Thriller conventions

Camera work

Typical shots

Establishing shots to show location

Mid shots to introduce character

Close ups disorientate the audience

Composition

Key props

Framing

Create suspense

Movement

High and low angles to show power and status

Perspective

1^st person = empathy

Editing

Typical transition

Dual narrative shows complex narrative? Tension when the narratives come together

Strait cuts are at high speed to create tension

Flashbacks pick out key connections to create more questions

Thriller openings

Drama, tension, use of music

Titles name of film   actors   directors   company ident

Has to make you ask questions and make it a little bit confusing

Has to have atmosphere

Sound

Using ambient sounds => music/noises fade in or out= atmosphere

Voice over to create back story avoid dialogue

Mise-en-scene

Setting eerie realistic and isolated

Costume realistic and believable

Actor’s male often cast as protagonist/antagonist women are usually victims

Props weapons are everyday not usually used in everyday life as a weapon

Lighting low key lighting shadows and darkness

Narratives

Enter half way through an even to disorientate and to make the audience ask questions

Chronological? or flashback?

Introduce the main characters that maybe one or two at the most

Sub-genre

Action thrillers

Crime thriller

Psychological thrillers

Conspiracy thrillers

Religious thriller

Disaster thriller

Dystopia thriller

Medical thriller