The word genre means ‘type’ or ‘sort’. In the film industry there are many different genres of films.

A genre containing thrilling scenes and material. A lot of suspense is built up throughout.

The audiences that go to watch thrillers expect it to be:

•very haunting.very haunting.•Keep you on edge.Keep you on edge.•Keep you guessingKeep you guessing•Have an antagonist and Have an antagonist and protagonist.protagonist.•To be tense.To be tense.•To have a lot of suspense built To have a lot of suspense built up.up.•Some sort of incident or Some sort of incident or action.action.•A twistA twist•To be intrigued. To be intrigued. •To be surprised all the way To be surprised all the way through.through.

Hybrids are often perceived as more original.

Sub-genres are the different types of film categories within a genre.

Alienated hero/uneasy. Flawed Characters, often known as an anti hero

intelligent, but psychologically challenged.

Mise-en-scene means everything in the frame.

Linear WipesFade transitionsAbstract edits

An example of a technique often used in thrillers is Fast cutting, this refers to a technique where several different shots are placed very close to each other with a very fast duration, this is often used to scare the audience whilst

giving them a lot of information.

Diagetic: Diagetic: Sounds made naturally by objects in the

scene.Example – A dog barking, someone speaking, a

telephone.

Non-Diagetic: Non-Diagetic: Sounds added after filming

Example – someone narrating, robotic noises, voices, frightening sounds.