What is a thriller? A thriller is a novel, play , or film with an exciting plot, typically involving crime or espionage. Thrillers use suspense, tension and excitement as its main elements in order to heavily stimulate the viewers mood.
Types of thrillers:
- Spy thrillers
- Political thrillers
- Medical thrillers
- Forensic thrillers
- Psychological thrillers
- Military thrillers
- Horror thrillers
- Supernatural thrillers
- Romance thrillers
Conventions of a thriller-
Most thrillers usually have a protagonist (hero) and a antagonist (villain) revolving around a type of grand crime, with the story evolving and building up tension and suspense for the climax. The protagonist is stereo-typically a brave male, and the antagonist is stereo-typically seen to be a hidden identity character who is revealed as the story progresses. One of the main conventions to a thriller is to make the story realistic, so they believe it could also happen to them!
Thrillers are often shown through the use of camera angles, editing and sound. For example quick cuts will be used for a shot of the antagonist in order to keep them unidentified whilst still giving clues to the audience. Added sound such as the diegetic sound of the villain's breathing and background music will also be added into parts of the thriller to arouse tension.
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