2. Narrative
The General story revolves around a mystery or
investigation in which the main Protagonist is drawn into.
Sticking to stereotypes the Protagonist is the only one to
solve the mystery.
The Protagonist and Antagonist will sometimes share
some character traits will in some examples which could
ultimately become the climax of the piece.
An example of this is ‘Seven’ , Morgan Freeman and Brad
Pitt use each others traits to solve a mystery.
3. Location
Thriller films are usually filmed in a built up Urban cityscape Eg. The
Dark Knight.
Cities are highly populated, which highlights the fact that you don’t
know who anybody is which increases the mystery surrounding people
as a whole.
4. Representations
The Genre will usually give insights into different
institutions in Society …
Law and Order
Crime Organizations
Government
Age and Class
Civilians
5. Camerawork
The majority of the shots are either Tracking shots or
Pans
When the action is about to come into place zooming is
used to intensify the rising tension.
Long shots are also used to highlight the location this
allows the audience to comply evidence against the
mystery.
Close ups play a part in telling the story they are generally
used to show the emotion on the characters faces.
The camera usually has low levels of framing to
emphasize the suspense.
6. Lighting
The lighting in thriller films is usually low key to help
reiterate the atmosphere of the scene. It also usually gives
the film a darker narrative.
7. Openings
Jump cuts are more commonly used in the openings of
Thriller films, the rate of the cuts will gradually build up to
reach the climax of the opening scene.
Establishing shots will generally be used to give the
audience an insight into where the action takes place.
The framing of the shots are usually inaccurate by a
margin, its shows the disorientation of the action.
Titles and Soundtrack help create the suspense through
the font or tone.
