The document outlines common elements and conventions of the thriller genre including iconography and style, setting, narrative, characters, and themes. It then provides an example of how these elements are included in a thriller film trailer. The summary includes: Iconography of low key lighting and shadows is used, along with a high angle shot of the victim's body. The narrative involves a murder mystery and suspicious relationship between the victim and their fiancé. Characters include the victim, victim's family, detective, and potential murderer.

1. Elements/Conventions of Genre example My Film Included in trailer
Genre (Thriller)
Iconography and style Weapon, blood and No weapon but dead High angle shot of
dead body found. Low body found lying in the victim to show
key lighting, shadows street. Low key lighting vulnerability. Often shot
and often black and with shadows cast. In at night to appear
white black and white gloomy and dark
Setting Back streets, quiet Dark night time shots of Filmed at night to create
places with no one else alley ways with no one an eerie effect with
around. Families houses else around. Family of parts of the town centre
etc. victim’s house. Dark that are not usually used
forest with no one else by the public. The forest
about but the brothers was used as a chase
and detective and key scene to look realistic
character as if the main character
had run away.
Narrative Murder mystery. Fiancé of the victim Shots of John (victim’s
Possible relationship thought to by the family fiancé) finding the body,
between the victim and to be the killer. Runs calling the detective and
the killer or the victim’s away and looks running away. At night
family and the killer suspicious so a to create suspense and
detective friend helps to tension in the scene.
back his case up
Characters Female gets murdered Female character who Relationship shown
with family ties behind gets murdered. between the victim and
the murder. Family, Victim’s fiancé. her family over the
detective and police Victim’s family. dinner table.
officers. Murderer Detective Relationship shown
between the fiancé and
victim shown through
meetings, death and
voiceover script
Themes Murder of an innocent Innocent female gets Shots of dead body lying
victim. Chase to find the caught up in family ties in the street. The chase
killer and her fiancé is of the brothers and
suspected by her family detective all trying to
of the murder find the fiancé first.