Thursday 6 November 2008

What is a thriller..?

Certain categories of genres can help identify films according to the codes and conventions into which it has been storyboarded in. It makes it easier for audiences to come to grips with the features that create that specific movie. The Genre thriller has many ways in which you can tell its own genre such as the narrative, the setting is significant as its appearance is always obvious, ranging from a dark setting, church yards, moonlight etc. In every thriller film director’s focus on a range of different codes and conventions to create the atmosphere in which they are looking for and know what will engage to the audience. Its main function is to stir up suspension, eagerness, doubt and build up tension towards the audience.
Directors directing a thriller based film depend on the characters to make it exciting and interesting to watch. Character roles in thrillers are mostly convicts, criminals, stalkers, assassins, innocent victims (often on the run), prison inmates and many more. The themes of thrillers frequently range from terrorism, political conspiracy, pursuit, or romantic triangles leading to murder. These sorts of themes are what the audience try to work out whilst watching the film. Usually the start of the film is always significant as it gives the audience the impression about what setting and location it is going to follow.

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