Audience quotations from mainstream and independant thriller.

I researched thriller films that had relevance to my own and found that; Pyscho and The third man had the most relevance to my own film. I used IMDB, to research reviews and extract quotations from Pyscho and The third man that people have written about them.

These are quotations i found from reviews on Pyscho;

If you have not seen this movie, do yourself a favor. Stop reading thse comments, get up, take a shower, then GO GET THIS MOVIE. Buy it, don't rent. You will not regret it.

"Psycho" is easily the best horror-thriller of all time

"Psycho" has one of the best scripts you'll ever find in a movie

this movie is probably the best directorial effort by film history's best director

Perkins who gives what remains the single best performance by an actor in a horror movie.

Anthony Perkins' skillfully crafts his performance as Norman Bates, avoiding a ranting, raving, drooling, murder-happy, manic characterization; instead his performance as Norman is subtle, creepy, cool, and unsettling.

The movie set a new and very high standard in horror movies which I don't believe has ever been equaled. The characters were great, the direction perfect and the music, which I thought was absolutely fantastic, made this a classic.

These are quotations i found from reviews on The third man;

The Third Man is a movie that looks and feels not like a movie of the 40s, but like a neo-noir of the late 60s/early 70s

combines amazing visuals, sounds, dialogue, and acting to tell a thrilling story and comment about the atmosphere after WWII.

So The Third Man is not only a wonderful film noir, but a unique look at the brief time between WWII and the height of the Cold War.

stunning camera angles and back-lighting

The eerie shadows around the deserted streets and of course the unforgettable first glimpse of Harry Lime (Welles) himself as he skulks like the rat he is, in the corner of the building, lit in close-up suddenly from the light in an adjacent apartment

The story is quite straight forward and can be perceived more complicated than it is

The film is given a great mood of shadows throughout

This is a rare film that is flawless in every respect. It combines great acting and memorable characters with a fascinating story, taking place in an interesting setting and adding a creative musical score.

My research on pyscho tells me that the audience focused on the performances of the characters, the storyline, script and the directorial effort made by Alfred Hitchcock. This tells me that in my film i need to focus on creating a good and intriging storyline and make sure that the people i get to play the characters in my thriller, represent their personality well and in a very believable manner. I also need to make sure that the planning is done to a high standard, in order to get a high quality finish to the film, like alfred hitchcock has in pyscho.

My research on The third man tells me that the audience focused on the visuals, sounds, memorable characters,camera angles, back lighting including shadows and its focus on WWII and the cold war. This tells me that i need to work on creating very striking visual images within my thriller which will interest the audience. I also need to make my characters memorable to the audience,in order for them the believe the character and in some way feel connected to the character. I also need to focus on the camera angles and lighting that i use, as i am filming my thriller at night, which is why i have related my film to the third man, because the third man is predominatly filmed at night. I think that the camera angles and lighting are deemed so important by the audience, because of the moods that different lighting can have in a film, the camera angles are very important, because it helps you to see from the characters point of view. The shadows in the third man, give a sense of stalking and that someone mysterious is following the character, i need to try and apply this technique to my own thriller, as it is predominatly about stalking. Although my thriller is not related to WWII or the cold war, i need to make sure i focus entirely on the subject, as they do in the third man.