What are the conventions of thrillers?

• Crime is at the core of narrative- often murder
  
• A complexed narrative structure, with false paths, clues and resolutions
  
• A narrative pattern of establishing enigmas (makes you ask questions)
  
• Extraordinary events happen in situations
  
• Themes of identity, mirroring and voyeurism
  
• Protagonist with a flaw, exploited by antagonist
  
• Titles often reflect aspect of the character's psychological state
  
• Often a scene where the protagonist is in peril

In the lesson, we were told to find a partner and discuss what would make up a thriller, we decided that it should be scary and a sense of mystery. Holly and myself decided that it should thrill the audience. The mise en scene should mirror portaginess.

The reason I have also highlighted the conventions of a thriller on a whole is because our final task is about making our own opening scene of a thriller in a group. Therefore this will help me think of what the storyline could be.

Examples of thrillers include Sin City, The Dark Knight and Jaws.

I think that it was useful to go over the conventions of thriller as it helps me to have some guidelines in my head about what to include in our project. It has also helped refresh my memory and has also taught me a bit about the difference between a thriller and other films.