Conventions of a Thriller

                                 What is a Thriller?

'a novel, play, or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage'

  1. Usually involves crime or mystery
  2. Generally tends to have a male protagonist
  3. Thrillers are usually dramatic and are filled with tension and suspense
  4. Thrillers tend to start slowly with tension, and pace which gradually increases throughout
  5. A thriller usually contains a battle between the protagonist and the antagonist
  6. The story shows a chain of bad events building tension and suspense for the climax
  7. Generally has low key lighting, shadows, montage of shots and changes in the angle of shots
  8. The protagonist is in the mercy of the antagonist
  9. Diegetic sound of breathing to create an mysterious atmosphere
 10. There is sometimes the use of black and white shots