Sunday, 20 October 2013

Research: Narrative themes

What is a theme?

A theme is a topic that the film follows; the narrative the film is telling is based off the theme. Different themes will be found in different genres and sub-genres as the theme has to be determined by the time of film it is.

What is a genre?

A category in which a film would fall into based of its characteristics, for example; romance, thriller, action, comedy and many more.

What is a sub-genre?

A sub-genre is a division of a genre into smaller categories.


Here are a list of themes that are conventional to a thriller:
  • Revenge
  • Kidnap/hostage
  • obsession/stalking
  • Good vs Evil
  • Investigations (Whodunits)
  • Alien invasions/space
Themes are important because they provide the base for the narrative and make it clearer for the audience to understand the story. I know that by deciding on a theme for my own thriller film it will make it easier for my to develop my narrative and structure.
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  1. Unknown30 October 2013 at 04:00

    This post is started well, however is lacking in detail. You identify some conventional themes associated with thrillers, but you need to develop this.

    To improve;
    -need a clearer introduction
    -where you discuss different genres,discuss whether you think themes are dependent on genres and state why
    -Impact of themes on audiences?

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