Codes & Conventions of a Psychological Thriller
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Codes & Conventions of a Psychological Thriller
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Famous Films
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Iconography
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Martin Scorsese
Alfred Hitchcock
Gregory HoblitDavid Fincher
David Lynch
KeyDirectors
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Themes
Psychological thrillers tend to follow certain themes which is the centre of the story. Some of them as follows are: • Death• Reality• Identity• Existence• Purpose
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Conventions of a psychological thriller
• Low Key lighting- shadows to create fear/tension.• Quick edits & changes in camera angle- increase the feeling of
fear and shock. Often used during significant scenes.• Music- high tension, eerie, silence.• Flashbacks- time disorientation confusing the audience or
showing the past to give an insight into why the characters are the way they are.
• Chiaroscuro- increase effectiveness of shadows.• Claustrophobic spaces- entrapment of the mind, planes or house.• Font/colour of title- may be written in a certain way to emphasise
the theme of the film.