Thriller Conventions

Lydia Eudall

Thriller

Codes and Conventions of basic Thrillers

•Feelings thriller creates:•Excitements•Suspense•Anticipation•Nerve wracking Tension•Anxiety•Uncertainty

Main Thriller genres

• Psychological Thriller

• Action and Adventure Thriller

• Sci-fi Thriller

• Religious Thriller

Iconography •Cars•Weapons•Urban Settings•Tension Building music•Fast Paced Editing•Low Lighting

Characters: • Conflicts• Soldiers• Spies• Law Enforcements• Stalkers• Men Associated with danger• Criminals• Assassins• Innocent Citizens• Psychotic Character• Prison Inmates• The Hero

Themes•Terrorism•Political Conspiracy•Asasination •Suspense•Chase•Spies•Crime•Supernatural Events•Psychology mind games•Provide better client interaction

Thriller Narratives:• A genuine thriller is a film that relentlessly pursues a A genuine thriller is a film that relentlessly pursues a

single-minded goal - to provide thrills and keep the single-minded goal - to provide thrills and keep the audience cliff-hanging at the 'edge of their seats' as the lot audience cliff-hanging at the 'edge of their seats' as the lot builds towards a climax.builds towards a climax.

• Tension usually arises when the main character's is placed Tension usually arises when the main character's is placed in a threatening situation, mystery, or an dangerous in a threatening situation, mystery, or an dangerous mission from which escape seems impossible.mission from which escape seems impossible.

• Life itself is threatened, usually because the principal Life itself is threatened, usually because the principal character is unsuspecting or unknowingly involved in a character is unsuspecting or unknowingly involved in a dangerous or potentially deadly situation.dangerous or potentially deadly situation.

• Plots of thrillers involve characters which come into Plots of thrillers involve characters which come into conflict with each other or with outside forces.conflict with each other or with outside forces.

Examples: