Coursework analysis - narrative and genre

1: Narrative analysis.

For our thriller we used narrative in a number of ways. One way we did this was organising time and space into a compressed form. We did this by only telling part of the story - the opening scenes - in the two minutes availiable.

We also made clear whose perspective the story was being told from, Toms. However, at the same time we also made it clear that even though it was Toms story he was not the 'good guy'. We did this similarly through Emiles character. By showing him as not a 'normal' person this shows him to be the vulnerable, the way we did this was by his random 'fits'.

The narrative for our thriller was constructed through a number of elements. The main one was mise-en-scene. We used mise-en-scene to show the audience that this was a opening sequence for a film through the opening credits, for example. But more importantly we used mise-en-scene to show it was an opening sequence by introducing them to the characters, giving glimpses of their true personality but not all of it.

2: Genre analysis.

For a psychological thriller the main premise is that the conflict between the protagonist and antagonist is mental and emotional, rather than physical. Our thriller is primarily a psychological thriller, as Tom does not force 'the pill' down his throat to kill him, he however gains his trust and allows Emile to kill himself, in a sense.