Friday, 11 February 2011

Thriller Research Conventions

Thriller Research Conventions
In today's lesson we have looked into conventions to achieve and develop a good thriller. We looked into different conventions and how they work in order to form a good thriller sequence.

A thriller needs to stick to conventions to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. Here are some of the conventions we are going to focus on in our thriller.
  • Suspense and tension needs to be used throughout an thriller to keep the audience focused and interested in the film.
  •   usually the victim is normally an women/child because the audience normally  sympathise/worry
  • There is normally a villain to add tension
  • Set in dark places
  • Non diegetic soundtracks add suspense to a film
  • sometimes films are left at cliff hangers
  • Usually a  crime for a Acores  
  • There is normally a twist in the film
  • The lighting is normally dark and muted
  • Normally over the top events occur
  • The title relates on the characters psychological state

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