3. The usual basic concept of a film under
the genre of ‘Thriller’ would include a
build up of suspense to the viewer and
creates unexpected surprises to the
person watching. Thriller genres usually
try to keep the audience as curious as
possible to get the viewers on the edge
of their seat for the events that are
about to follow
4. Typical conventions of the thriller
genre usually include
dark, mysterious camera shots with
quick movements and quick cuts
between each scene. Another key
convention is the non-diagetic
music added in after the scene was
shot to build the tension in the
shot, drawing the viewers to the
edge of their seat. Common
themes in thrillers usually include
some sort of crime or murder in
the script because this can cause
the audience to be frightened and
what will happen to any of the
characters.
5. One of the most popular actors
that is involved in films under this
genre is Leonardo DiCaprio who
has starred in popular films such as
Inception and Titanic. A very
common old female actress that
has been in some of the top thriller
films is Janet Leigh, who has been
in films such as Phyco and Touch of
Evil which are both known the be
one of the best Thriller films of all
time. Other common actors can
include Tom Cruise, Harrison
Ford, Grace Kelly, Samuel L
Jackson.
