PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER

GENRE

Psychological thriller is a thriller story which emphasizes the psychology of its characters and their unstable emotional states.

Psychological thriller is a subgenre of the broader ranging thriller category

GENRE CONVENTIONS

Low level lighting, this is used to create shadows and a dim hue.

High tension music, used to create a tense atmosphere. Flash backs, these are used to give insight of what happened

in the past. Black and white filter, used to create a dim atmosphere.

THEMES

Death,

Reality

Identity

Existence

Purpose.

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FILMS

Black Swan,The Silence Of The Lambs, Psycho, Jacobs Ladder.

PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER ICONOGRAPHY.

Knives Shadows Confined Spaces Running Water Bars on windows and fences

CHARACTERS

Protagonist – Goodie, person who always seeks to restore equilibrium. Usually the lead male character.

Antagonist – Badie, person who tires to defeat the protagonist.