Genre Research

Thrillers

    Thrillers are movies that are fictions or dramas that create suspense.There are a few main conventions to follow while creating a thriller movie. First, creating the narrative, which includes the aim of creating suspense, the 'outsider' protagonist, and all the violence incorporated throughout. Second, the mise en scene, dark costume design, dark lighting, etc. Next, music. The sound is an essential part to the thriller genre. Even the silence plays a huge role in the scene. But when you do use music you aim for slow or eerie music. Following with the angles and shots, tilt shots, high angles and close ups are seen as a 'must' in thrillers.

    After researching conventions and the main factors that play out in a thriller movie, I studied opening thriller films.For example, I watched the US film opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dm82qvn5Crs

The film opening seems simple but you can see it already starts with a close up shot of the rabbit with intense chanting in the background with a red, sharp font for the credentials. All of these conventions put together are already creating confusion and intriguing the viewers.