Thrillers are often genre- hybrids for example the action-thriller
Characters in thrillers
Main characters are usually placed in menacing situations from
which escape seems impossible
The protagonist is often placed in a dangerous situation
Our expectations of a genre in terms of elements such as
character, plot, sound and theme for example gangster: rise and fall narrative,
anti hero as protagonist, crime doesn’t pay theme.
Some common character types in thrillers:
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Criminals/fugitives
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Stalkers
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Assassins
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Innocent victims caught up in events
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Police
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Femme fatale
Themes in thriller
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Terrorism
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Political conspiracy
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Espionage
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Pursuits
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Dangerous obsessions
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Psychological crime
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Oppressive but unseen supernatural
occurrences
Common cinematic
techniques in thrillers
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Prolonged cross cutting
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Quick cut montage
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Fast editing building the pace
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Very long edits (builds suspense)
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Close ups and extreme close ups
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Extreme zoom shots (forward or reverse)
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Use of profile or silhouettes
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Dramatic, tense or foreboding scores
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Use of enigma codes
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Use of action codes
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Use of dramatic irony
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Red herrings
Thriller is usually
confused with horror; they are closely related but still quite distinct. Horror
is much more graphic the audience will feel much more fear and disgust more
than tension and suspense.
Dry horror is closer to
thriller than wet horror
An example of wet horror
is Texas chainsaw
An example of dry
horror is the shining-closely related to thriller.
Genre crossover is
called a genre hybrid.
Thriller films should
bring:
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Tension
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Anxiety
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Suspense
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Element of fear
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Surprise
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Expectation
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Nervousness
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Excitement
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Mystery (enigma)
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Anticipation
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Uncertainty
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Plot climax
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