Thriller research

1. PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

2. GENRE
 Psychological thriller is a thriller story which emphasizes the psychology
of its characters and their unstable emotional states.
 Psychological thriller is a subgenre of the broader ranging thriller
category

3. GENRE CONVENTIONS
 Low level lighting, this is used to create shadows and a dim hue.
 High tension music, used to create a tense atmosphere.
 Flash backs, these are used to give insight of what happened in the
past.
 Black and white filter, used to create a dim atmosphere.

4. THEMES
Death,
Reality
Identity
Existence
Purpose.

5. PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FILMS
Black Swan,
The Silence Of The Lambs,
Psycho,
Jacobs Ladder.

6. PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
ICONOGRAPHY.
 Knives
 Shadows
 Confined Spaces
 Running Water
 Bars on windows and fences

7. CHARACTERS
 Protagonist – Goodie, person who always seeks to restore equilibrium.
Usually the lead male character.
 Antagonist – Badie, person who tires to defeat the protagonist.