More Research...

I have been researching more about loneliness to learn more about it, and why our main character (Amber) is trying so hard to combat it.

According to this website, "people rate love, intimacy, and social connections as contributing to their happiness above wealth or social fame." Also, "Just as physical pain protects people from physical dangers, loneliness may serve as a social pain to protect people from the dangers of being isolated." I think it is interesting that loneliness is described as a "social pain," because if it is painful to be lonely it would give some kind of reason for Amber to kidnap someone to try to feel better.

I took pictures of some of the key information I found on thrillers from this website:

These techniques are very helpful and we definitely have to include them when we storyboard. I am very happy that I found this website!

I also did some research on The Boy movie that my peers suggested during the group meetings. I watched this youtube scene from the film:

Some techniques that stuck out to me are:

• fast paced editing
• shadows under the door
• close ups of the protagonist
• diegetic sound of the phone ringing
• non diegetic sound when the list is shown
• non diegetic music to build tension

The beginning scene especially creeped me out with the boy just sitting on the bed paired with the non diegetic music. Next blog post will hopefully have some of the storyboard and any updates to the plot summary.

Sources:

“Accepting Loneliness.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pieces-mind/201301/accepting-loneliness. 

JasonsA2Media Follow. “Codes and Conventions of the Thriller Genre.” LinkedIn SlideShare, 10 Sept. 2013, www.slideshare.net/JasonsA2Media/codes-and-conventions-of-the-thriller-genre.

“Accepting Loneliness.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pieces-mind/201301/accepting-loneliness. 

JasonsA2Media Follow. “Codes and Conventions of the Thriller Genre.” LinkedIn SlideShare, 10 Sept. 2013, www.slideshare.net/JasonsA2Media/codes-and-conventions-of-the-thriller-genre.

“Accepting Loneliness.” Psychology Today, Sussex Publishers, www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pieces-mind/201301/accepting-loneliness.

JasonsA2Media Follow. “Codes and Conventions of the Thriller Genre.” LinkedIn SlideShare, 10 Sept. 2013, www.slideshare.net/JasonsA2Media/codes-and-conventions-of-the-thriller-genre.