Essay 1

So far, I’ve come to understand that the psychology of film is a subcategory of “art psychology” that studies the characteristics of the film but also its production in relation to interpretation, cognition, narrative awareness, and sentiment. Film and Sociology go well together because it investigates cinema’s role as a major subcultural form that impacts, reveals, and shapes social belief systems and values.

My intended audience consists of those who wish to realize the correlation between the Psychological, Social, and Cultural aspects of Screenwriting. Surely, my informal speech is directed to you Professor Conroy however, I made it so that anyone who’s interested could follow because I didn’t want to make any assumptions about my audience. Though it was informal, my essay appealed to a researched perspective where I’ve informed the audience about the history of Film, Screenwriting, Psychology, and Sociology used in Film- giving an example of two movies- and How culture can be presented through film.

The practice of interpretation became the meaningful literary device I’ve now been able to implement in my writing process. I do believe as a psychological writer, symbolism is dire. Symbols are so powerful in storytelling because they activate the audience’s imaginations through the blurred rather than the literal. They are metaphorical by definition and therefore open to interpretation. As a writer, I must form communication between the theoretical disposition of our imaginations through an elaborately constructive system of symbols to create a narrative– the script. I’ve learned from my performed research that the key to everything is using symbolism to make sense of yourself and the world to the world.

 

Essay 2

The topic of my Paper was the effects of Psychological Thrillers on the audiences’ perception that would explain why people love Psychological Thrillers. Chapter 1: “Why Thrillers Thrive”, illustrates the beginning of psychological thrillers and horror films as a sub-genre under its archetype: Film Noir. It also includes Why people are drawn to psychological thrillers through escapism and the need to feel fear. The title “Why Thrillers Thrive” was adopted by Alfred Hitchcock’s journal “Why Thrillers Thrive”, (Hitchcock,15) on thrillers and his perspective on horror.  Chapter 2: “Attitudes and Behavior”, explains the specialty of thrill and its biological response to its consumers. It also explains how psychological thrillers suggest cultural and mental identities of film and how screenwriters portray accurate depictions of mental and emotional intelligence in characters.  Chapter 3: “Let there be Carnage” focuses on horror films and why they might perform better than psychological thrillers. Research has proven that based on factors such as age and gender, young people’s attitudes and behaviors are proven to shift after watching a horror film. I found it fascinating how just based off the structure of a film the effects it can have on the audience. The severity of it all can be easily overlooked or overly simplified. The purpose of this paper was to inform anyone interested in learning more about the importance of screenplay in psychological thrillers and why or how people tend to love such a negatively influenced film. With the usage of a few articles, experiments, experience and first personal deductions I was able to comprise of a reason to Why I believe, and many others, that psychological thrillers are better than accustomed scary movies.

 

Essay 3

Alfred Hitchcock says that the audience feels a sense of safety in our subconscious, so it’s fine to imagine ourselves in dangerous situations, and that we thrive on thrills, which thrillers provide. He says that combining the more exciting thrillers, the more they will thrive. Alfred Hitchcock believed that we, as consumers, watch thrillers to escape from everyday life. What do you believe? I believe the reasons why thrillers thrive were based on the storyline itself. In this essay, I wished to understand the structure of a storyline, how to successfully create a script that would influence the audience exactly how it should be and why- of course – thrillers thrive. and I finally have gotten the chance to understand that in a physical and a more hands-on approach. The purpose of scriptwriting is to create the main concept of your video production in written form. It provides a predetermined look at what will be said and what scenes will be shot to match the overall message you’re trying to portray. The most important rule is tell a story; and a good one at that. Can you imagine what a major motion picture like The Shining or Shutter Island would have been like if they hadn’t created a script first? The context of the characters, the plot, and the dialogue were all planned out for movies like these before any filming even started. Everyone was able to grasp what was required of them throughout the process, from the actors to the producers. Your company must develop a clear understanding of what you want to say in your content before adopting scriptwriting for video production. You can follow the picture that is produced by this written concept from beginning to end. Keep your target market in mind. Prior to even starting the scriptwriting process, you must decide who and how you will advertise your video too. I learned all of this during my observation with Professor Krakowski of CCNY. Being able to determine how to frame your message’s context and what should be said generally. To put it simply, before beginning the scriptwriting process for video production, you must identify your target audience. Most moviegoers undoubtedly do not consider the collaborative process every time they sit in a theater or at their computer, but any watcher who has really stayed to the end credits can speak of the importance of the required teamwork. It is challenging to pinpoint precisely which aspect or which team member is the most crucial in this multifaceted type of communication. The most important—and frequently undervalued—player in a movie is the screenwriter. During my Interview with a fellow classmate of mine, Edwarne Woodley-Gift, I learned of her liking or more of love with gory horror and psychological films. She became the first individual I had ever met that 1. Loved watching gory movies for fun and 2. was a direct effect of a successful psychological thriller film. See, the screenwriting was the key that made her fall in love, and it is because of that effect that influenced her to continue consuming these films. To further your understanding of what I know, below are the transcripts of my active Field Observation and Personal interviews. I hope to see you soon.

Self- Assessment

I have spent the last four to five months understanding how to write and communicate properly. Composition is very important in allowing to convey ideas, feeling, emotions, opinions, views, arguments, and many other forms of communication. Language is the fundamental means of expression and communication in daily life, and speaking, writing, and reading are essential parts of that process. We can better understand ourselves and the reasons behind our behaviors by researching how language is used by individuals. Speaking, writing and reading are integral to everyday life, where language is the primary tool for expression and communication.  In my Composition of History and Culture course, I learned how to effectively use key rhetorical concepts through analyzing and composing a variety of texts. One of the assignments that I was effective in doing this was my personal narrative. Talking about Physcological thrillers, my experience in screenwriitng and ones curiosity on how the writing is what makes a film good and its affect on the audience? What’s unique and universal about the language used in these films is what mattered most to me. Anyone could make a film however, will it be successful? What is a successful film? A cultural, social, and psychological phenomena is linguistics. Linguists are interested in learning which words and phrases may have an unintentional impact on how we and others see the world. Despite the fact that it took me some time to fully grasp how the rhetorical situations interacted to produce a seamless flow of information presented, by the conclusion of the semester, I had a firm grasp on how each rhetorical circumstance functions as a building brick to complete communication. I can do well is summarize, paraphrase, analyze, and synthesize information from a variety of sources in my writing. The values of writing is the literal structure of everything we do in life from speech- in this case communication, for example- to interpretation. Time and practice will refine my knowledge of each and I look forward to how these elements will improve my writing.