1. Some Conventions Of A Thriller
Dumb Female Blonde
Classical/String instruments
Dark colours (Black= Death) (White=Purity) (Red=Blood)
Pathetic fallacy
Darkness
Bad weather
Isolation (area)
Weapon
Distorted Credits
Sound – Music provides tension as well as an upbeat race like sound to match the
action.
Lighting – Shadow, mirrors, dark colours and stairs.
Narrative – Thriller films are normally shown from two character points of view. The
first views is normally being shown from the ‘protagonist’ point of view, which
involves the audience more in the plot of the story and creates understanding for the
character or from the ‘antagonist’ point of view which makes the audience feel
remorseful for the victims in the film.
Editing – Fast cuts and different camera angles as well as many changes.
Location – Urban or isolated suburban areas, isolated housing, cities or quiet country
villages.
Mise-en-scene – Large intimidating weapons for props but in thrillers normally a
knife or gun. Camera shots are on the whole POV shots or close ups. There is a lot of
camera movement. Colours are also used to connote different emotions.