Thriller genre research:

The main conventions of a thriller movie consist of a crime, it’s up to the hero to save himself and others; but the villain is usually more powerful and are trying to stop him. Thrillers are usually made of complicated narratives which leads the hero to different locations which may lead to the story progressing. The movies takes place in remote locations or urban environments, like isolated buildings where easily cornered or put in trouble. It’s up to the hero to think on his feet and get out of the dangerous situations. The hero in Thriller movies tends to be quite smart, nearly always has an army/military background and has his physical abilities tested throughout. Also the villain is smart but never fights; he has his henchmen to fight the hero. Also she/he has had emotional past. Common props in a thriller movie usually consist of a weapon (gun or knife) that the hero and villain both have and use to fight each other. The plot in most thriller movies shows a hero and a villain fighting, the hero intervenes with the villain’s plans. The camera work is usually quite still or moving around frantically, when there’s dialogue it focuses on the character and will have different angled shots to portray the character in different ways. For example, the use of a high-angled shot emphasises the vulnerability of the character in the film and gives the viewers the power of dominance. The editing is either fast or slow; this depends on the level of action. When the action is high fast-paced editing is used to emphasise the speed at which the character is moving or fighting. Slow-paced editing is used for dialogue to get people emotions and expressions. In movies the sound is either diegetic or non-diegetic, diegetic are the sounds which are present during filming and non-diegetic sounds are added later. They are added to emphasise sounds more and make actions sound more dangerous.