Thrillers Research
Transcript of Thrillers Research
THRILLERS
A FEW OF THE MANY THRILLER SUBGENRES: Action Thriller Conspiracy Thriller Crime Thriller Disaster thriller Medical thriller Mystery thriller Psychological thriller
Codes and Conventions of a thriller
Cliff-hangers
Low key lighting
Shadows
Music Tension
Change in angle shots
Black & white shots
Mystery
Suspense
Plot twist
Action thrillers:
Take any other thriller subgenre, give it’s defining elements a back seat, and focus on the action, and you have an action-
thriller. This is more common in movies than novels because of the visual appeal of explosions and violence.
Examples of an action thriller:
o The Dark Knight
o Jaws
o The Bourne Trilogy
ACTION THRILLER
Conspiracy thrillers: In this subgenre the protagonist must confront a large, powerful
organisation whose threat only he sees. Usually he must do so alone.
Examples of Conspiracy thrillers: Blow out
Blue thunder Eagle eye
CONSPIRACY THRILLER
Crime thrillers: • Focuses on crime,
• Usually from the criminal’s point of view• Physical action and eluding the police
take the place of gathering evidence and trying to discover the criminal.
Examples of crime thrillers: Brighton rock The killing jar
The next three days
CRIME THRILLER
Disaster thrillers:
* Usually natural disaster is taking place
* Antagonist is either trying to stop the disaster, the extent of
the disaster, or just save themselves before time runs out
Examples of Disaster thrillers:• Zombie land• Resident evil• The book of Eli
DISASTER THRILLER
Medical thrillers:
o Involves something usually used for medical purposes becoming a deadly weapon
o Often it is a virus that is leaking out to the public
o The protagonist or antagonist or both are doctors
Examples of Medical thrillers:
• The human centipede
• Repo! The Genetic Opera
MEDICAL THRILLERS
MYSTERY THRILLERSMystery thrillers:
∞ It differs from a regular mystery by being much more fast-paced
∞ The protagonist generally on the run and the threat of another crime serving as the “ticking clock.”
Examples of Mystery thrillers:
Sherlock Holmes
Shutter island
PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
Psychological thrillers:
Allot of the conflict is mental, rather than physical
The protagonist has become involved in a dangerous situation which literally threatens their sanity.
They must use mental prowess to overcome their opponent, whether the battle is inside their own head or it a battle of wits.
Examples of psychological thrillers:
• Suspicion
• Black swan
• Red eye