Thriller
What is the Thriller genre? Thriller is a genre of literature, film, and television that uses suspense, tension, and excitement as the main elements.
Examples of Thrillers? Psycho, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Halloween, Hidden Agenda, Lionheart, Jaws, Basic Instinct, Se7en,
Subgenres - The primary subgenres are mystery, crime, and psychological thrillers. After the assassination of President Kennedy, thriller films became very popular.
Semiotics - Location;   The locations in thrillers tends to be different in many of them, unlike horrors, they are normally average settings. Lighting;   Lighting in thrillers tends to be dark, with certain aspects lit up. To add suspense.
Actors;   The heroes in most thrillers are frequently "hard men" accustomed to danger: law enforcement officers, spies, soldiers, seamen, or pilots. Mise-en-scene;   make-up I thrillers tends to be basic, but highlighting for eyes, to show fear. Semiotics -

Thriller Conventions

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    What is theThriller genre? Thriller is a genre of literature, film, and television that uses suspense, tension, and excitement as the main elements.
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    Examples of Thrillers?Psycho, Lethal Weapon, Die Hard, Halloween, Hidden Agenda, Lionheart, Jaws, Basic Instinct, Se7en,
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    Subgenres - Theprimary subgenres are mystery, crime, and psychological thrillers. After the assassination of President Kennedy, thriller films became very popular.
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    Semiotics - Location; The locations in thrillers tends to be different in many of them, unlike horrors, they are normally average settings. Lighting; Lighting in thrillers tends to be dark, with certain aspects lit up. To add suspense.
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    Actors; The heroes in most thrillers are frequently "hard men" accustomed to danger: law enforcement officers, spies, soldiers, seamen, or pilots. Mise-en-scene; make-up I thrillers tends to be basic, but highlighting for eyes, to show fear. Semiotics -