forms and conventions

Characters
In thriller films there are usually either a murderer, criminal, stalker or villain and an Innocent victim who gets caught up in a particular situation that they have no idea of getting themselves into and cannot control. For example in the film The Resident there is a inocnent women who has no idea that a man is watching her and finds herself in a pcychological problem where she has no idea what the man is going to do next.



Iconography
iconography is the props used in a film. they are important in a thriller film, this is because certain characters need certain props to pull off its act. for example a secret spy would need all sorts of spy equipment and gadgets like spy cameras, tracking devices and listening bugs, along with a smart suit to make them look professtional.

 
audio-visual style
Audio-visual style is the way in which the camera is used in shooting a movie. for example the pace at which it is edited, the high or low camera angles, the sound and special effects. alot of thriller movies use all different types of audio-visual style for example in thr film "fast and furious" they use loud music, chases, explosions and are very fast paced/edited. the fast pace is the most common audio-visual style used in thriller films. this is because it keeps the viewers on edge and holds suspence throughout the film.

Narrative
The narrative is the story line or the plot in somecases. For example a car chase or a spy plot with the governement, the most common thriller narative would be a murder plot, which would involve a phyco killer and a innocent victim or a numer of innocent victims in a purticular order.




Theme
Thriller themes most commonly include political conspiricy, crime, terrorism or paranoia. For example the film "enemy of the state" has a political conspiracy theme. In this film a man accidentally is in possession of something the government want. he has no idea that he has anything and gets caught up in a political crime.

List of thrillers i have seen between 1990-2011

Psychological thrillers

The resident

The orphan

Silence of the lambs

Seven

Revenge thrillers

Taken

Action thriller

Snakes on the plane

The fast and the furious- Tokyo drift

2 fast 2 furious

The fast and furious

Political thriller

Enemy of the state

Crime thriller

Leon

Supernatural thriller

Jurassic park

Suspense thriller

Jaws

definition and target audience of a thriller

A thriller is a genre of a film which builds up suspense, tension and fear for the viewers. However this can be put into sub-genres such as 'action thrillers' e.g. Snakes on a Plane and 2 Fast 2 Furious.  Psychological thrillers such as The Resident and The Orphan. revenge thrillers like Taken, Political thrillers like the Enemy of the State. Crime thrillers like Leon. Supernatural thrillers like Jurassic park and pure suspense thrillers such as Jaws.
Thrillers are usually aimed teens over the age of 15 (because most have a 15 certification) and also a more mature older audience. This is because the movies contain violence, adult themes, complex plots and psychologically complex characters that younger audiences either wouldn't understand or might find too disturbing.

Sub genres include:

• Crime - a suspenseful film often with shoot-outs, robberies and chases (e.g. Fast and the Furious)
• Action- commonly based around a hero and villain with a race against time (e.g. the Die Hard series).
• Psychological- conflict between two characters that usually have mental or emotional problems that they are not prepared for (e.g. the resident).
• Revenge- these are usually fast paced films that hold a lot of suspense and tension (e.g. taken).
• Political- usually a movie based around some sort of government plot (e.g. enemy the state).
• Supernatural- out of the ordinary movie in which unnatural things take place (e.g. jurrasitc park).
• Suspense- usually holds mystery and tension (e.g. Jaws).