You can find my CCR Podcast under this link:

https://youtu.be/b-CaTrbmGaU

Explaning Vengeance:

So for the movie intro, we decided to show the conflict right away. We open up with a sting and a close up of the weapon, in this case the knife, that is going to be used throughout the movie. Which led to the “killer” walking down his hallway to meet up with his target. We decided to open up with this to get the audience wondering what he’s going to do with that knife. We right after did a quick cut to the establishing shot of the park, which is where everything goes down. We decided to add couple of strings instruments in the background to give that creepy feel towards the setting, as we see the target walking down the park. As we change camera positions, we decided to work more with the sting from the start. We used the sting to show when the killer shows up in the frame. Just like if a shark were to pop out of a shot in a film such as Jaws, we wanted that same feel towards this killer showing up on the screen. On the frame right after the killer passes by the camera, very sudden on the right side of the frame we see the killer again as he vanishes towards the dark. It was really dark, but we wanted to keep it that dark so not everyone would notice, but if they did it would be an extra “scare” kind of feel. We decided to add some kind of script that would seem “jockey”. Since our target was originally a bully, we decided to have him trying to “hit” on the girl, while the girl tries to get him to stop bullying people. He just continues to say that it was nothing and that she shouldn’t be worried about. We have a flashback which shows one of the many events of the bully hurting the boy which turns out to be the killer at the end. On the last scene we had the killer sneak up on the bully, and had the scene end right as the bully gets up to run away, we ended like that mostly for safety reasons, but we also wanted people to feel that they need to watch more to get what happens at the end.

Our film oppening, "Vengeance", will be under this link:
https://youtu.be/MCJ8ukBAMxA

With a thriller feel to it, we decided to tell a story about a teen getting back for all the bullying he had to deal with throughout his years.

http://freemusicarchive.org/member/FrameBlast/Thriller_and_suspense_Mix_001

The website above gives us a huge list of free music to use for our movie. Which music and sounds are the most important part of thriller. Since music and sounds can play with our emotions and tap into them, using them right can make or break the movie. So finding the perfect sounds and music takes a lot of research and time, and the website above is just one of many great websites that gives us free to use music and sounds.

https://prezi.com/ieip5bmg5sxe/lighting-used-in-thrillermystery-films/

On the other hand, this presentation shows us what kind of lighting to use for thriller movies. Since lighting is a big part of thriller and horror movies, establishing that feel into the movie is very important. For example, using a low-key lighting helps create that feel of danger and mystery to the movie, which most cases that's what one will be working with when it comes to thriller movies. Top lighting is also great when you want to create a mysterious creature and you have a light coming from the top of the creature which only gives us a small look at that creature. Lighting is one of the most important traits of a thriller, but it also makes it one of the hardest traits since it has to be performed perfectly.

https://prezi.com/cjtztdawmdkc/thriller-films-camera-shotsangles/

In this presentation we are given couple of basic camera shots and angles that are most commonly used in thriller. Including shots such as over the shoulder shots, or tilted angles to get a sensation of tension in the movie. Low and high angles help make the antagonist look superior, which can lead to more of a suspense and discomfort for the audience. Reaction shots can help show the reaction and feelings of the character on the screen, and help build emotions towards what is happening on the background. Thriller is really focused on camera work to get the audience involved in the movie, which we can see a lot of related camera works with horror movies.

The website https://thescriptlab.com/screenplay/genre/thriller gives us a simple but effective list of the sub-genres of thriller. Since thriller itself is too big to include everything, directors have to usually work with sub-genres which in the end is just a "more detailed" genre. For example, you can say you're making a thriller, but about what? Crime? Science fiction? See how that might cause a problem. If you specify your film with a sub-genre, the film becomes much more personal. That is a benefit of a sub-genre in films.