Tuesday, 5 October 2010

Thriller Conventions

  • Black and White text in a plain font- adds to the simplicity of the film and makes sure attention from the shots in a scene doesn't draw the attention of the audience.
  • Static- to focus on detail in what's going on in the film
  • Fast cuts - often confuses the audience to build on suspense and tension
  • Suspense- Often in thrillers peoples identities are kept hidden for a certain period of time in the film
  • Mystery-Thrillers create mystery by not revealing the full story of the film e.g. twists in films, were the person who we thought was the killer in a film turns out to be different character
  • Tension - Tension is built in thrillers through the low key lighting, minimal dialogue and suspenseful music.
  • Low key Lighting- This lets the audience not see everything clearly in frame and leaves more to the mind.

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