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The Third Man

Although the setting of this film is completely irrelevant to our thriller, there are some very notable camera angles used that could be very powerful if used in our opening. The majority of the shots use strong noir lighting and very long shadows, giving the impression that the city looms over the character making him look very small and insignificant. Shots similar to these would work well in our thriller, especially in shots #3, #7 and #15, on the storyboard. I think this because these shots are the only ones that feature low angled images of buildings, especially shot #3 as the arch way is similar to some of the arch ways in The Third Man, which all are very effective with this kind of shot. The director of The Third Man uses this range of shots to connote good and evil in a number of ways. The most effective of which is how he makes the main character seem to be good and the city to be evil. He does this by using shots which give the impression that the city is looming over him, making him look small. This gives the city the illusion of a massive size advantage over him making it seem dauting and evil

Heavenly Creatures

This film has many characteristics of a drama, however the final scene of Heavenly Creatures features many aspects of a thriller. As the audience are expecting to see the mother's murder, they are already in a state of suspence, this is reinforced by the camera angles used during this sequence. There is a good variety of close-ups, including shots of the characters feet while they are moving and their faces, showing their emotion and causing slight confusion. As this scene takes place in a woodland environment the camera uses this to its advantage by shooting from behind from trees and various other forms of forestry. It is also because of this woodland setting that the camera angles used are influencial to us, as the majority of our thriller opening is also set in a woodland environment.

Silence of the Lambs

Although this film is normally labelled as a horror, it has certain aspects of a thriller in certain parts. The main part i was looking into was the introduction when one of the main characters is running through woods on what appear to be an assault course. The woods are a generic environment for a thriller as they are cold, wet and rather unglamorous in the right weather. The camera angles and shots used in this open sequence give the impression of somebody following her through the woods or watching her, which immediatley starts to build suspence with the audience. These angles not only build suspence but are usable in our thriller as the opening is set in woodland surroundings.

Doctor Who

Do You Think Doctor Who is an Inter-medial Text?

When it comes to Doctor Who there is an endless supply of merchandising and media etc, the majority of which seems to be aimed at younger children, EG:
· Magazines
· Toys
· Books
· Posters
· Website
A lot of this merchandise however does not seem to be very relevant to Dr Who in the sense of it being an inter-medial text.

The Magazine
The magazine itself appears to be aimed at younger children as its very bright and eye catching. It features games and puzzles, Dr Who stories, posters, cut out masks and occasional other freebies, competitions and colouring in activities. The majority of which would all be more appropriate for younger children and it comes across as being the sort of merchandise released just to make money. Therefore it does not give Dr Who the appearance of an inter-medial text.

The Toys
The toys again appear to be merchandise created with the soul intention of making money. There are numerous toys available, a lot of which are replicas of tools and gadgets used by the doctor during different episodes. There are however some games that may appear to older generations such as the board games and DVD games such as the Dr Who edition of ‘Scene it?’ Other things such as pencil cases and pen sets would come under this category too, none of which however are referred to in any episodes of Dr Who. Therefore the toys do not give Dr Who the impression of being an inter-medial text.

The Books
I could not find many examples of Dr Who books; however the ones I did find all seemed to be sticker or magnet books. There were also spiral bound plain books, to be used as diaries etc, however none of which give Dr Who the features of an inter-medial text.

The Posters
The majority of the posters I could find featuring Dr Who or any of it’s characters were not relevant to the programme itself as they are all mainly designed for children’s bedroom’s walls, therefore they are merely pictures of the characters in different poses and situations, which are not relevant to the programme or give it the features of an inter-medial text.


The Website
This is the main part of the Dr Who merchandise/secondary media that is aimed at older generations and not children. It is too the only piece of media that has any relevance to the programme itself. It features a trailer of the upcoming Christmas episode, the past episodes on ‘iplayer’ for fans who have missed them being broadcasted and a small amount of information on what is currently happening with the change between Doctors. Other than that it features puzzles and online games and activities which are again aimed at children. However none of the information would actually be needed for a watcher to understand the plot of a series.

Conclusion
Given that none of the above pieces of Doctor Who media show any features of an inter-medial text, I do not think that Doctor Who is one. It is a single media text in itself, the programme, and all the rest of this is simply secondary media.