The document discusses character features that are common in thriller and drama genres. For thrillers, protagonists are often brave male leads, while antagonists seek revenge from past events. Psychological thrillers focus on the mental state of characters who rely on intelligence over physical strength. Crime dramas feature crime solvers and criminals, with victims of crimes. Dramas contain relatable characters who experience real-life emotions and conflicts internally or externally, with an emphasis on character development.

1. Character Features with
Thrillers/Dramas
By Nina Balaj

2. Thriller
• Protagonist is usually a ‘brave’ male character as the main/lead role.
• Antagonist often goes out to seek revenge from past events.
• The main character normally narrates or shows the story from their
perspective.
• Main roles sometimes consist of characteristics such as emotional
problem/go through emotional change plus carry baggage from past
events.

3. Psychological Thrillers
• Deep focus on the characters state of mind
• Characters reliant of mental their mental resource rather than physical
strength
• Characters get through life using their mind, wits or smarts.
• Characters can sometimes be more important than the plot itself

4. Crime Drama
• Crime solvers e.g. police, investigators, forensic scientists etc.
• Crime committers (criminal) e.g. murders, rapists etc.
• Victims - the person the crime was committed e.g.
robbed,mugged,murdered etc.

5. Drama
• Characters the audience can relate to
• Go through emotions and situations similar to real life
• Main character usually faces a conflict within themselves or from the
outside
• Emotional and relational development of realistic characters