Thursday, 7 October 2010

Genre Conventions of the Thriller Genre

All films of the same genre will have a unique selling point that would make their thriller different to all those others. However to create and produce a successful movie of any kind of genre, there are certain characteristics that would need to be adhered to. We call these characteristics conventions.

The thriller's conventions include:

1. The movie's main aim should be to create suspense and excitement
2. The films location has proven to be more successful when an urban or suburban location is used
3. Audiences tend to prefer a narrative when the characters have to investigate an enigma or puzzle
4. Like all genre's the hero is usually the solver of the mystery
5. A rational rather than supernatural explanation to the mystery is more preferred
6. The thriller should centre on injustices in society but will solve these wrongs
7. Violence is a pertinent charactertistic, as most consumers watch these films for this reason only
8. The hero should be an outsider, isolated, secretive but moral
9. In all good literature our hero and villian would have similar personality traits
10. As in most films the enigma of the narrative will be solved by the end of the film

No comments:

Post a Comment