The document discusses conventions of the thriller genre in film. It notes that thrillers aim to create suspense, tension, and excitement for audiences by stimulating moods like anticipation, anxiety, and terror. Common elements of thrillers include conventional character archetypes, plots focused on puzzles/investigations, violence and crime, plot twists and cliffhangers. Tension is key and achieved through techniques like music, lighting, camera angles and movements. Thrillers can represent social groups through age, gender, and class stereotypes in victims and antagonists.

1. HOW DOES YOUR PRODUCT USE OR CHALLENGE
CONVENTIONS AND HOW DOES IT REPRESENT SOCIAL
GROUPS OR ISSUES?

2. Convention for thriller genre
TRILLER MOVIES AIM TO CREATE SUSPENSE,TENSION AND
EXCITEMENT FOR AUDIENCE.
THRILLER HEAVILY STIMULATE THE VIEWER'S MOODS
GIVING THEM A HIGH LEVEL OF ANTICIPATION,
HEIGHTENED EXPECTATION,UNCERTAINTY, SURPRISE,
ANXIETY AND TERROR. THRILLER FILM TEND TO BE
ADRENALINE RUSHING.

3. SUB-GENRES
1) CRIME THRILLER
2) PSYCHOLOGICAL
THRILLER
3) SPY THRILLER
4) ACTION THRILLER
5) SUPERNATURAL
THRILLER

4. What makes a thriller genre?
 CONVENTIONAL CHARACTERS:THE PROTAGONIST(HERO),THE ANTAGONIST (VILLAIN),THE
INNOCENTVICTIMS, CHARACTERSWITH DARK PASTS, PSYCHOTIC INDIVIDUALS,TERRORISTS
AND SPIES.
 THE HERO IS OFTEN AN OUTSIDER, ISOLATED AND SECRETIVE.
 THE NARRATIVE USUALLY REVOLVES AROUND A PUZZLE ORTHE INVESTIGATION OF AN
ENIGMA.
 IT KEEPSTHE AUDIENCE CLIFF-HANGING ATTHE "EDGE OFTHEIR SEATS" ASTHE PLOT BUILDS
TOWARDS A CLIMAX. PLOTTWISTS AND CLIFF-HANGERS ARE USED EXTENSIVELY. ATHRILLER
IS USUALLY AVILLAIN-DRIVEN PLOT, WHEREBY HE OR SHE PRESENTS OBSTACLESTHATTHE
PROTAGONIST MUST OVERCOME .
 THE ENIGMA OR PUZZLE IS USUALLY SOLVED BYTHE END OFTHE FILM BYTHE PROTAGONIST.
 VIOLENCE AND CRIME IS CENTRALTO MOSTTHRILLERS.
 IT OFTEN REVEALSTHE WORKINGS OF PARTICULAR INSTITUTIONS SUCH ASTHE POLICE,THE
ARMY ORTHE GOVERNMENT.
 SOMETIMESTHE ANTAGONIST IDENTITY IS KEPT A SECRET UNTILTHEVERY END OFTHE
MOVIE, LIKE INTHE MOVIE SE7EN.
 TENSION IS DEPENDENT ON ATHRILLER MOVIE AS IT CREATES AN IMPACT ONTHE FILM,
TENSION IS NEEDED IN ATHRILLER MOVIE SOTHATTHE AUDIENCE IS FOCUSED ONTHE MOVIE
AND HAS A INTEREST IN IT.

5. MUSIC/SOUND
 THE SOUND/MUSIC IS A IMPORTANT ELEMENT IN
THRILLER FILM.THETYPE OF MUSIC OR SOUND
USED GIVESTHETHRILLER GENRE MORE
MEANING.
 NON-DIEGETIC MUSIC/SOUNDS THAT PLAYN IN
THE BACKGROUND MAKES UPTHE ATMOSPHERE
OFTHE SCENE.
 SOME THRILLER FILM USE THE SILENCE
TECHNIQUE WHICH BUILDS UPTENSION.
 IN MOST THRILLER MOVIESTHERE ISTHE CALM
BEFORE THE STORMTHIS BUILDS UPTHETENSION
UPTOTHE FOCAL EVENT WHICH MEQNS THAT
SOMETHING BAD IS GOINGTO HAPPEN.
FOR EXAMPLE: THE MUSIC STARTS OFF SLOW AND
CALM ANDTHE MOVEMENT OFTHE CHARACTERS IS
ALSO SLOW. BUTTHEN ASTHE CAR APPROCHES THE
TENSION INCREASES ANDTHE GENRE BUILDS UP.

6. LIGHTING
 LIGHTING IS ANOTHER MAIN ELEMENT THAT IS
IMPORTANT IN A THRILLER MOVIE.
 LOW KEY LIGHTING IS MOST LIKELY TO BE USED IN A
THRILLER MOVIE. THIS IS BECAUSE IT CREATES THE MISE-
EN-SCENE.
 SOMETIMES SHADOWS REPRESENT EVIL AND DARKNESS
WITH IN PEOPLE IN A THRILLER MOVIE.
 SHADOWS CREATE AN EERIE ATMOSPHERE.

7. CAMERA ANGLES/MOVEMENTS
 SOME CAMERA MOVEMENTS ALSO MAKE THE AUDIENCE FEEL TENSE AND
ALSO HELPS TO MAKE THEM FEEL LIKE THEY ARE ACTUALLY IN THE FILM.
 LONGSHOTS ARE USED TO CAPTURE THE PROTAGONIST WALKING ON THE
STREET TO SHOW HIS WHOLE APPEARANCE
 TACKING AND PANNING SHOTS ARE TAKEN.These shots connotes
movement. This is used very effectively in horror and thriller films to make
out a character is being followed or watched. It also could establish a scene
so the audience can see the full view. Another great use is as the camera is
moving the suspense builds up as you don’t know what could be shown
next.
 Low angle shots are very powerful in the way they can emphasize just how
scary or intimidating a villain is. This could make you as the audience as well
as the actors/actresses in the film feel weak and insignificant.
 This shot is taken from the point of view of the character. This is when the
audience is able to see the film through the eyes of one character. This is
popular in these types of movies as the audience becomes emotionally
attached and more scared as the gun could be directly point at them for
example.

8. Representation
AGE
A stereotype typically associated with the thriiller genre is that victims/weak characters
fall to teenagers. This is usually because they can not handle the circumstances and are
vulnerable to the situation, and audiences will straight away identify this.Having said
this, it is not necessary to use teenagers as victims when making a Thriller production.
Having researched into the genre, there are numerous successful films which victimize
adults rather than teenagers
GENDER
Both genders tend to be used within the Thriller genre although certain roles are often
played by one gender rather than the other. For example, victims are often female
characters as they are seen to easily become emotionally unstable and are unable to
control this, as oppose to men. In terms of the antagonist, men are predominantly used
for this role and are shown to hold power over the majority of the characters.
CLASS
In multiple thrillers, money/social class plays a part within the story. Often money is
used for the breakdown of relationships which adds to the deterioration of a victim. A
lot of issues in these films are side tracked by money as a sub-narrative which underly
the main problems of the film.