This document outlines common genre signifiers of thriller films, including fast-paced, loud music with sharp notes to create suspense; narratives that start with equilibrium but are disrupted by sudden impacts that change the story's moral; and editing with fast, sharp cuts between actions and scenes to make the environment more suspenseful and exciting. Main characters are often white males and settings include urban areas, estates, and government buildings.

1. Genre signifiers – Music/Sound – fast pace,
government conspiracy, loud, sharp notes
robbery’s, people being (sometimes silent)
threatened,
animals/places being Narrative – begin with
harmed equilibrium, then a
sudden impact that
Characters – in most films changes the moral of the
the main character would story. Often kidnappings,
be white male (not in all) robbery’s, illness
often tall, angry, violent, spreading ,
curious, psycho,
threatening etc. Editing – often the editing
are fast, sharp cuts in
Settings – urban areas, between actions or scenes
estates, government to make the whole
buildings environment more
suspense and exciting.