has a seductive look and the bruises show how vunerable she is. When the audience first meets the audience she is wearing boots, leggings, a see through jumper and a choker and she is smoking. This gives the impression that she is a sexually attractive character even though she is only 13. This creates a contrast between the typical view of a young child and the girl in 'Leon'.
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