Literal Bohemian Rhapsody Analysis

This short thriller film uses the lyrics from bohemian rhapsody as its dialogue, bringing the songs lyrics and meaning to life with clever precision and attention to detail. The lyrics they chose to use in this short lends very well to a convectional thriller narrative. The opening lines are used as the standard thriller establishing shots with narrating from the main character as the shorts opening this clearly sets the tone to the thriller. The next scene uses the next part of the lyrics to build the critical conflict at the end of a thrillers 1st act. The next scene is the classic 2nd act where the tension builds up to the final act exploding into the conclusion scene where the main character dies, the main character dying at the end of a thriller is a common thriller cliche appearing in films such as
Black Swan (2010) and The Departed (2006). This films fits the audience expectations in its narrative thriller structure.

"Dead Island: No Retreat" Live Action Short Analysis

This zombie action contains many convections and cliches of the genres. The short shows a small group of survivors (a very common staple of zombie media) trying to survive the zombie apocalypse, In the short they have to deal with  zombies and a band of psycho survivors. The short is set in a cabin in the middle of the woods this setting is common in the zombie horror genre like in Sam Raimi's Evil Dead Series(1980s). Having a band of psychopaths coming after our heroes is also a common part of post apocalyptic Zombie media such as The Walking Dead(2010-present). The short also features common use of slow motion which is another convention of zombie media such as Zombieland (2009). The zombies in this short are very fast and rabid these types are more common in movies such as 28 days later (2002) and World War Z (2013). This Zombie type works better for these more action oriented zombie films versus the slower ones which are more built for a traditional tense horror character driven zombie flicks. The film ends on a cliffhanger of whenever the main characters die or survive, even though it is more implied that they die, This ending is done as a quick and easy narrative end, but it is also done to give the audiences something to discuss and interpret.