Analyzing the film JFK

> THE CONVENTIONS OF A POLITICAL THRILLER

A political thriller is a thriller that is set against the backdrop of political power struggle. They usually involve various plots, rarely legal, designed to give political power to someone, while his opponents try to stop him from getting it. They can involve national or international political scenarios.

- Threat set against a backdrop of power struggle.

-Plots are designed to illustrate a possible power shift or give power to someone

- Opposing characters will try and prevent the person from gaining the power.

- 2 sets of character - ranked by authority.

- Often spans many locations.

> THE NARRATIVE

The film JFK examines events leading up the assassination of John. F. Kennedy. and alleged subsequent cover-up, through the eyes of former New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison.

> THE CHARACTERS

You have the smaller characters who give their point of view of what they saw during the assassination of JFK.

Then you have JFK who is the main character, and he's seen as the protagonist because he is a liked president because first impressions of him is that he's a family man

> EDITING AND CAMERA ANGLES.

The opening scene shows real footage of political

> THE LIGHTING
The lighting is quite contrasted from light, when the scene is cheerful, and dark when they are flashing back to whats happened in the past, which shows how Kennedy was assasinated.

> THE COSTUMES
The costumes suit the time period which is around the 1960's so they wear grey and trilby/bowler hats if they are wealthy. If they aren't wealthy people they'll probably just wear quite casual, patterned shirts.