BY EDNA AND LOVELINE

Thriller genres are films or movies that has an exciting plot. It used to create suspense, tension and excitement all at the same time . After the assassination of President Kennedy, thriller themed films became very popular and successful for example Alferd Hitchcock film Psycho. Through the use of cliff hangers, audiences are meant to feel a mixture of emotions such as tension suspense terror and high level of anticipation. This is because of information being hidden and the usual fight and chase scenes which are common methods used in most thriller films. Types of thrillers: legal thriller, spy thriller, action-adventure thriller, medical thriller, police thriller, romantic thriller, historical thriller, political thriller, religious thriller, high-tech thriller, military thriller.

Since audiences were becoming tried of the repeats of same genre films directors wanted to develop a new way that film can thriller their viewers. This idea grew when producers borrowed stories from popular serial literatures that all ended in cliff hangers that sees the hero in mortal danger. The most famous example is 1914 series of Perils of Pauline and Homer's Odyssey is one of the oldest stories in the Western world and is regarded as an early prototype of the thriller.

Modern thrillers films are now a mixtures from more than 1 set of conventions, yet it still has it own conventions that makes audience able to identify it. Thriller Generic Characteristics: y Often the plot/ narrative surrounds around crime such as theft and murder with a mixture of actin that will thrill the audience. Also the story line are ordinary yet with extraordinary and complicated things happening. y Tension is created when the protagonist involved in shown to be imperfect and have a weakness that the antagonist will exploit, leading to the protagonist to face situations in which the protagonist is weak on. Therefore would have to go through tough time to get through the situation in order to build up suspense and action the film. Also the protagonist feels helpless and isolated. y Thriller also used enigmas, this is basically the mysterious of the plot, which is either the audience knowing the murder or both the characters and audience not knowing the murder. y Dramatic irony is another key aspect that thriller genre film use to build suspense. As the audience know more about the characters in the story therefore they feel guilty and fearful for them. Micro elements combine in a build up of suspense. ( Micro means film elements like camerawork, sound, narrative, genre, mise-en-scene, lighting, costumes, actors and facial expressions, etc.)

Enigma Ego A hero/ heroin Detectives Captivity

Conflict Paranoid Crime Confusing plot and storyline Violence Evil Loud and a lot of sound used to create fear Threat

Death and murder

Mostly bloody

Conventions of the thriller genre

Mystery Revenge

Tension Danger Power Revenge Ransoms

Confusion Low lighting Dangerous equipment Villain

Cliff hangers Strong main characters Protagonist

Psychological theories

Examples

Borrowers
Horror

Horror Crime Action Adventure Sci-fi