"Thriller is a huge category which include psychological, crime, conspiracy, supernatural and more. The genre plays with your emotions and makes you become attached to the main characters. A good thriller should put you on edge and leaves a lasting impression on you. Audiences have certain expectations of genre films. They expect genre films to involve innovation. inflection/subversion of the generic conventions."
What is a thriller?
What is a thriller?
- Uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements.
- Society is seen as dark, corrupt and dangerous.
- Literacy devices like plot twist, red herrings and cliffhangers.
Characters:
- Criminals
- Stalkers
- Innocent victims
- Private eyes
- Police
- Psychotic individuals
Thriller films:
- Inception
- Dark Knight
- Silence of the Lambs
- Bourne Identity
- Fight Club
- The Shining
- Memento
- Se7en
Thriller techniques include: Use of tracking, Point of view, Close ups/extreme close ups, Reveals (track in/zoom in), Dramatic angles, Eerie tense music, Low key lighting, Chiaroscuro, Exaggerated sound, Strong directional lighting, Fast paced editing (chase scenes), Jump cuts, Parallel editing, Silence, Disorientation of time or space.
Narrative techniques include: Plot twist and turns, Multiple lines of action, Flashbacks, Red herring, Deadlines, Principle of concealment, Mysterious characters, Morally complex characters, Chases/pursuits.
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