This document discusses techniques used in thriller films to create suspense and tension for viewers. It notes that thrillers elicit feelings of suspense, excitement, anticipation, and anxiety. It then lists several cinematic techniques used in thrillers, including low key lighting, quick cuts, shadows, tension music, close ups of protagonists, hiding the identity of antagonists, jump cuts, continuous editing, suspenseful music that builds drama, establishing locations, low key lighting, differing costumes, and other elements of composition, acting, makeup, and film stocks.

2.  Thriller is a broad genre of literature, film and
television, having numerous, often overlapping
subgenres. Thrillers are characterized and defined by
the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened
feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation
and anxiety.

3.  Low key lightning
 Quick cuts
 Shadows
 Tension music
 Montage of shots
 Changes in the angle shots
 Balck and white shots
 Diegetic sound of breathing
 Flashbacks

4.  There will be a lot of close ups and extreme
close ups of the protagonist character, this is to
show their emotions.
 The shots of the antagonistic character will be
cut quickly and will aim to hide their identity.

5.  There will be a lot of jump cuts, as there will be
things that the audience isnt aware of but is
essential for the film.
 Continous editing should be used in order for
the audience to understand the film better.

6.  Music is essential for every film to understand
the mood of the characters. In a thriller it adds
suspense and tension. It often starts with slow
paves and then build up slowly to make it
more dramatic.

7.  The location is important in order to establish
the theme
 Lighting is often low key
 Costumes will differ, antagonist always wears
black, while the protagonist whatever.
 Composition
 Acting
 Make up
 Filmstokes