Evaluation - In what ways does your media product use, develop and challenge thriller forms and conventions of real media products?

Jackie Brown - Establishing the character.

Jackie Brown Analysis

The smooth handling of the camera in this clip suggests that this character is calm and relaxed person. It also reflects how confident and reveals a controlling attribute about her as we can quite clearly see by the way she is dominating the frame. It allows us to easily establish the character and immediately respect and like her.

Once Upon a Time in America analysis.

Once Upon a Time in America (1)

Props - (to be finished)

We will use the following props:

This sort of glass jar will be used to mix the chemicals in. The scientific feel to bottle reinforces her seriousness and determination that she will commit this crime, with out any second thoughts.

This will contain some more chemical fluid to make the 'experiment' look more effective and realistic because it shows the preperation of failiure, meaning she still has some more of the mixture available and ready to use.

The perfume sample pots are to keep the poison in, firstly so it looks like harmless perfume. It's easy to hide and keep concealed within a secret pocket inside the huge jacket that Thelma is wearing. And also, the cinical aspect of the pots, gives the 'experiment' a realistic atmosphere for the audience.



Filming schedule.

Monday 9th January - begin
In double lesson, started to practise filming the shots of the criminal walking to the friends house. Then review our shots and decide on what to use and what not to use.
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Monday 16th January
Another double lesson, start filming the criminal walking and get the section done

(wednesday's between these, we booked a science lab to use, but had been taken, so this delayed our filming)

Wednesday the 25th January
Film in the 'lab' where the poisoning being made, during our media lesson which is last period.

Also film an alternative scene in a small basement again for the poison making, as we can't decide which one would look the most effective.

Thursday the 26th January - finish.
Filming of the friends house, and the actual posioning being executed.

Characterisation of the characters in our thriller.

We decided to include a criminalistic female teen to challenge the thriller genre. As we're using a girl instead of a man, this allows us to shock the audience and rebel against the archytypal criminalistic man. Usually, you would see men maintaining the power and inflicting crime, for example in 'Essex Boys' Jason is the man who inflicts pain and causes the crime. However, another film that challenges the thriller genre is ' The girl with the dragon tattoo' where the teen girl in this film, also commits several crimes and shows acts of violence.

We decided to call my character Thelma, as it reveals an intertexual reference to the film ' Thelma and Louise' allowing the audience to relate to the character, so the audience will assume that my character will be of a femme fatale nature. Thelma is always in control of the situations, just like my character. She also decides to take over when she's had enough, and crosses the line just like Thelma when she goes to shoot the rapist and steal the police car.

Thelma will be played by myself, and my group decided that she will have a jealous and distorted personality, which is is reflected on the obscure poisoning that carrys out upon her 'friend', because of her jealousy towards her. This is then reinforced onto the audience, suggesting a disturbed past/upbringing. When Thelma was young, her parents were full time workers, and never had the oppotunity to create an emotional attachment towards any parent apart from her carer. Even then, her parents stopped sending the carer to look after her, so she had to cope with looking after herself. Thelma never had anyone to properly to deeply care about her, so that's why she has these jealous strikes, and why she's abnormal. This meant she became insensate , so she never learnt to cope with friendships untill she was sent to highschool where she was bullyed, so this is where she developed an agressive nature - standing up for herself because no-body else would.After highschool she became angry very quickly and possesive about what other people were thinking so she became a shy girl and made friends. She met Maddison Grace which was then her best friend from then onwards.

We chose Madison Grace as the victim's name because it reflects her calming, friendly nature, it also represents her being Holy because, 'Grace' being a religious term. The name also  reveals a disposition to be generous or helpful and filled with goodwill. Madison had the perfect upbringing, family, friendhsips, she was pretty and was never bullied. I decided to create this sort of character, to make the audience sympathise with her and to create juxtaposition of the two characters with the extreme contrasts of such a heavenly character, compared to an 'evil' one.

Because of Madisons such perfect life, this is why Thelma becomes jealous, as Madison introduces her to some of her friends, Thelma feels she's trying to make her look stupid and so she seeks revenge.

Thelma and Louise. ( click and will enlarge)