What are Thrillers?

Conventions of Thrillers

• Weapons/ Violence -guns, knives, cars
• Realistic storylines (so audience will think that it can happen to them)
• Crime/drama
• Hero and villian share similar charactersitcs (se7en-Mills/Somerset/Doe)
• Hide identity of antagonist (Shot of back/silhoulette/shadow)
• Mirrors (black swan)

• Non-diegetic sounds to create tension (Psycho shower scene)

• Quick/jump cuts
• Urban/ suburban areas
• Foreshadowing
• Quiet diagetic sounds (breathing/footsteps)
• Complex narrative
• Collateral 
• Vulnurable protagonist
• Moral hero
• Immoral character
• Unpredictability
• Cliffhangers
• Close ups (face/expressions/body parts)

• Dim lighting (suspense)
• Protagonist put in a threatening situation
• Mystery of crime.