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Thriller
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an introduction to the 'Thriller' genre
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thriller
conventions of thriller
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Thriller
Conventions of a Thriller
low key lighting
quick cuts
shadows
tension music
changes in the angle of shots
diegetic sound of breathing
black and white shots
protagonist in the mercy of antagonist
Iconography
shadows and silhouettes
weapons
drugs
dark urban setting
cars
Examples of Thrillers
Strangers on a Train - 1951
Rear Window - 1954
Vertigo - 1958
Psycho - 1960
The Silence of the Lambs -1991
Seven - 1995
Shutter Island - 2010
Black Swan - 2010
I Saw the Devil - 2010
Prisoners - 2013
Gone Girl - 2014
Mise-en-scene
low-key lighting
costume
antagonist in dark clothes
protagonist in light or normal clothes
film stoke
black and white, colour
fine grain, grainy
Editing of a Thriller
jump cuts
cross cutting
continuity
What do I think when I hear the word "thriller"?
suspense and excitement
busy streets/urban/suburban
narrative revolves around investigation of an enigma
hero is often an outsider
violence
rational rather than supernatural explanation
centres on injustice in society
hero and villain often share characteristics
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