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Possible Introduction of Six-Day School

According to the Daily Mirror, longer school days & saturday classes could be introduced if the Tories are to win the general election. However this idea was followed up with massive controversy, not even from the children, but from parents. Apparently it would help children from poorer backgrounds who are falling behind during the summer holidays whilst children from wealthier homes can be involved in more cultural activities. They say that the saturday classes will allow the teachers to go further in-depth with a lesson or focus on a particular subject, such as maths or english. But what teacher really wants to work on a saturday.

Michael Jackson's Father Sues Doctor

The father of The late pop star, Michael Jackson, has made plans to sue Dr Conrad Murray for the death of his son. Joe Jackson claims that the Dr's actions were careless and are equal to second degree murder. The reason for this is because of the prescription given to Michael before his death on June 25 2009. A legal spokesman for Joe stated that Dr Conrad's actions were 'like russian roulette except all the chambers had a bullet in them.' Conrad himself denies the charge.

Movie Pitch

We made a pitch regarding the intro to our Thriller movie, which was the project we were to be working on not long after. In an X-Factor/Dragon's Den style, Micky (a media technician for our college) & Annabel (our media tutor) watched and made notes as we progressed through our pitch. We did record the pitch whilst it was going on with the intention of putting up on here for your viewing pleasure, however due to technical difficulties that idea did not come to light.

We all decided that the name for our project was to be 'Inbetween'. The concept coming from the creation of ghosts, who seem to spend most of their time INBETWEEN life & death. The subgenre for our thriller was that of a psychological & supernatural type, as we all had a small bias towards this type of thriller, in comparison to all the other types.

Originally we had intended for our filming to take place at Totteridge & Whetstone station, however after TFL ignored our application for a filming grant it didn't happen. However the original concept of the film was that there was a couple who appeared to parting ways as we see them saying goodbyes & leaving each others company, where we then follow the female onto her platform. After a while she receives a phonecall from her husband, however they do not exchange words, as she hears weird & unusual sounds coming from the other side.
Feeling uneasy & shaken, we see her running from the scene to the point where she can no longer be seen.

In terms of props, we only had two, a mobile phone & a suitcase. As the actors in the film would be portaying peoples of an older age, it was important that we had 'mature' props, in order to give the impression that they really were older (not that you'd know anyway.)
The M-E-S of the film was also taken into consideration, as Totteridge & Whetstone station was a pretty deserted place, even at rush hours, we thought it would be a good idea to use there to add to our eerie atmosphere.

The production schedule is as follows :

Saturday 6th of March - First part of filming

Wednesday 10th March - Short filming session

Friday 12th March - Final parts of filming

Wed 17th March - Start work on soundtrack & editing

Friday 19th March - Finishing touches & editing

Now for the Risk Assessment! Well considering we intended to film on a train platform, an obvious risk would be to avoid falling onto the platform & dying. We were told that if OCR see anything in our film that was deemed as dangerous it could result in us not getting a mark. Therefore we made sure that there was nothing in our film that could result in this happening to us.

Group 33 Have now a Plan B!

Sadly Totteridge and Whetstone Station, along with our whole original idea has officially been flushed down the loo. But now, Drum Roll if you please, GROUP 33 HAVE NOW A PLAN B (YAAAYY, APPLAUSE)

Ok, you may be wondering what plan b actually entails which is much different to our original, well allow us to explain. We are changing the location from near enough High Barnett to Islington, Angel, around the corner from college. This immediately throughs up advantages such as quickness in getting to filming location. Also, with it being so close to college if anything goes sunny-side-up with equiptment, we wont loose masses and masses of filming time when getting the equpitment sorted out, which is brilliant for us.

Plan B Storyboards (Alison Natasha Johns' Animatic one is already available to view) will be available for viewing within the next couple of days, we have been experiencing technical difficulties in uploading our new location shots and storyboards. Thankyou for your patience though! :)

From the four of us, Group 33.

Anamatic Storyboard for Plan B.

If our A-Level assessed my computer drawing, then it is highly probable I would fail AS Media, but however this is not the case! i hope the really super-bad drawings are easy enough for you to understand, however if not, i will give you a very brief summary of what happens.

we decided to start with the smashing of a Jar/Glass (Risk assessment OBVIOUSLY BE CAREFUL..) And we will make this glass put itself back together rather than smash (reverse glass-smash footage), but though its clear im a paint professional im afraid that was a drawing a little out of my capability range! From this point, we will then show you an establishing shot of the park. Then it will flash to a stop sign, to signify something is going to happen. After this we will fade in (also could not fade, sorry folks!) to the image of a girl (acted by yours truely) walking into the park, using CU of the feet we will show you the girl walking to a point. then an over the shoulder shot will reveal a strange man (played by colleague Harry Thomas Kinsley) emerge from a bush. After some speach on my part, and not returned on Harry's, My character will run out of the park and reach a Creepy Door (WooOooo!) and it will end with the character reaching the door.

Analysis of 9 Shots from a Thriller Piece (artofthetitle.com)

The Shining - Title Sequence Analysis.

After watching a few beginnings of thriller movies, i partically liked the opening of the Shining as i thought it was differnet from the rest that we saw.

The title sequence appears to be very simple and easy to understand, but it is not until you look at it in a differnet way, that you see it looks very effective for a 1980's film. The title sequence doesn't start with the titles straight away, which is a nice touch i think. I like the way that the first two frames, lasting for a while of time each, both add to the beginning.

However, i am not sure that the colour of the text, does the best of work to make the film llook interesting. I think that it could be a lot better done, with the choice of colours that reflect the background.

The titles tell us, from what i can gather, that the film is produced by "Stanley Kubrick" which you can see from the forth frame of the picture. The Fifth frame tells us the name of "John Nicholson" but does not tell us who, in relation to the film he is. The sixth frame on the title sequence tells us the name of the film "THE SHINING" which relates to us that the film is starting. The seventh frame shows us another name of "Barry Nelson" but again doesn't tell us who or what he had to do with the film. The second but last part of the title sequence tels us finally what a name has to do with some part of the film. "Based upon the novel by STEPHEN KING" gives us some idea that this film has been made from the story outline from a book, instead of just giving us a name, which can be confusing on some parts of the title sequence. The name "STANLEY KUBRICK" is repeated at the end, but this time actually tells us that they are he is the producer and director.

I think to be honest, that the title sequence isn't perfect and could do with some work to make it fit nicely into the film. All of the titles are placed over the images, which show us the action that is happening in the background, instead of some way film makers choose to do it of putting the text over a black screen. However, i do think that in some parts that the writing does work, for example "THE SHINING" but i feel that for the last title sequence, it could do with something a bit better to contrast with the snow on the hillside.

Learning new skills, Livetype and Soundtrack.

I forgot to put this blog up, after accidently saving it as a draft instead of publishing it straight away!

Last week, our college technician Marisa, took us into the Mac suite to show how how to create a title sequence for our piece (which is one of the most important things) and also how to edit audio for our soundtrack/livetrack if we wished to use one. She showed us first how to use each of the programmes and then took us through step by step as we learnt to do it. Suprisingly it wasn't as hard as we thought!

After the tutorial, we had a chance to play around with the programme and then start to put pieces together that we could possibly use in our work. I found it useful to know how to create the titles as this would play a bit part in our works finished piece.

Marisa then taught us how to make soundtracks for the work which we would be using later on to accompy our thriller opening sequence. We learnt how to mix together and then, using ready made samples from the Mac's harddrive, put together a short composition in a few mins to play to the class! We all found this rather enjoyable as we were each able to learn new skills, develop others and have fun! You can see below the user friendly interface for Livetype, part of the 'Apple' Final Cut software programme.

Planned Location

As from my previous blog entry, you can see that i have written about wanting to film in Totteridge and Whetstone Tube Station. I went along here on my way home using my Sony Alpha DSLR, i tried to capture the station at its lonliest time!

The outside of the station looks in someways, similar to other stations. However, the location of this station is differnet to many of the tube stations in and around London as it it a peaceful and lonely station. The station superviser is not often there, which adds to the element when i get on here everyday, of the lonliness.

The inside part of the station is also very unique. Even though the trains pass through here every 2-3 minutes during peak hours, the station never really gets busy outside of these times. I really like how dark and scary this picture looks, even though it is only 5pm in the evening. This picture was taken about 30 seconds after the last train had departed the platform and it is still empty; a Thursday evening. I took this picture as the Northbound platform is where we would want to film as this is the best looking side, with the most original features.

Even though we have had problems with TFL, we are still waiting to hear back from them. If we film here, isn't certain yet.

Movie Pitch

A few days ago we made a pitch to a Media technician Micky and one of our teachers, Annabel regarding our title movie sequence for a thriller film. We tried on various attempts to upload our video of our pitch and our presentation but we were faced with technical difficulties.

The title of our movie that we have decided was 'Inbetween' which we thought would be good for the type of movie that we wanted to produce. We then chose a subgenre for our film to fit into and we all decided that it would be a supernatural and psychological thriller as we all have some sort of interest in this genre of film.

Our original idea before we had the upset with TFL was to film at Totteridge and Whetstone station in North London with a female leaving a male, going on a trip. We see them say their goodbyes then we follow the female onto the platform. We watch and watch for a few seconds, which we manuplicate to be a longer time, as no train appears to be coming she gets worried. We then see her receive a phone call and she smiles when she sees that it is coming from her husband. But we see the smile melt away as she hears distressing noises in the background of him begging her to come home. After this she then runs down the road, with the camera staying still and her running into the distance.

Our planned original location is Totteridge And Whetstone Station on the Northern Line (London Underground).

We plan to only use two props; a suitcase and a mobile phone. The mobile phone would belong to one person of the group, and I (Harry) have a large black suitcase that we would be using. Regarding to the costume, we are trying to portray young adults in their early twenties wearing casual but smart clothes. For our Mes en Scene, we are filming at Totteridge station which from what i have told the group (since i live in Totteridge) that it is often isolated which does lead in our favor. We will then not film individuals that do not want to be filmed which allows us to stay on the right side of the law. Another reason is that as it is isolated it allows to us to portray exactly what we want to do in our film, which is make her feel venerable.

Our basic sound ideas is that we think we would use a wild-track and soundtrack to finish off our piece. We want it to sound creepy and sad but to fit well with our piece. We want it to start off low but to fit with the word that appear on screen.

Production schedule - this is exactly how we plan to film our project..

Saturday 6th of March - We filmed the first part of film

Wednesday 10th March - Filming

Friday 12th March - Full Filming session

Wed 17th March - Begin Sound track and upload and start editing film

Friday 19th March - Film missing or bad footage and begin our full edit.

I will keep the blog up to date with all our filming requirements and how the shoots go.

The most obvious risk that we would face of filming on a train station would be to mind the gap that the trains pass in. We are not able to go onto the track at any point. We understand that if OCR view anything which they feel to have put us at risk they will not mark us and our paper will get canceled. We also have to watch when people are on the station with our tripod as people can be tripped up!

TFL rejection & where we go from here

I had a phone call with Transport for London a couple of days ago after sending them various emails with no response on their part. I left my contact details with them, as for our group, i volunteered to be in contact with TFL.

After sending various emails, within 1 week they had not got back to us so we have had to change our plans. They said that they will look into it, but due to the small amount of time that i have had to contact them in, we have run out of time.

After a full group discussion as well as talking to our teacher, we came up with three options.

The first option was to chance it and start filming. We understood that this is against the law as it would conclude on the trespassing law, which we do not want to get in trouble with. We voted with everyone in our group deciding that this is not the route that we want to go down.

The second option was to completely go back to the drawing board and do our planning again. We understand that we are very stuck on time so we decided to do this outside of lesson time, to insure that we have plenty of time to do our work, and still produce a high quality film before the deadline. We all decided that this would be the best idea, but to perhaps use some of the film we already have to add a contrast. We want to make sure that we don't run into continuity problems aswell.

Our third option would be to film the outside bits outside the station, which we have already done, but then we would film the inside parts somewhere, which would heavily rely on our edits. We believe that this could be done, however we voted against this.

Planned Location Shots

Movie Pitch

A week ago we gave a Movie Pitch to Micky and Annabel regarding our title sequence movies which we filmed, however we have been trying to upload our video of our pitch and our presentation for a week now but have been experiencing re-occurring technical difficulties. As we have already had one filming session i felt that we should write up our pitch now and then upload the video and presentation at a later date.

TITLE: The title of the movie will be IN-BETWEEN as the movie (though we are only making the two minute title sequence) would be about a spirit, though being dead, hasn't passed over.

THE TREATMENT: The narrative of the opening title sequence is a couple separate at Totteridge and Whetstone station, the female is going on a trip. We see the couple say their goodbyes then we follow the female to the platform. We watch and wait for a train that doesn't appear to be coming, things become more interesting when a phone call comes through; the smile on her face is enough for us to think its her partner calling to keep her company but when we see the smile melt into something more distressing, we chase the female as she runs out of the station and down the road.

SUBGENRE: The subgenre we chose for our film is a supernatural/psychological thriller as we all have a genuine interest in this type of movie.

PLANNED LOCATIONS: Our planned location is Totteridge and Whetstone station (Northern line, one stop before High Barnet).

PROPS COSTUME & MES: We realised that the two main props we would be using in our piece would be a suitcase and a mobile phone. With regards to our costume we are trying to portray young adults in their very early twenties so we thought smart-wear and perhaps even office style clothing. However this is disputable and we realise that a twenty year olds wardrobe will not consist of only suits and pencil skirts. As for our MES, Totteridge and Whetstone station is known to be quite isolated this gives us, as a group, 2 main advantages: 1. Not to film individuals whom perhaps do not wish to be filmed and allows us not to break copyright laws. 2. The fact it’s an isolated location is fantastic for us, it means we can portray our 'vulnerable female' character better with the emptiness of location suggesting it for us.

PRELIMINARY SOUND IDEAS: We thought our soundtrack should be eerie and creepy. We also thought of sharp high-pitched instruments to mess with your head like in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. We thought that the instrumental ought to start low and slow and built up along with the tension of the piece. We were adamant that it shouldn’t be too bass-y as that is an action-style and not the genre we are trying to achieve. However I personally like the idea of it beginning with a very high pitched piano beat.

PROD SHED: Below is the Production Schedule we have implemented.
Sat 6th March - First Filming Session (Didn't go very well)
Wed 10th March - Re-group and discuss what went wrong, possibly re-plan as I am very unhappy with the direction we are taking and feel that this will not work.
Fri 12th March - Full Filming Session
Wed 17th March - Begin soundtrack. Upload and watch footage and note what is missing or what isnt usable.
Fri 19th March - Film missing/bad footage and begin our full edit.

RISK ASSESSMENT: The most obvious risk when filming on a train station is 'Mind the Gap'.... Quite literally, be aware of our surroundings and DO NOT JUMP IN THE TRACK NO MATTER WHAT. The next big one is no running ESPECIALLY if it is wet or we are on the stairs. (with of course the exception of the running the character does, but it will be careful running!) and be careful of the tripod, it can trip you up... and hurts (Owww), which i learned from having it in my bedroom Saturday night. And I have a bruise to prove it!

SKILLS AUDIT: I have taken part in the Livetype and Sound tutorial and the 'Bait' or Final Cut Pro tutorial. I also was present for the Intro to cameras. (For all of these, evidence and detail is available in the form of previous blogs).

INSTITUTIONAL DETAIL: We first discussed WT as they are a subsidiary of Universal (Big Six) which would be brilliant for our PDE however decided that actually this was only to be a low budget film as similar supernatural movie Paranormal Activity recently was watched and liked by cinema audiences and therefore the production company wouldn't want to run the risk that the movie would not do so well after spending a huge budget on it. So we felt our most realistic option would be to go for WT2 and keep our low budget British film independent. However we are also aware that this would have consequences on our PDE.

TARGET AUDIENCE: Our Target audience age group is young people within the age boundary of 16 - 25 but we further discussed that we ourselves would be portraying young adults in their very early 20's thus allowing our target audience to relate to the onscreen characters. We also thought this movie would appeal to both genders but mainly a male audience as boys tend to enjoy ghost-stories more... though in my opinion not much.

PROBLEM: There is, as mentioned in the pitch to Micky and Annabel, a small glitch in our piece, which is we may not receive filming permission from TFL, as they are notoriously known for taking their time. Our main response to this was not to make our storyline too location specific. However, I personally feel we should make a plan B storyboard and treatment in case the original one becomes unworkable.

TFL + Filming Permission = Not Happening.

Yes, the news nobody wanted to hear, TFL have officially fobbed us off (Grrr!) after three permission seeking attempts. We phoned, emailed but they haven't responded, but hey, if we are lucky they may accept our filming request......... next year! So we now have three options:


OPTION ONE: Chance it! (not such a good idea, but an idea all the same)

OPTION TWO: Use very clever editing skill (film the outsidey bits and then film the inside elsewhere)

OPTION THREE: Back to the drawing board for Plan B mock-up.

We will be keeping you up to date with which option we choose, why and what will be happening thereafter. In the Link below, please find the official website for seeking such permission.
http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/1513.aspx#Permission

Intro Into Cameras: Health and Saftey Tutorial.

The truth is that the camera is the most important piece of equpitment which we will be using this year. Yes it is true we could have made a title sequence without filming, but how boring would that be? Marisa came into our media class and introduced us to the cameras we would soon be using to film our 2 minute opening sequences. She then proceeded to give us a presentation on basic use of camera's, tripods and basic health and saftey. After participating in this session each individual member of the class had to sign documentation to state that they had undergone the session and understood how to use the equiptment properly and basic health and saftey issues.

Our Intro into Cameras & Health and Safety Checklist included the following requirments:

-The Ability to take the cameras out of the bags properly

-How to insert and eject the battery and memory cards

-How to use the cameras efficently i.e. watch back clips, turn off/on, open lense, focus the cameras

-How to set the tripod up i.e. stretch the legs

-The ability to attatch the camera to the tripod and lock it in safely

-Give the exact location of filming

-Leave contact details

-Always film in an apropriate and safe manner

-No mains electrisity always batteries

-To film within the Law i.e. no tresspassing or breach of copyright

-Seek permission to film individuals and on Locations

After we proved we could sucessfully use the equiptment and that we understood the health and safety precautions Marisa outlined, we signed documents stating this, the document was then in turn, signed by Andrew Bailes and we can now film and use media equpitment, YAY!

Intro to cameras & health and safety

In this lesson, we were introduced to the equipment that we would be using for the next couple weeks whilst making our thriller film. Although not identical, we were talked through how to use the camera & tripod safely and properly. Whilst showing us through this tutorial, the demonstrators made it very clear that the equipment was expensive, and any damage to them would have to be repaid by ALL group members, which amused my classmates & I.

Although we did not get to use the cameras for filming during the lesson, we managed to get a chance to play around with them and see how they operate for ourselves as we set up & packed away the equipment.

Before receiving our equipment, we were made to sign a form that made us responsible for the condition of the equipment when they were in our possession. They also explained that before taking out the cameras, we had to sign a form which would tell the technicians how long we would have the camera for etc, and we would need to have a media card in our possession before we can take out any equipment.

Skills Audit Editing

In our lesson, we learnt the basics of how to edit a small part of a film, using an application known as Final Cut Pro. To do this, we had to move to another media room, where we could start using the bigger apple macs. As this was a new experience to the class, we sat down & listened somewhat eagerly.

Primarily, we opened up the final cut program & the first thing we were taught how to do was inputting in & outpoints. This would allow us to determine where our clip would start & end, also how long it would last for. After playing around with this for a while, we selected a clip from a variety of them & practised how to input the necessary points. After doing so, we dragged the cut clip to the timeline & watched our clip throughout.

After this, we learnt how to implement transition effects onto our clip using the effects that were on offer. These skills would later on become very handy in helping us to produce our Thriller film!

Match Cut Prelim Exercise

To get to grips with the idea of match cutting and the 180 degree rule myself and the group created a short sequence which uses match cuts effectively to show somebody entering a room, having a short conversation and leaving.

Thriller Sub-Genres

When it comes to films, the ones that catch my interest are the ones that are loud and eventful. As thriller films usually contain action, most of the films that i prefer to watch come under a sub-genre of thrillers. These subgenres include :

Psychological Thrillers

These are the thrillers that will contain ghosts, such as Paranormal Activity. They are the thrillers that are made to mess with the viewers heads, often confusing them and making them unsure of what will happen & offer thrills, rather than to scare you will blood & guts.

Action Thrillers

These are the thrillers that contain the fast paced action scenes such as car chases. With loud & explosive events often occuring.

Supernatural Thrillers

These thrillers involve monsters, ghosts, demons etc. You will often find all scary creatures in these films, some may appeal to younger audiences, some to older.

Political Thrillers

These are the thrillers that are related to the government, such as the Bourne Conspiracy, these films are often expressing views of some political bodies.

Blade II Title Analysis

Blade II is a sequel of the film, 'Blade', based on the Marvel comic character of the same name. The movies themselves are known for their action & gore as the story is based around vampires, which is usually followed by violence.

The title sequence of Blade II is a series of dark, gritty shots, reflecting the atmosphere of the film itself. The speech in the title sequence is Blade himself telling us his background. Within the shots themselves, they correspond to whatever Blade is talking about, for example, when he speaks about his birth, the shot will show a clip where blade is being born.

When it comes to the titles themselves, there is not much of them as they are kept short, however they do explain what they need to, for example, who produced the film (New line Cinema in association with Imaginary Forces) but there is no mention of cast. The font of the titles is a red, bloodlike font, obviously reflecting the vampire theme of the film.

Intro to Cameras and health and safety tutorial

During the lesson we learnt everything that we would need to film using the cameras plus all the health and safety requirements that we needed to know. We had to make sure we fully understood everything that was said and then sign to say we had undertaken the training.

The image above shows the form that we had to fill in for health and safety and the camera operation. As the cameras are expensive and we have had little chance to use them before, we had to make sure we knew exactly what we needed to do.

We firstly had to show to the teacher and media technicians that we were able to;

'Take the camera out of the bad'

'Check that the lock is off and the camera is set up for filming'

'Attach a battery'

'Inset a memory card'

'Place the camera securely on a tripod'

After we had successfully been able to do this, we then had to show that we understood the health and safety precautions that we had to bare in mind when we were going to film.

Each time we were taking the camera out of the college we had to;

'Tell the teacher the exact location of the filming'

'Leave contact details'

'Always film in a safe manner'

'Not to use mains electricity or equipment, always use batteries'

'Not to break the law, which includes the issue of trespass'

'Always ask for permission to film individuals and locations'

This was one of the most important things that we had to learn before we was allowed to take the camera out and film; it proved that we were mature and adult enough to look after expensive equipment.

The use of suspense in 'No country for old men'

In my class, we watched the smash hit film by The Coen brothers, entitled 'No country for old men'. We all found the film to be entertaining as we were all fans of the violence & bloodshed within the film. There were also many examples of suspense used, and they managed to keep all of my peers and I on the end of our seats as we waited for the upcoming event, which always turned out to be a massacre of some sort. For the duration of the film, we were asked to make notes of when suspense was used, however there was a variety of scenes to choose from, something which we all found to be a positive aspect of the film.

The first example of suspense that i noted was in one of the primary scenes of the film, where we see the psychopath in custody, presumably about to be put into a cell. During this time, the officer who had apprehended him was making a call, possibly to other officers, informing them that he is with the psycho. Meanwhile, the psycho slowly creeps behind him, whilst he is handcuffed. As he gets closer, he throws the chain of the handcuff around the officers neck, strangling him to his death.

The second example, also involving the psycho, is after he has escaped from the police station. He is seen to be driving along what appears to be a desert, where he spots someone driving by. He pulls the man over and asks him to step out of his vehicle. At the time we were unaware of what was about to happen, as was the man in the vehicle. He steps out of the car and the psycho slowly raises his air gun to the mans head and shoots him. This scene came as a surprise to my classmates and I, which was evident when they gasped as it happened.

The third and final example, Llewelyn arrives in the deserted area, where he comes across many dead bodies. During this scene, there is no sound whatsoever, even the emptiness on the screen mirrors the lack of sound in the environment. He is constantly turning around, looking to see if anyone is behind him. This edgy behaviour suggested to us that something big was about to happen & that we were about to witness something that would have a big effect on the plot of the film.

The Shining Opening Title Sequence: Youtube Video

The Shining. Analysis

The Shining Opening Sequence

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Remembering that this thriller is an old classic (which you can tell from the tacky title sequence) this opening is very simple. It follows the journey of a car from an ariel view as it travels on a winding road which seemingly leads nowhere. The car is made to look small and meek in it's iscolated and big empty surrounding forrest and empty road. Despite it being sunny and calm, the audience automatically know this is creepy and are alerted to the being of something not quite right, i believe this is mostly prompted by the soundtrack. We follow the driver as they travel up a mountain to the creepiest hotel i have seen since Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.

Thriller Sub-genre Inspration

I am a Film Fanatic. When asked to think about sub-genre inspire me was an excuse to sit and re-watch lots of old favourite thriller movies. I felt the best way to do it would be to write a list of sub-genres, and here it is:

Supernatural Thriller

Such as Paranormal Activity: Ghosts, Demons, Vampires - all the range of mysterious and mythical beings.

Political Thriller

Such as Eastern Promises: The point making, political expressive style - usually showing certain governments better than others (USA)

Action Thriller

Such as Deja-vu: Explosive, Speedy, Gun-shot, Loud - Usually a man as the hero (in this case Denziel Washington)

Psychological Thriller

Such as Sixth Sense: Head Messing, confusing, unexpected - usually accompanied by some pretty headache prompting soundtrack.