Friday, 18 October 2013

Thriller Conventions

Narratives

  • Tends to provides thrills and keeps the audience on a cliff hanger and sitting on the edge of their seats.
  • Tension, threatening situations, mystery, danger, suspense, narrative retardation, plot twists, red herrings, miss direction, multiple lines of action, deadlines and enigma codes.
Themes
  • Psychological mind games 
  • Crime 
  • Spies/ detectives
  • Chase
  • Suspense
  • Political conspiracy
  • supernatural events

Typical Characters

  • Convicts
  • Soldiers
  • Spies
  • Stalkers
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Criminals
  • Assassins
  • Psychotic characters
  • Innocent citizens- get dragged into dangerous scenarios
  • Morally complex characters

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