Sub Genre/Hybrid Research

2. PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER
A Psychological Thriller is one of the more popular sub-genres
inside the Thriller scene. It involves mental and psychological
conflict between the main characters rather than physical. This
means that the film will rely a lot less on violence to keep the
audience in their seats. This often used when the story
predominantly involves the main characters solving or involved in
a mystery.
An example of this is he 1960 film “Psycho” which involves a group
of people attempting to solve the murder of a woman at a small
Motel. This is a good example because it includes next to no
violence and relies more on the audience trying to piece together
the story. Also, the film focusses slightly on the relationship
between the main character and his mother which results in us
learning of his mental issues.

3. SPY THRILLER
A Spy Thriller is a sub-genre which usually revolves round a
Government agent who must take action against a rival government or
group. These films usually deal with the subject of fictional espionage
in realistic ways. Main Conventions in Spy Thrillers are:
• The protagonist must stop the antagonist or something devastating
will happen.
• The mystery of who the antagonist is.
• How will the protagonist stop them.
An example of this is the 2011 film “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” which
follows the search for a Russian Mole inside the British Secret Service
during the Cold War. I used this because it is able to be a great spy
thriller without turning into an all out action movie like the James Bond
Franchise does.

4. TECHNO THRILLER
A Techno Thriller is a sub-genre which the story revolves around
the manipulation of new technologies and explores what would
happen if these new technologies went wrong. This merges the
characteristics of action and science fiction films whilst still
staying in the realm of thriller.
An example of this is the 1993 “Jurassic Park” which sees a large
corporation using new technologies and scientific discoveries
to create dinosaurs for a theme park island. Most people do not
see this as a thriller but as a family film, however it in fact is a
thriller due to it’s use of tension and suspense as these people
fight for survival on an island filled with mean eating dinosaurs.