In Donnie Darko the bunny suited person symbolises horror. This is because a person in a scary looking bunny costume is unnatural and not very normal. This gives the element of horror because these sort of scary suited people are usually in horror films. The characteristics of the suit that suggest it is scary are the dark grey colour and the strange scary mask.
The weird source of energy that comes out of people’s body symbolises that it may be related to the sci-fi genre. This is because an energy source coming out of somebody’s body is supernatural and not something that normally happens.
When Donnie holds an axe over his shoulder this might symbolise that Donnie is a bad person because he has maybe done something or is going to do something bad. This is symbolised as bad because an axe is a dangerous weapon that people may use to do some serious damage. This scene might also symbolise Donnie is a bad person because he has also got a stern and evil expression on his face which suggests he may be bad.
Some progress here but you need much more evidence of planning / research for your thriller. Post ASAP:
ReplyDelete Post research and summaries of the thriller genre
Post summary of conventions for opening of a film – re: camera, editing, narrative, mise-en-scene, sound, etc
Post still images and comment on the suitability of mise-en-scene elements for a thriller – e.g. settings, costumes, props, etc
Upload your prelim to your blog. Post an evaluation of your prelim task – strengths, areas for improvement, what you learnt, etc.
Write a questionnaire to explore your audience’s expectations of the genre, distribute it and analyse the results – post copies of questionnaires and results on blog
Explain how your audience research will affect your production
Write 3 potential pitch ideas for openings; include visuals – powerpoint – refer to mise-en-scene, sound, locations etc. Justify with audience research.
Record your target audience’s reactions to your pitches
Explain the rationale behind the idea you have chosen to develop into the finished product; concentrate on justifying your choices in terms of your audience research and knowledge of the conventions of the thriller genre.
Write a 250 word treatment, outlining your proposals for your opening.
Post copies of storyboards and shooting scripts
Post and explain images to justify mise-en-scene details
You should refer to your audience research in order to justify your planning and ideas.
Record details of how the shoot / editing went – things that went well / problems + how you overcame them etc.