Intertexuality between Kill Bill and Blue Velvet

Inter Textual Reference Between Kill Bill Vol 2 and Blue Velvet

The use of props in thrillers - knives

My Media Prop research – The use of knives

Our Preliminary task - Final cut

Use of flashbacks in thriller film

Flashbacks can be used in films to show the past of the character, show the "inner person" of the character through the jobs and the activities they do (shown in the flashback) and how is makes them who they are.  Flashbacks can also show what is bothering the character, making the flashback seem as what he thinks/experiences in his mind. 

Another way Flashbacks are used is to show a compilation of the same event to represent it's legacy through out the film.  An example of this is in Saw 6.  Saw 6 is not classified as a thriller film in most cases, but yet uses a good use and technique of flashbacks.  The flashback used in Saw 6 shows the legacy of the catchphrase "Game over" which is used by a range of characters through out the series of films.  The use of this shows the way the role of insanity originally carried by Jigsaw (Tobin Bell) has been passed down to the survivors of the game and that they are the new villains of the film. 

 

The film also keeps referring back to other parts of the film to show how the traps were made and who was actually behind the makng of them, using the flashbacks to twist the audiences beliefs and the story of the film. 



Flashbacks can also be used to continue a story and/or give a overview of what happened in the last episode/movie.  Another reason that flashbacks are possibly used in thriller films in the way that events in the past 'made' the character be the way they are now, how the events influenced them to be/do something to someone/something else because of that event in the past.  

For example: - In "The Butterfly Effect", Logan (Ashton Kutcher) has constant flashbacks of his childhood and early adult hood memories and tries to change them to change the way he is, along with the future to try and bring back the people he loves.

(The Butterfly Effect Trailer (with flashbacks in)

Thriller planning shot list

Shot 1: -

• Characters - Michael (Connor)
• Location - Dark alleyway
• Camera angles - Tilted and low angle shots
• Lighting - Non ambient, chiaroscuro and noir
• Camera movement - Tracking and pan

Shot 2: -

• Characters - Michael, Mason (Tom) and Jess
• Location - exit of the alley way and entrance to Castle Mall
• Camera angles - Medium close up and over the shoulder
• Lighting - Non ambient
• Camera movements - Pan

Shot 3: -

• Characters - Michael, Mason and Jess
• Location - Castle Mall
• Camera angles - Low angle, medium close up and over the shoulder
• Lighting - Non ambient
• Camera movements - Pan

Shot 4: -

• Characters - Michael, Mason and Jess
• Location - Castle Mall elevators 
• Camera angles - Close up, over the shoulder and low angle
• Lighting - Non ambient
• Camera movements - Pan and tracking

Shot 5: -  (cliff hanger scene): -

• Characters - Michael, Mason and Jess
• Location - Castle Mall - elevators, top floor (floor 5)
• Camera angles - Close up, tilt, over the shoulder
• Lighting - Non ambient
• Camera movements- Pan