The thriller genre revolves around suspense, anticipation, and surprise, often featuring protagonists who strive to solve crimes or restore balance after a disruption. Common elements include abductions, crime-solving, and action, with the audience rooting for characters such as parents trying to rescue children or individuals wrongfully accused. The author, a passionate fan of thrillers, aims to leverage their knowledge of the genre in crafting engaging characters and scenarios in their own work.

1. CONNOTATIONS OF
THE THRILLER GENRE
BY OLIVIA GRACEY

2. WHAT IS THE THRILLER
GENRE?
The Thriller genre is mainly based around the idea of
suspense, wonder and anticipation. As I am a huge Thriller
fan, I have always been lead to believe a theory of the
individual who has maybe committed a crime or blamed for
a disappearance is never the person who it truly is. The
element of surprise is a huge aspect of the Thriller genre
as it keeps the audience guessing and on the edge of their
seat to find out the truth of the film. The connotations of a
Thriller genre are usually a protagonist of whom is trying to
solve a crime or try and restore the equilibrium an example
of this usually a family member is abducted or they have to
go against all odds to overcome the disruption of the
equilibrium. The climax is hugely stressed and the
protagonist almost fails until they realize along with the
audience how to succeed.

3. EXAMPLES OF THRILLER
TAKEN/TAKEN 2: Daughter is abducted and her
father tries to find her
Dream House: The main character is blamed for
killing his family and suffers with Schizophrenia.
Prisoners: A fathers daughter is abducted with her
friend and the father stops at nothing to bring his
young daughter home.
Silence of the Lambs: A police officer develops a
relationship with a serial killer to access information
which will help her solve another crime.

4. Stereotypical
Characters/Props
I have researched this particular genre and have found that
the plots of Thriller films are to keep the audience on the
edge of their seats so the use of weapons would be highly
used to create suspense I hope that the protagonist will
succeed in restoring the equilibrium. Thrillers usually
contain areas of action to rescue or restore their name.
stereotypical characters include children or young people
who have families who will stop at nothing to have them
home safe, by using children it makes the audience route
for them to be safe as well as the Antagonists be taken
down and punished for their crime. There is usually a main
character who is the protagonist who the audience follow
on their quest, an example of this is ‘Taken’ where the
father who is a trained special agent stops at nothing to
find his daughter and kill the men who sold her into
prostitution. By using ideology like prostitution or child
molesters being suspects in films such as ‘Prisoners’, the
audience route for them to be found.

5. WHY HAVE I CHOSEN
THE ACTION THRILLER
GENRE? I have chosen the Action Thriller genre based
upon the fact that I am a huge fan of this type on
genre so therefore I can influence my passion for
the genre as well as the various examples of this
genre I have personally viewed. I believe this
genre will allow me to present my skill in camera
work as well as costuming and character
development as I can show stereotypes of this
genre and present to the best of my ability with
as much originality as possible. I believe as I
have viewed so many Thriller films, it will give me
an advantage to create a good opening
sequence.