Sunday, 4 October 2009

Thriller research

Thriller is a broad genre of film and television which includes many different types of sub-genres. Such as an action thriller, drama, horror, phychological and many more. There are varitey of sub-genre films such as. Horror/thrillers such as "Dawn of the Dead". Sci-fi/ Thriller such as "Alien" action thrillers such as "James Bond". These films are examples of different sub-genres and all include a sense of suspense and tention and follow the same codes and conventions. They use iconic signifiers which show that they all come from the same thriller genre such as guns .

Thrillers use many different codes and conventions that they must follow in order to fit into its genre, these conventions must be included to provide thrills and keep the audience on the edge of their seats. To achieve this the film must generate both suspense and tention inorder to create a successful film and also to engage with the audience. Commonly tention is built up when the main characters is in a dangerous situation.

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