Monday 10 January 2011

Conventions of a thriller


Thriller films have specific conventions and themes in which they have to follow. The majority of thrillers consist of...
  • A crime that has to be solved. This is focus of the narrative.
  • Close ups which make the images disorientated. 
  • Synester, low beat music which is usually followed by exaggerated noises/ sound effects. 
  • Phycological.
  • Mystery.
  • More experimental editing e.g. parallel/ non linear/ montage.
  • Government as background to narrative- often in an action thriller.
  • Binary opposite characters which consist mainly of the protagonist and the antagonist.
  • Themes of mirroring/ illusion/ mistaken identity.
  • Protagonist is often isolated.
  • Objectification of females e.g. females are often isolated.
  • Voyeurism- audience becomes a voyeur- watching without knowing (becoming more involved in the thriller.) 

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