Interview Questions 1
1) What do you look for in a thriller?
2) What grabs your attention most in a thriller?
3) Would you prefer a thriller to end resolved or with a cliff hanger and why?
4) When you watch a thriller from a certain sub-genre, what do you expect to be in it?
5) If you were to expect something different in a thriller, what would it be and why?
1) Originality is substantially the most important aspect of a thriller, in my opinion. If it lacks innovative ideas and plots then I have no intention of watching the film. An underlying plot, perhaps misleading the viewers is quite appealing too but I’ll always expect something like that so a twist within a twist would end up making me motivated, I’d like to think that this would work effectively with mystery thrillers. I always look for clues or anything apprehensive that will develop a sort of idea of where or who is the source of the “problem” is and if too much is given away or too less. It could not even be a mystery thriller and could lead the viewers into deeper contemplation about little clues about each character. Character development is critical, if the actor cannot bring forth emotions correctly then what we make of the character goes completely downhill, so I usually like to see who is in the film; their past roles may alter the viewers decision of watching the film.
2) What grab’s my attention most in the thriller is the inimitable clues that I endeavour to find, I normally find myself trying to figure out the source of the plot with all the clues I’ve found or construe what will end up happening next from all the dialogue and events that have happened beforehand. The main characters immediately acquire most of my attention, they have to be played well and if they’re part of the disclosed plot then they should maintain their identity through out the film. Conversely, if they are put forth as the “villain” then they should depict a faint relationship between their rival, likewise with horror thrillers, if the murderer has a motive that will intrigue me because I would love to hear the reason of they chose their victim. I particularly enjoy a slight tinge of humour in thrillers, lots of action and chemistry between the characters. A realistic, believable screams usually makes the ambience a little better, it can change a lot about the scene.
3) I, for my part, prefer cliff hangers, because the anticipation and all the excitement leaves you thinking what actually did happen, and if your discussing the film with friends or family people will all be drawn from different conclusions because we all psychologically apprehend the film differently. That’s what thrillers all about right? ...Anticipation and shock, so why ruin the thoughts over the concluding scene by revealing what was given to the viewer to chew over.
4) Thrillers that I usually watch consist of the sub genres: Horror, Mystery, and Psychological. The conventions of those sub genres usually conclude in a twist or require a lot of thinking. I always expect misleading events because that’s just the way the films work, and the setting of the film I usually expect to be an ordinary place or town that people has never seen publicised that frequently.
5) It’s quite difficult to expect something in a thriller that you wouldn’t really expect because thrillers usually adapt to the opposite of peoples psychosomatic expectations; therefore making the shocking affect. However, if I was to see something different it would be making the following scenes or characters quite conspicuous so your initial thought would be “This is too evident”, therefore making you seek an unlikely source and try to find a motive behind their actions.
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