Tuesday, 29 January 2013

Research - Thriller Conventions


Thriller Conventions come in many different ways, there used to make the thriller effect work and create a sense of suspense, tension and uncertainty. Common sub-genres are psychological thrillers, crime thrillers and mystery thrillers. Also the spy genre with deals with fictional espionage is also popular.

The target audience whom are most likely to watch thrillers are stereotyped to be men, apparently men are more inclined to watch thrillers because they enjoy the action and crime.


Salt (2010) - Phillip Noyce
This film conforms to the typical conventions by basing the plot around crime and deception. The twists and tricks involved in the film are used to make the plot more interesting, a thriller is never straight-forward and it’s always making the audience gasp with shock or sigh with relief.
On the other hand, this film subverts the typical conventions  by making the protagonist and the antagonist the same person, which at first is confusing but as the plot plays out, every single detail begins to make sense.

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