This document contains a mind map of elements that are commonly found in thriller films. It includes various conventions such as protagonists, antagonists, locations, weapons, editing techniques, and other cinematic devices. The mind map provides an overview of visual elements, characters, settings, sounds, and themes that are typically seen in thriller and crime genre films.

1. Thriller
Convention
Mind Map
Mise en
Scene
Location
s
Sounds
Editing
Sub-Genre
Narrative
Characters
Iconology
Props
Costume
Makeup
Protagonist
Weapons
SPX/Face
paints
Guns
Theatrical
Good
over Evil
Innocent
Bystanders
Antagonist
Helpers
Police
Criminals
First to
be killed
Love
Interest
Psychol
ogical
Gothic
Knifes
Prosthetics
Bombs
Low key
lighting
Stalked
Captured
Dramatic
Irony
Dark
Alleys
Diegetic
Non-
Diegetic
Heavy
Breathing
Screams
Blood
Wounds
Urban
Settings
New
York
LA
Underground
Subways
London
Woods/
fields
Country
Ditches
Rural
Action
Crime
Erotic
Horror
Sci Fi
Torture
Romantic
Super
Natural
River/Lakes
Cars On
foot
Houses
Hills
Towns
Hero (s)
Suit/formal
Villain (s)
Dark
clothing
Victims
Covered
Smart
Normal
Unrecogni
sable
Dramatic
Phone
calls/text
s
Transitions
Angles
Tension
Fear
Fast Paced
Panting
Gun
ShotsHigh
Low
Interior
Exterior
Superior
Cuts
Mood
Emotions
Footsteps
Running
Power
Uses
Cross
Cutting
Jump
Cuts
Escapingevil
Silence
Eerie
High
pitched
Establish
ing shot
Trackin
g shot
C.G.I
Suspense
Maniac
(2012)
Crimson
Peak
(2015)
Inception
(2010)
Sinister
2 (2015) Knock Knock
(2015)
The cabin in the
woods (2011)
Basic Instinct
(1992)
Hitman
Agent 47
(2015)
The Bourne
Identity
(2002)
The Loft
(2014)
Batman
James Bond
Joker
NYPD
Captured
as bait
Death
Unknowing
Tortured
Dark
Shadows
Hunger
Games (2012)
Saw (2004)
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