The "man on the run" is a subgenre of a thriller, where a character ussually male, finds themselves hounded by a deadly enemy or the federal agents for most of the film. The character has to escape from his enemy in a cunning and creative method before eventually confronting the rival.
Examples
My Plot of a Man on the Run:
We were asked to create our own plot of a man on the run sub-genre, it was based on a spoof.
A 21-23 year old man is illustrated as walking down a long, darkened alley way in a rush. He is presented in a dark pair of jeans, a grey shirt and a pinstripe blazer; he has a large holdall thrown over his left shoulder. He is in trouble as a rival has kidnapped his girlfriend and the only way he can pay ransom is to rob a bank. As he approaches from behind the alley way, he begins to pick up his pace and is seen running towards a towering building. He smashes the window on the ground floor, breaking into the building. When he enters inside he strolls through the lobby heading straight in the direction of a newly installed volt. Surprisingly, he manages to break through the security systems and ID test and robs a significant amount of money. However, when withdrawing the money, a silent alarm is triggered which automatically alerts the police. Within minutes the character trying to make an escape is captured and arrested for breaking an entry and stealing money from a bank. In jail, the man contemplates about the different scenarios whereby he could make an escape. Unfortunately all of his ideas fail to see him escape from jail. The male quickly decides that there is only one definite and realistic way to break out of jail, by removing the toilet from its holdall and squeezing down the sewage drain pipe placed underneath. From here, we see him slide all the way through the sewage pipe, amongst all the dirt and waste from the toilets above. Within seconds, he is seen making a run from the prison out into the unknown.
For this plot you would use shots that emphasize the loneliness of the character. So you would use extreme close-ups as well as close-ups to add emphasis on every move of each character as the thriller is quite dramatic and exaggerates the actions taking place. You could use the over shoulder shot to create an eerie atmosphere. You would use tracking to follow the character and create a sense of what actions the character will do next. The lighting will create a shadowing effect to make the male look innocent which makes the audience feel sympathetic towards the character. I would add the match on action technique to demonstrate a cut between two shots where no time has passed. This is an important task as it shows fluency to the scene.
Films Relating to my Plot
Psychological Thriller
The psychological thriller is a sub-genre of the wide ranging thriller genre, tis focuses on mystery, drama as well as the typical thriller genre. This sub-genre is related to the mind, it is mental rather than physical. Characters are no longer reliant on physical strength to overcome their enemies, but are reliant on their mental resources. The suspense created by psychological thrillers often comes from two or more characters preying upon one another's minds, either by playing deceptive games with the other or by merely trying to demolish the other's mental state.
Psycho
Psycho is a psychological thriller created in 1960 directed by Alfred Hitchcock.
Plot
Phoenix officeworker Marion Crane is fed up with the way life has treated her. She has to meet her lover Sam in lunch breaks and they cannot get married because Sam has to give most of his money away in alimony. One Friday Marion is trusted to bank $40,000 by her employer. Seeing the opportunity to take the money and start a new life, Marion leaves town and heads towards Sam's California store. Tired after the long drive and caught in a storm, she gets off the main highway and pulls into The Bates Motel. The motel is managed by a quiet young man called Norman who seems to be dominated by his mother.
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