From analysis my survey results, i have taken into account the three most popular thriller hybrids. From this i decided to make a moldboard for each, i can gain greater knowledge on each genre and then later decide the one i wish to pursue in my final piece.
Psychological Thriller
From looking at these posters, i can tell that the narrative is generally based around just one character, this is something i hoped to incorporate as although its simplistic, it can eliminate confusion and the fear of over complicating things. There is a great use of editing of the characters face, including a cracking effects but also making them appear through shade of blue, this sets a chilling atmosphere and tells us that there is more to the character than meets the eye. I personally think that these posters are the most powerful for me as they really catch your eye and make you want to watch the film to find out why they have been presented the way they have.
Action Thriller
It is clear that in these posters, there is more emphasis on props such as weapons, this immediately tells us what sub genre the film is. Another thing i noticed it that the posters are orientated around masculinity and the idea of the alpha male. This has put me of using this hybrid as i have already thought of narrative ideas, which all have the similarity of using a female protagonist.
Horror Thriller
These posters nearly all highlight a lack of identity, in nearly all of the posters, either the protagonists back is turned to us or long shots are used to hide there faces. I find this extremely effective and concealed which creates an enigma, it leaves me wanting to discover who they are. The use of textured background is also effective as they disorientate us and have connotations of corruption. From doing this research i would definitely conciser using this sub genre as it definitely has a huge fear factor.
From doing this research the psychological thriller mood board and conventions enticed me the most, i believe this is because they focus more on making the audience engaged and able to delve into the protagonist mind opposed to just simply frightening them. They are able to manipulate our minds to such an extend that we are unaware of what is reality and what isn't, i find this incredibly clever. When referring to the posters they are more striking to me as they are visually misleading and make us ask yourself many questions regarding why such editing has been portrayed? does this mean something? As a whole they create a more sinister atmosphere which is exactly what i intend to do when i create my own.
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