THRILLER

The conventions of the thriller genre

Thrillers will create a sense of suspense, tension and uncertainty.Within a thriller there are many conventions which have to be used as much as possible to make the thriller effect work properly.

The Conventions

Usually there is a crime in the narrative or story line of a thriller, It will keep the viewer captivated in the film and therefore preventing the film becoming boring as the criminal will be doing things which are something out of the ordinary, Thrillers are usually made up of a complex narrative structure, with false paths, clues and resolutions. This will have an effect of leaving a strong enigma by keeping the audience questioning the film and keeping their full attention by having them trying to solve the questions.

The Conventions

The ConventionsA narrative pattern of establishing enigmas which the viewer expects to be resolved. This will keep the audiences concentration as they will not be wanting to stop watching the film without finding out what happens individually.All thrillers have a protagonist against a antagonist at some point in the thriller both character will meet and there is where the action tends to kick in. The plot usually build towards a climax.Usually thrillers contain a lot of unhappy scenes so therefore the film makers use a lot of dark and dull lights in a dark and dull environment

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