Anandji Productions has chosen to do a genre research on romance films as part of their production tasks. This will provide insight into the codes and conventions of romantic movies, such as examining examples from influential romantic films. Key conventions of thriller films mentioned include protagonists being at the mercy of antagonists, use of low key lighting, quick cuts, diegetic and non-diegetic sounds, struggles and arguments between characters, optional use of a third villain, voiceovers, and scenes involving death, torture or kidnapping.

1. Genre research: Thriller
By Sara Anandji

2. About the research
• Anandjiwade Productions have decided to chose
romance as our genre. To continue we have to
complete a genre research as one of our tasks.
This also enables us to look in depth of how we
want to complete our productions. It helps us get
an insight of what types of codes and
conventions we need. We can also do this by
looking at examples from similar movie
influences or general romantic movies. This will
give us a basic idea of how our movie should be
set up.

3. Top ten thriller films
• Brick (2005)
• Headhunters (2012)
• Insomnia (2002)
• The untouchables (1987)
• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2011)
• Memento (2000)
• Reservoir Dogs (1992
• Oldboy (2004)
• Drive (2011)
• The Conversation (1974)

4. Conventions of a thriller film
• Protagonist is in the mercy of the antagonist
• low key lighting
• Quick cuts
• Diegetic /non diegetic
• Struggles/ Arguments
• Sometimes a third person/villain
• Voiceover to open to continue the story
• Death/Torture/kidnapping
• Tension music
• Black and white shots
• Montage of shots

5. References
• movie moron- http://www.movie-moron.
com/?p=20914&page=4