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Realistic and relatable
locations. For example
The Butterfly Effect uses
a lot of locations
including a high
school, a small town and
a (less relatable) prison

Editing

Low key
lighting

Dark places such as
woods, underground
locations

Thriller Genre

Scared facial expressions.
Psycho’s shower scene features
a female screaming and scared.

Innocent victims.
For example in the
film Donkey
Punch, four initially
innocent females
end up running from
their lives after their
friend is killed.

Hero – normally a
citizen accustomed to
danger
(policeman, detectives,
etc.)

Mental battle between
protagonist and antagonist
(can be physical)

Protagonist
faces death

Narrative

Mise en
scene
Weapons – sometimes the
antagonist will have a
signature weapon. Weapons
from the environment are
also found (planks of
wood, tools, fire axe, etc.).
For example in the film Red
Dragon, glass from a mirror
is used as a weapon.

Characters
Crosscutting as a
character ends up
walking into the
villain

Settings
Abandoned
buildings

Villain – possibly
seeking revenge on the
world for wrongs he
has suffered.

Sudden cuts that are
used to scare the
audience

Sounds that gradually build
up to build tension. For
example, the low pitched
echoing sound in the
Paranormal Activity films
before something happens.

Sounds

Fight and
chase scenes

Escape

Themes
Ambient sounds

Fear

Suspense

Typically centralises an
escape, mission, or
mystery
When the thriller genre is
combined with another
genre (Deconstruction –
Metz theory) it can explore
more themes. For example
The Da Vinci Code explores
religion.

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Thriller Conventions

  • 1. Realistic and relatable locations. For example The Butterfly Effect uses a lot of locations including a high school, a small town and a (less relatable) prison Editing Low key lighting Dark places such as woods, underground locations Thriller Genre Scared facial expressions. Psycho’s shower scene features a female screaming and scared. Innocent victims. For example in the film Donkey Punch, four initially innocent females end up running from their lives after their friend is killed. Hero – normally a citizen accustomed to danger (policeman, detectives, etc.) Mental battle between protagonist and antagonist (can be physical) Protagonist faces death Narrative Mise en scene Weapons – sometimes the antagonist will have a signature weapon. Weapons from the environment are also found (planks of wood, tools, fire axe, etc.). For example in the film Red Dragon, glass from a mirror is used as a weapon. Characters Crosscutting as a character ends up walking into the villain Settings Abandoned buildings Villain – possibly seeking revenge on the world for wrongs he has suffered. Sudden cuts that are used to scare the audience Sounds that gradually build up to build tension. For example, the low pitched echoing sound in the Paranormal Activity films before something happens. Sounds Fight and chase scenes Escape Themes Ambient sounds Fear Suspense Typically centralises an escape, mission, or mystery When the thriller genre is combined with another genre (Deconstruction – Metz theory) it can explore more themes. For example The Da Vinci Code explores religion.