Wednesday, 2 December 2009

The coventions of the thriller genre

The Thriller Conventions are seen in every Thriller film. Hybrid Thriller films also have some of the Thriller conventions. A Hybrid is identified by the conventions. If a Horror film has a crime at the narrative then it is a Hybrid between a Horror and a Thriller film. The Thriller Conventions are:

- A crime at the narrative

- A complex narrative structure which false paths, clues and revolutions

- Narrative pattern of establishing enigmas with the viewer is expected to resolve

- Protagonists who are systematically dis-empowered

- Extraordinary events happening in ordinary situations

- Themes of voyeurism

- Protagonist with a flaw which is exploited by the antagonist

- Titles often reflect an aspect of the protagonist physiological state

- There is often a scene near the end of the film which the protagonist is in peril

- Mise-En-Scene which echoes the Protagonists plight

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