Genre research- Drama Thri l l ers

Drama Thri l l er s usual l y consi st of a narrat i ve t hat shows a chai n of

bad event s, or a di sr upt i on i n t he equi l i br i um, bui l di ng suspense f or a
cl i max. These are t he mai n f eat ures I wi l l i ncorporat e my sequence, as
t he equi l i bri um wi l l be di srupt ed when a rel at i onshi p t urns abusi ve and
t he cl i max wi l l not be cert ai n, as i t wi l l be open f or t he audi ence s
i nt erpr et at i on.

I have chosen t o use a hybri d genre of a Drama Thri l l er because I
enj oy creat i ng unexpect ed moment s wi t hi n f i l m sequences as I t hi nk i t
i s a cl assi c way t o keep an audi ence on t hei r t oes. However, I have
not approached t hi s sequence by compl et el y f ol l owi ng t he codes and
convent i ons expect ed i n a t hr i l l er dr ama, such as l ow key l i ght i ng and
darker cost umes, I wi l l use aspect s such as creat i ng i nt ense moment s
wi t h pauses and shi f t i ng t he mood f rom what seems ordi nar y t o
somet hi ng t hreat eni ng.

Codes and convent i ons of a Drama/ Thri l l er
- Low key l i ght i ng
- Dark cost umes
- Warehouse l ocat i on
- Suspensef ul non di eget i c musi c
- Shadows
- Vari ous angl ed shot s e. g. Dut ch t i l t
- Cl ose ups/ ext reme cl ose ups

I nf l uences

My drama t hr i l l er i s mai nl y i nspi red by t he BBC Three Drama,
Murdered by My Boyf ri end. Thi s f i l m i s about a gi rl who meet s a guy,
i n whi ch t hey soon begi n t o dat e. Wi t hi n a year t he rel at i onshi p
becomes abusi ve when he hi t s her unexpect edl y, however, she t akes
hi m back and i n resul t he murders her.
My sequence f ol l ows a si mi l ar t heme i n t erms of an abusi ve
rel at i onshi p t hat i s di f f i cul t t o get away f rom, however, t he audi ence
are l ef t unaware of whet her she does survi ve, and whet her she woul d
do i t al l over agai n j ust t o rel i ve t he happy moment s. Thi s i s t he mai n
myst er y el ement of the drama t hri l l er, and t he st or yl i ne t hat t akes an
upsi de down t ur n and change i n di rect i on when a rel at i onshi p t hat
seems happy i n t he st art becomes a wor st woman s ni ght mare.