Famous thriller films

 Below are some thriller films that have inspired me in the past and influenced my own product-                                                                                  

                                                            Strangers on a  train(Alfred Hitchcock,1951)

This Hitchcock film was the first thriller film I watched. It begins with two men meeting on a train.They begin talking , and one comes up with the idea of murdering the other wife and father.One of the men becomes obsessed with the idea , whereas the other does not want to go through with the plan.

                                                           The Usual Suspects(Bryan Singer,1995)

I thought that this was a very interesting film because it seemed to have a simple plot up until the ending in which everything is turned on its head.This film inspired me because I loved the twist ending as it took me completely by surprise despite being so obvious when watching the film again.

       

                                                                             Misery(Rob Reiner,1990)

I think that this was a successful thriller because it got me hooked throughout , despite very little actually happening on screen. The tension slowly builds to a shocking climax. The performances are perfect and convince you that this is actually happening.It does everything that a thriller should do - keep you on the edge of your seat and be completely unpredictable.

How will this influence my own short film?
When I watch these film they all had one thing in common -they kept you on the edge of your seat.I want to create a similar effect so that my audience are mesmerized and excited to see what happens next.Each also had a prominent villain, such as Cathy Bates and Kevin Spacey's characters,that seemed to create a problem that may or not be resolved in the climax.I adopted the black and white effect from Strangers on a train in my own film as I wanted it to have a film noir aspect.