Inspirations - Miss Miller

To make a convincing thriller, which pulls in the audience with its suspense and tension, its a good idea to look at the films which do this, our inspirations. Looking at other thriller films, it allows us to look at what sounds and camera angles work and make that scene stand out. Over the years, thriller films have created several conventions, which the audience want to see but also helps to create tension. These could be anything from, female victims to the screams and blood. 

My personal inspiration for a thriller was the devil inside, as I was part it the audience it kept me guessing and made me physically sit on the edge of my seat. I think this is key to a thriller as it is what makes a good film, and is also what I wish for my thriller to do to the audience. They used lots of screams and blood which make the film gruesome and makes the hair on your arms stand up.

The devil inside had many conventions of a thriller including blood, victim and a murder. However the writers of the film chose to use exorcism. I found this interesting especially as they filmed the narrative in a different country and that they actually filmed parts of the film inside the Vatican.  

Overall I think the best inspirations are the films that capture the audience and grab them in with tons of suspense, shock and surprise. With out these key elements it wouldn't be a inspiring thriller. After talking to my group I decided to pick out the very conventional parts of a thriller to include into our own.