The Industry - Research

When it came to researching the 'Thriller Industry', I found out that the most reliable source of information was http://www.imdb.com/. I was able to find numerous facts and figures about the thriller industry on different websites, but I found out that this source was the most reliable.

When looking into the thriller industry, the first thing we should know is 'What is a Thriller?'. The most defined and accurate definition was; 'Thrillers 'are the type of films known to promote intense excitement, suspense, a high level of anticipation, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety, and nerve-wracking tension'.

Thriller films has always been a popular and consistent genre within the film industry and the audience. The most popular thriller of all time is 'The Godfather' which is then followed by the 'Godfather Part II'. When these three films first launched in the cinemas they were extremely successful and also had a successful run in the box office tables. The box office figures for the following films are stated below:

The Godfather - $ 302,393

The Godfather Part II - $244, 000

There are more statistics on the box office figures on http://www.imdb.com/.

Overall the 'Thriller Industry' is growing and more film companies are producing thriller's which are being shown at the cinemas more frequently.

There are more thriller type films being produced now due to the new technology that the 21st century has to offer. There are many advantages to having the new technology to help with the filming but there are also disadvantages towards the new technology.

Here are some of the advantages of having new technology in films;

• The new technology gets the filming done quicker.
• Editing and cutting of scenes is a lot easier and quicker.
• Minimise mistakes in the film.
• Adding of sound and effects can be done easily.
• The camera's are smaller and can be carried or stored easier.

These are just 5 of the advantages towards the new technology being used in films. However there are some disadvantages to using the new technology, these are;

• The technology may be confusing and complicated so the producer may not be able to work it properly.
• If the technology gets broken it may take a while to fix.

These are just 2 of the disadvantages towards new technology being used in the films. All of these advantages and disadvantages creates a good balance of an argument for using the technology or not.