02/08/2011 - More research into film genres

During my research into film trailers, I decided to look at the types of films that are made. Above I have created a mind map to illustrate just some of the genres of films that I might use to make my film trailer and what I associate with each of them.

As a group we have chosen to produce a Thriller film which will build suspense and be a mystery to the audience. This type of genre of film is typically used to create tension and excitement for the audience. There are also sub genres such as psychological thrillers, political thrillers and paranoid thrillers. A thriller often operates by manipulating the mood of the viewer to anticipate the very next action of a character or an event in the film. The viewer's expectation is usually heightened beyond normality, anxiety and uncertainty about what will happen and terror is also experienced during the film. Film makers of this genre usually use 'red herrings' or cliff hangers to create twists or tension for the audience. Scenes involving fighting and chasing can also be used to allude to what may happen next or to conceal certain information from the viewer.

Taken
I have chosen to research the 2008 action thriller 'Taken' as I believe that it is a film which keeps the audience guessing, fills them with terror and maintains suspense throughout. The plot of the film focuses on Bryan Mills (Liam Neeson), a former Central Intelligence Agency SAD who searches for his daughter who travels to France but is kidnapped during her holiday by Albanian Sex Traders.