Thriller is a very wide genre, there a many sub-genres which means there is a lot of room to add individuality and a unique twist. It is also very intense which allows creativity and strong ideas.
Primary Sub-genres: mystery, crime, psychological, revenge and super-natural.
"Thrillers are mostly characterised by an atmosphere of menace, violence, crime and murder by showing society as dark, corrupt and dangerous, though they often feature a happy ending in which the villains are killed or arrested. Thrillers heavily promote on literary devices such as plot twists, red herrings and cliffhangers. They also promote on moods, such as a high level of anticipation, adrenaline rush, arousal, ultra-heightened expectation, uncertainty, anxiety and sometimes even terror. The tones in thrillers are usually gritty, slick and lurid."
The idea of a thriller is to keep the audience on the edge of their seat, they must be kept captivated and interested.
The mis-en-sen for the opening of a thriller generally includes; dark, de-saturated colouring; slow, calm movements (calm before storm); close-ups of important features; non-diegetic calming music; a tense atmosphere.
Directors of thriller films include: Phillip Noyce, Stephen Hopkins, Roman Polanski, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino.
Negative feel
Fear
Intensity
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