What is a thriller?
A thriller is one type of genre of a film that uses several techniques to pull in an audience. They use suspense, tension and excitement as the key elements or ingredients.
Conventions of a thriller are to do with sound and editing. These could involve quick cuts and the different angles of the camera. It also includes the music that is added for example to make the atmosphere more tense and adds excitement. Another could be the use of lighting within the film, how shadows and darkness is created or how light and bright parts are. Other thriller conventions include:
A crime at the core of the narrative
A protagonist who has no control or power over the antagonist
Themes of mirroring
Mise en scene
A complex plot which follows false clues, paths and resoloutions.
A thriller is one type of genre of a film that uses several techniques to pull in an audience. They use suspense, tension and excitement as the key elements or ingredients.
Conventions of a thriller are to do with sound and editing. These could involve quick cuts and the different angles of the camera. It also includes the music that is added for example to make the atmosphere more tense and adds excitement. Another could be the use of lighting within the film, how shadows and darkness is created or how light and bright parts are. Other thriller conventions include:
A crime at the core of the narrative
A protagonist who has no control or power over the antagonist
Themes of mirroring
Mise en scene
A complex plot which follows false clues, paths and resoloutions.
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