Fargo script analysis exercise

Watch the sequence once, noting on the script how the scene descriptions are portrayed in the sequence. Answer in a post the following questions
1. Are they the same as the script? Yes the scene descriptions are the same.
2. any changes? yes the start of the scrit was not included in the film.
3. does the script portray what you expect to see in the film? Yes the scrpt is alost word for word and the stage directions are all used.

Now view the sequence again. This time looking at the dialogue. answer the following questions based on the script for each character.

1.What is their name? Jerry
2.What type of words describe this person? could be in debt, shameless very naive
3.Can you tell from this sequence the role of this character? Yes, He wants his wife kidnapped,
i.e are they a protagonist/Antagonist? He is a key charecter but is neaither Protagonist or Antagonist.
4.How do you know this? you know this because you cant tell what hes in the story for untill they get talking.

1.What is their name? Carl
2.What type of words describe this person? hes the brains of the pair he comes across very cocky
3.Can you tell from this sequence the role of this character? hes role will be to kidnap jerrys wife for money and the car.
i.e are they a protagonist/Antagonist?
4.How do you know this? you know this because they seem to have per orgonised whats happening but have got times mixed.

1.What is their name? Grimsrud
2.What type of words describe this person? he would be described as the muscle of the pair very quite and intimidating.
3.Can you tell from this sequence the role of this character? he is most likly to be a antagonist along with carl because they will end up orgonising the kidnap of jerrys wife.
i.e are they a protagonist/Antagonist?
4.How do you know this? same reason as carl.

Name:
Age: 25-35
Nationality: British
Hometown: Quite small town in north
Current Residence: Never moved
Occupation: Jobless
Siblings (describe relationship): 3 brotheres and 4 sisters, never got the attention he required growing up which is why he never moved away from home, no longer talk to his siblings
Spouse (describe relationship):
Children (describe relationship): none
Grandparents (describe relationship): died, never met them
Grandchildren (describe relationship): none
Significant Others (describe relationship): none
Relationship skills: none what so ever hes no idea what to do when getting to know other people
Physical Characteristics:
Height: short
Weight: over weight
Race:
Skin color: white
Shape of Face: round no distigntive features
Distinguishing features: the size of him
How does he/she dress? old clothes no self respect
Habits: (smoking, drinking etc.) smokes and drinks
Health: poor not planing on living for long time
Style (Elegant, shabby etc.): shabby doesnt look after himself
Greatest flaw: slow speed and not able to think what to do is difficult situations
Best quality: none
Which character from a thriller film is your character most likened to?

Protagonist/antagonist profile

Silence of the lambs
Dr. Hannibal Lecter is a brilliant psychiatrist and cannibalistic serial killer
Lecter was one of two primary antagonists in The Silence of the Lambs. In the third novel, Hannibal, Lecter becomes the main character. His role as protagonist continues into Hannibal Rising.
Hannibal Lecter is described as being small and sleek, and with wiry strength in his arms
His plot builds up through the story as he becomes a bigger more main character you find out more about him.

No Country For Old Men
Anton Chigurh is an emotionless, compassionless killing machine. His inability to comprehend human life is matched only by his ability to take it, as he does with ruthless abandon throughout the running of No Country For Old Men. Hired to track down drug money by a group of Americans, he quickly kills those who hired him and begins to search for the money on his own

Psycho
Inspired by the ghoulish real-life murderer Ed Gein, Robert Bloch created Norman Bates as the protagonist of his novel, psycho. Norman is a fat middle-aged drunkard who has an unnaturally close relationship with his mother. He runs the motel his mother owns; but Mother is insane; and when she suspects Norman of desiring an attractive young guest, she sneaks into the girl's room and stabs her to death as she showers. Norman covers up the murder; but Mother soon kills a private investigator hired to find the girl.

Introduction to Thriller

What is a Thriller?

It is very hard to describe what a thriller is because in most films it has a sub genre which means that it has two genres such as thriller and horror. In a thriller it’s the characters that makes the film what it is, the main character a hero will normally be spies, enforcement officers of something of this nature it can also be an ordinary citizen that has some become involved in danger by accident. Then throughout the story tension will be created to create thrills. Camera angles and the use of editing which is usually fast in thrillers help create the tension and build the suspense. Other sub genres that are used with thrillers are; action, conspiracy, crime, disaster, drama, eco, erotic, horror, political, supernatural and there are many others all that could be used in different ways to create the key part to a thriller. The way that these are linked together are done to make the story different form an ordinary thriller, for example a legal thrillers story would have the same type of characters such as the hero but the story will be laid out around court they will be fighting to save their self of the lives of others. A supernatural thriller will have a character with super powers which will either be the antagonist or protagonist, then the hero will defeat the antagonist whether they or the protagonist has the supernatural powers.