Thriller Conventions

Camera work:

·        establishing shots- location

·        Mid shots- characteristics

·        Close ups- disorientation, claustrophobic  

·        Key Props

·        Creates suspension

·        High/low angle shots to show power/ status

·        1^st person= empathy

Editing:

·        Shows complex narrative/ tension- as story converges

·        Straight cuts can create pace- tension

·        Flash backs- show key moments and connections.

Thriller opening conventions:

·        Drama- tension

·        Use of music

·        Title-: name of film- actor/directors, company indent

·        Not too much dialogue

·        Confusion- questions?

·        One significant event

·        Atmosphere

Sound:

·        Use ambient sounds- music/ noises- fade in and out= atmosphere

·        Voice over to create back story.

·        Avoid dialogue

Mise-en-scene

·        Setting- realistic/ isolated

·        Costume- realistic clothes, everyday people

·        Actors- males’ protagonist (hero), antagonist (villain), women victims?

·        Wepeans- realism (knife, gun)

·        Lighting- shadows, dark places, direct source of light

Narrative:

·        Disorientating- starts halfway through an event- audience asking questions

·        Chronological? Flash back/ flash forward?

·        Introduce main characters/ thread of plot, not too much, the audience wants to know what is going to happen.

Sub-genre:

·        Action Thriller

·        Crime Thriller

·        Psychological Thriller

·        Conspiracy

·        Religious Thriller

·        Disaster Thriller

·        Eco Thriller

·        Dystopia Thriller

·        Medical Thriller