DIRECTORS IN THRILLERS
Jonathan Demme
From Silence of the Lambs to Rachel Getting Married, the director managed to visually represent the characters in powerful and striking ways, a way that Jonathan Dame does his close-ups that are so famous is that he makes the characters look into the camera as it is getting closer to their faces. He does this to make the viewers feel uncomfortable, he may do it make the viewers feel connected with the characters. Demme doesn't allow you to escape into the fantasy or escapism of cinema, he does this by using his camera style he has a way to make the viewers feel like they are being watched. He uses what directors call "real cinema" this is when the viewer is pulled into the story and the cinematic space to feel and therefore makes them feel like they are having the same experiences as the characters. The main reason Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning 1991 film The Silence of the Lambs gets its hooks in you — and leaves you feeling vaguely distracted and discomfited long after it's over — isn't anything Anthony Hopkins' Hannibal Lecter says. In the reality of the film, he's directing his consummate, artisanal brand of creepiness at Jodie Foster's FBI agent, Clarice Starling, but makes the audience feel like Lecter is saying it to them. Demme was a filmmaker fascinated by the simple, unadorned power of the tight shot. And he trusted his actors so thoroughly that he took it one step further: Instead of having them pitch their performances slightly to camera left or camera right.
Alfred Hitchcock
Psycho is considered one of Hitchcocks best films. Alfred Hitchcock is often called the "Master of Suspense,” and he’s more than deserving of that nickname. Any post-Hitchcock filmmaker who’s helmed a suspenseful masterpiece has been heavily influenced by his work. By the time he made Psycho in 1960, Hitchcock had perfected his craft. With every cut in just the right spot, Psycho is the peak of Hitchcock in suspense. One of the more interesting techniques to create suspense Hitchcock employed was in his leading ladies they were mostly blonde, they all went against most of the female stereotypes popular in the 1940s up to the 1960s which was stay at home wives. The female leads made everyone intrigued because when the film was created women were not seen as the characters they would portray. Hitchcock believed that information and suspense went together he believed in showing the audience what the character was unaware of such as if something was going to harm the character in the future, show it at the beginning scene. Then you let the scene play like there’s nothing wrong, he also reminds the audience that there is a danger ahead. This way he can continuously build up the suspense level. One method Hitchcock used in increasing the suspense level was by having the camera playfully roam around looking for something or someone suspicious. This way, the audience not only feel like they’re involved in solving the mystery, but they also feel like they’re one step ahead of the character
David Fincher
David Fincher is an American film director. Known for his psychological thrillers, his films have received thirty nominations at the Academy Awards including two for him as Best Director. Born in Denver, Colorad. Fincher developed a passion for filmmaking at an early age. He has won over 15 awards such as golden globe for best director and BAFTA award for best direction.Fincher is one of the most critically-acclaimed filmmakers working in the industry today, having made well-known films such as Fight Club, Gone Girl, and The Social Network, as well as Seven, The Game, and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, among others - all of which have been universally praised One of Fincher's most favourite techniques is the wide-shot angle he uses wide shots to display a character's environment and situation. Fincher, apparently, moves the camera - either by tilting, panning, or tracking - along with characters' emotions and movements. For instance, if a character sits back in his chair, the camera will move with the character, no matter how small the movement may be.
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Martin Scorsese
Martin Scorsese is a famous director and filmmaker in the thriller genre. One of his filming techniques is how he builds on flawed characters, he links this by making the camera move when the emotion changes.
Martin Scorsese has the music to use planned and bases the movies around that, he pairs montages with the correct voiceovers and makes use of "extreme sound design". Scorsese bases his films off of the real world or on how he sees and feels the real world.
He does every type of "trick" he does a lot of sequences with both slow and fast motion, he uses a lot of freeze-frames and zoom in's to bring in the viewer emotional so they get more involved and really understands the experiences of the characters. While many filmmakers strive for so-called "invisible editing," or the placement of cuts so that the audience doesn't even notice them, Scorsese takes full advantage of every technique in the cinematic palette. One of his most famous films he has made is Shutter Island (Psychological Thriller)
Resources:
http://www.openculture.com/2019/12/how-martin-scorsese-directs-a-movie.html
https://screenrant.com/david-fincher-directing-style/
https://nofilmschool.com/2017/04/how-jonathan-demme-broke-fourth-wall-create-real-cinema
https://www.npr.org/2017/04/26/525716786/jonathan-demme-and-the-simple-power-of-the-close-up?t=1604240844889
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