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Notes on the functions of a thriller
name of thriller: Taken
The film shows functions of a thriller when it shows mystery by showing a young woman getting kidnapped by a shadowed character. The target audience are people from 18 and up mainly male, it is rated 18 but it still appeals to teenagers from around 16 and up. the storyline is set out like a thriller because from around 8 minutes into the film a celebrity gets kidnapped by a shady character but the main character saves her, later on in the film the main character’s daughter gets taken by a gang of Albanians, it follows the kidnapped daughter’s dad as he goes to france in order to get his daughter back but many people get in his way. The various characters include; the girl’s father who is a retired CIA agent, his daughter who gets taken, the gang of Albanians who are the kidnappers, a french CIA agent who is the father’s friend, the victims mum and step-dad and the gang kingpin who is the Albanians boss.
Monday 19th September 2011
Taxi Driver
- Slow classical music
- Extreme Close ups of a character showing just his eyes and his emotions.
- The camera moves through a foggy/misty location
- It also shows various blurred lights from a city street
- and also has a dark atmosphere when it shows the black background and the dim lights.
Usual suspect notes
- Slow relaxed music
- White text stating title, directors, actors etc fading in and out
- Dark atmosphere light reflecting off of the water in the lake which change from white to a shade of blue but doesnt show where its coming from.
- After the opening credits the scene fades to black and shows the location where its placed (SAN PEDRO)
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