We used common thriller conventions like suspense, tension, a McGuffin, cliffhangers, and a chase scene to engage the audience. Music was chosen to build an eerie atmosphere during flashback scenes. A cliffhanger at the end leaves the viewer wondering if the murderer will be imprisoned or set free. The McGuffin, shown with close-ups of a briefcase, gives the story more purpose. A chase scene increases suspense over the fate of the man with the briefcase and what it contains.

1. Q.1 The convections of thrillers we have used in our film

2. We also included a
cliffhanger at the end of
the film to build
suspense for the viewer
as the detectives and
the viewer both
Music blatantly know who the
murderer is but with
insufficient evidence
makes the viewer
wondering if the
murderer is going to be
put in prison or if he is
going to be set free to
commit more vicious
crimes.
We used music from
mobygratis, we looked
through many different
songs in order to find the
one which best suited the
film. The song we chose
was chosen because of
the ‘eerie’ sound it had
this made the flashbacks
seem more interesting as
it would make the Cliffhanger
audience know that
something spooky is going
on, this builds suspense as
we moved towards the
murder scene

3. We included tension
and suspense
throughout as these are
the two of the main
convections of a thriller
and they enable the
viewer to become
drawn into the film and
McGuffin become more
interested in the
progression of the
story. The suspense and
the tension made the
film much more exiting
and the combination of
the flashbacks and the
music really added a
great effect to the
tension.
The McGuffin added to
the effect of the storyline
which we tried to make
obvious with the close-
ups of the briefcase, this
made the storyline have
more purpose as usually a Tension/Susp
briefcase in a thriller is not
always good news for ense
somebody.

4. CHASE!
We included a chase scene to really get the crowd going, this scene is
when the guy with the briefcase is being chased, this builds suspense
amongst the audience as they would be wondering if the guy is going
to get caught, is he going to get killed, is he going to get hurt, is the
briefcase going to be stolen, what is inside the briefcase?
These are the questions that are going to be going through the
audiences minds and the outcome will probably leave a majority of the
audience shocked.