Narrative
Omniscient- audience
knows everything about the character e.g. silence of the lambs
Restricted- know what
the characters know e.g. sixth sense, shutter island
Linear- clear
beginning middle and end
Non-linear- flash
backs throw audience of track
Enigma code- most
commonly used narrative in the thriller genre, audience are left to discover
things throughout the film creating suspense and drama
Sub genres-
Conspiracy thriller-
powerful organisations, story unravelling, investigators who are the hero/heroine
Crime thriller- most
suspense, focuses on criminals, emphasise action
Disaster thriller-
natural disasters that end the world, conflict of nature following a group of
people’s survival
Mystery thriller-
relates to crime thrillers, focuses on efforts of detective, follows
protagonist to understand clues
Political thriller-
stability of government
Physiological
thriller- reflects main characters conflicts
Religious thriller-
good and bad points about religion, looking at how the good over comes the bad
Supernatural thriller-
mixed with tension and defence, characters have supernatural powers to help
them over come the problem
Techno thriller- based
on science fiction trend
Films
Crank- omniscient,
physiological thriller
The usual suspect-
mystery thriller,
Memento – non-linear, physiological
thriller
Vertigo- crime
thriller, linear
The Bourne identity-
political thriller, restricted
Good notes but you need to go into a bit more detail. When you give examples of different types of narrative in films, can you explain how the style of narrative helps you through the plot of the film. You need to give examples of sub-genre too. Use the Powerpoint slides on the blog to help you expand your initial notes too.
ReplyDeleteCan you also explain under the 'films' section that you were exploring different films for the sub-genre and type of narrative.