Thriller Conventions

These are the thriller conventions that I will need to portray in my thriller opening sequence. These are:

• A thriller needs to build up tension and suspense in the whole film.
• The lighting is usually dark and sinister.
• The music will be very moody to enhance the atmosphere/situation being portrayed.
• The settings and atmosphere will be in a dark, lonely place.
• There is usually a victim in the thriller, normally a child/woman.
• There is a villain, usually a man who overpowers the woman/child.
• There is normally a twist in the film.
• A crime is usually in the film. Murder.
• The victim is disempowered and caught in a web of intrigue.
• Extraordinary events happen.
• Themes of indentity.
• Themes of mirroring.
• Themes of voyeurism (e.g. Psycho)
• Title sequence often reflects on the character's state of mind.
• There is usually a scene where the villain is in danger.