2. The aim of psychological thrillers is usually to
present a disfigured view of reality, as well as the
ambiguity of which occurs due to a character’s
mental illness of who is most likely to be a
protagonist. This is represented in a way that
enables the audience to escape from reality’s
‘norms’. Plots of psychological thrillers are likely
to be based on realistic and sensitive
issues, presenting the effects of mental
disorders. Therefore, it is imperative that the
representations are also realistic to prevent any
offences.

3. It is important that the same typography is
used throughout the film, with a continuous
theme relating to the film and the genre, in
order to make it easier to be indentified by
the audience and to make the film distinctive
from others of the same genre.

4. Successful advertising of any film is key and has to
involve a symbol or image brand that relative to the
narrative of the film to avoid confusion within the
audience. After the audience has been enticed by the
use of successful advertising methods of a
Psychological thriller film, the next important element
is the narrative of which has to keep the audience
entertained. Therefore the film needs to be clear in
order to ensure that the audience understands the
narrative, but not in a way of which is
patronising, thereby enigma codes can be used to
keep the audience engaged and intrigued to know
what is going on.

5. Audiences anticipate watching a film with hope that the
film will succeed their expectations of which they had
built from other films they may have watched of the
same genre. This makes it even more imperative that
conventions of a Psychological Thriller are fulfilled but
it is also important that the narrative is original, so the
audience don’t feel as though it is a repeat of a film
they’ve seen before. Advertising is what draws
audience’s in initially, so it is important to create
forms of advertising (posters and trailers) that are
distinctive, presenting the plot without giving
everything away.