What is meant by Thriller - Thriller is a broad genre of Literature, Film and Television programming that uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements.
An Example of a thriller movie is 'Inception'.
Dom Cobb is a skilled thief, the absolute best in the dangerous art of extraction, stealing valuable secrets from deep within the subconscious during the dream state, when the mind is at its most vulnerable. Cobb's rare ability has made him a coveted player in this treacherous new world of corporate espionage, but it has also made him an international fugitive and cost him everything he has ever loved. Now Cobb is being offered a chance at redemption. One last job could give him his life back but only if he can accomplish the impossible-inception.
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Released : 16th July 2010 (uk),Budget:$160,000,000 (estimated), Gross:$825,532,764 (Worldwide) (6 January 2011)
Another film that that also used 'Thriller' as its genre is the film Se7en.
two homicide detectives' desperate hunt for a serial killer who justifies his crimes as absolution for the world's ignorance of the Seven Deadly Sins. The movie takes us from the tortured remains of one victim to the next as the sociopathic "John Doe" sermonizes to Detectives Sommerset and Mills -- one sin at a time.
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Released : (uk),Budget:$33,000,000 (estimated), Gross:$316,400,000 (Worldwide)
As you can see, both of these films where successful in conveying thriller. There are many many conventions of making a good thriller film for example.
Characters : The way the characters are conveyed influence a thriller, they could be false characters, they could be running away from something/someone or could be running after someone this is also known as the protagonist.
Enigma : This is creating a dilemma normally at the start of the film that is then revealed later on.
Both of these examples are used frequently through out 'Thriller films'
KEY CONVENTIONS
the conventions of the thriller genre are 2 do with sound and editing.
eg quick cuts and camera angle changes, music that gives tension and is
passy when appropriate. it can b 2 do with lighting, especially the use
of shadow. mirrors and stairs are also conventions of thriller movies.
phonebooth in particular is a thriller that does not play 2 the conventions, it avoids darkness and shadow etc. the one way 2 link it to standard conventions is to say that u hear and see the story from the killers point of view, u r made 2 feel sorry for the male protagonist and that u r told a story with the use of flashback and quick passed editing.
phonebooth in particular is a thriller that does not play 2 the conventions, it avoids darkness and shadow etc. the one way 2 link it to standard conventions is to say that u hear and see the story from the killers point of view, u r made 2 feel sorry for the male protagonist and that u r told a story with the use of flashback and quick passed editing.
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