PROTAGINIST
The antagonist wasn't clearly established, has we see Stew Sheppard (business man) being slightly harsh to one of other employees and treating them like trash, at first instance we assume the Stew is the Antagonist, this partly fits the typical thriller antagonist, has he is male and that he preys on people who are vulnerable, however he does not seem psychotic and his job requires him to be sociable. He seems to be very jokey and mimics his so called friends, we are also seen a glimpse of his lover, who we assume he has feeling for. potential master and servant approach is illustrated from the way he treats his employees(he used vulgar language) . Has the narrative furthers we see his role in society being exploited and his feelings become existent (starts to cry), we seem change from a cocky character to scared and timid one due to his life being threatened from his sniper, he adopts the role of a Protagonist even more has his personalty flaws are exploited but we do see him confess these to his real lover (wife) this fits the typical protagonist has innocent. His job prospects match him more to the typical protagonist has his scheming provided him enough money to be classed has middle class, also because he is a New York citizen he fits the ideology of the every man protagonist.
ANTAGONIST
The antagonist is apparent straight away, and at first there is real confusion of who the Antagonist really is at first we, see the Pizza guy annoy Stew while he is in the phone booth, and we see the Pimp and his Whores beat up Stew as well, even Stew is a possible bad guy, so the range of antagonists are diverse and keep the audience guessing. However the obvious Antagonist is established when the music develops and the and the camera angles become more random, the sniper stands out from the other Antagonists because he matches the typical thriller type, he seems psychotic as one minute he is laughing then the next he is angry and shouting. He is mysterious has the audience are not aware of his physical appearance and this is typical of most Thriller antagonists. He seems to have positive motive, has he often reflects on equality and society ignorance, however this is somehow twisted from his killings, this is typical of Antagonists has they represent a movement in society . He is also typical of thriller antagonists has he kills without a care. Right at the end we see the Antagonist approach Stew in a nice suit with slick back hair, this is partly typical of an Antagonist has he is remains organised.
TYPICAL THRILLER CONVENTIONS
There are many different codes and conventions which structure a thriller and the effectiveness of it, the se conventions include Setting, Narrative, Mise-en-scene, key themes, other characters, casting, music and the sound elements too. The editing is a significant part of the Thriller genre has this provides suspense and tension throughout the opening sequence, the editing in the film was very distinguishable with the screen including one smaller section, this relates the conversation together and helps to further the narrative this also provides a sense of fast paced action, and this helps to convey a typical thriller because this is provides a sense of mysterious on-goings. The editing is quite tight and fast at times (particularly), and this is typical of a thriller has it creates jumpy movements. Another aspect of the editing is when screen is split into 4 this provides different interpretations to how the scene is looked upon, this is partly typical of a thriller has some contain the a sense of insanity. The narrative of the film is quite erratic and is only established towards the end, because the film is quite short the action does kick in right at the the start, this does fit the typical thriller has it contains an element of belief and truth. The morals of the film are made clear towards the end of the film, and the sense of equality is approached throughout the Antagonist. Their are many different sound elements to be considered, their is one particularly at the beginning, where we hear a smooth sound with the cloud and space, this provides a sense of ambience and fits the typical thriller convention that environment noises creates suspense, the ambience sounds create a big atmosphere and the tone of the scene for example the sound of technology relates to the title, the sound also reflects the narrative and the plot-line of the film for example the any sort of Foley sound drops immediately when somebody is shot, in addition the music picks up pace when the scenes become really thrilling. The Voice over is also a very significant as it is shown at the beginning of the film and at the end, this provides a a moral towards the film. The casting is another really effective piece of production technique which impacts the thriller genre, the city contains a lot of characters from different races and ethnicities this shows that it is a busy city and anything could happen which fits the typical thriller genre of spacey busy environments, moreover the specific actors which act the characters are also very significant for example Forest Witticater is an Oscar winning director and provides a sense of realism. The most important aspect of a typical thriller conventions, The camera is quite fast, with lots of long shots which provides suspense and tension. The camera shots does pans alot from outside the of phone booth, which represents control of Protagonist, in addition the camera changes to when Stew is trapped within the phone booth, and makes him seem more enclosed, also plenty of slow motions shots are used which enhances the thriller element.
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