British Horror/Thriller/Action films

From the results of the survey I have gathered that the top three film choices boiled down to horror, action, and thriller. As british students and only having the ability to film in locations in the UK taking a look at British films that fit these genres and perhaps what can be taken form them.

So, lets start with a horror: The Descent, with a budget of £3,500,000 and grossing £2,698,863 in the UK. The Descent is a dark and gory horror. The main feature I took from the film was the lighting that was used. The colour red is used heavily throughout the film and creates an incredibly horrific effect, suggesting that the cave is almost like hell. The colours green and red are also used prominently within the film adding a refreshing tone to the film and giving it a really special visual quality.

Hush, £1,000,000 budget horror/thriller has an interesting story, and is not a bad attempt at a horror with the focus on realsim. whilst the ending is a classic shouting at the TV saying "what are you doing?!". It has a nice setting, utilising locations such as the motorway and Britain's rural countryside. I like this film for the realism it has, making it distinctly British but also how it is a horror/thriller were you never actually know who your enemy is.

 

Last but not least, an example of a British action film is The Sweeney. With a budget of £3,000,000 this is a story of a tough British police force that have been granted the ability do what most cops can't. Its a great show of British action with an awesome shootout in the landmark of Trafalgar Square. What I like the most about The Sweeney is its grit. Due to its lead actors, it would be surprising if it was anything but gritty but that is what I like about this film. Also the actions pretty good too.