Wednesday 13 January 2010

Conventions of thrillers

Conventions:

-Music/Sound/Silence
-dark/dingy/shadowy lighting
-fear of the unknown
-Protagonist, in danger, damsel in distress, fear
-Killer, alter ego
-Identity, stolen identity, no identity
-Flash backs
-Not-linear, not following normal concepts
-Mystery
-Film noir, Neo noir
-suspense, putting the viewer on edge
-False sense of security
-Obsession

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