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Thriller Genre

Thriller Genre . Ciaran Westgate. An Overview.

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Thriller Genre

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  1. Thriller Genre Ciaran Westgate

  2. An Overview The Thriller genre is very well known for giving it’s audience a great sense of excitement and suspense but also a great sense of fear and anxiety. The thriller genre its self is very hard to define as a great range of films can be classed as thrillers and hybrids of thrillers, from ‘Gangster’ movies to ‘horror’ movies.

  3. History of the Thriller Genre People have been “Thrilled” by films for over 100 years, possibly the first film to ever scare people while at the same time scare them was a short film called ‘Arrival of a train at La Ciotat’ made by the Lumiére Brothers, it was first publicised in 1895. The first REAL thriller movie however was A silent movie called ‘The Lodger’ made in 1927 by a man called Alfred Hitchcock. Many short films that “thrilled” the audience were made before this but did not ever reach the level Hitchcock did with his movie. Hitchcock is seen as the master of the thriller genre, he was the man who really made the genre what it is today. He wanted to in his words “give the public good healthy, mental shake-ups.” His movies were the first to create real anticipation and suspense in the audience. The Genre became increasingly popular during the 50’s and the 60’s, encouraging directors to choose to make thriller movies during these periods.

  4. History Continued After the 50’s there was less demand for thriller movies, during the 60’s and 70’s less thrillers were made. However the genre rose back up in the 80’s and has continued to be popular till the present day http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre)

  5. Conventions and Themes of Thriller Movies • The audience expect a lot of things when they watch a Thriller movie. Typical Themes include: • Crime • Revenge • Romance • The most popular Narrative Structure of thriller Genres is: An event happens, A character is made to solve the ‘case’, there is then a event that puts the criminal on the upper hand this all builds up to the final climax where the protagonists triumph over the protagonist. A ‘Who done it’ plot is the typical plot for the genre. http://jacksamjessandbenisblog.blogspot.com/2009/02/typical-traits-to-thriller.html

  6. Characters in the Thriller Genre • In the Thriller Genre, there are 4 main characters expected to be featured. • A Protagonist (Either Person of Authority or an Average person) E.g. Morgan Freeman (William Somerset, Se7en) • An Antagonist (Usually very intelligent) the enemy of the Protagonist usually a criminal or someone who has done wrong. E.g. Kevin Spacey (John Doe, Se7en) • A Damsel In Distress (Usually a Relation of the Hero or Helper) E.g. Gwyneth Paltrow ( Tracy Mills, Se7en, wife of David Mills, the Helper) • A Helper (Of same status as Protagonist) Helps Protagonist in his or her quest or journey. E.g. Brad Pitt (David Mills, Se7en)

  7. Typical Thriller Mise-en-scene Thrillers are usually set in populated areas such as Cities and Towns, New York is a big hit with Thrillers. Other aspects of Mise-en-scene: Typical props of the genre : Weapons (Knives and Guns) Vehicles (Usually Cars) Typical Costume: The Protagonist, if they are an inspector or detective will typically have a dull coloured trench coat another typical costume of the genre is, formal suits which are generally black. Typical Make-up: There is no typical facial make up but things such as blood and wounds are very typical of the genre. Typical Lighting of the genre: Lighting in this genre is usually very Low-key and very dull, the light does however cause a lot of shadows to bring a sense of mystery.

  8. Iconography of the Thriller Genre • Objects and icons such as: • Finger prints • Guns • Knifes • Other Weapons • Bibles • Items of jewellery • Photographs • All of these items are used in the genre of thriller as recognisable iconography. This is what the audience unconsciously expect to see in a thriller movie.

  9. Thriller Cinematography • Camera angles that are commonly used in thriller movies are: • High Angles and Low angles to show the difference in power. An example of this is the ending of Se7en, camera angles are used to show the switch in power. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1giVzxyoclE • Close ups and Extreme Close ups to show emotions and make the audience feel uncomfortable. An example of this is the Opening scene of Collatereal. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZfEEzKFEv8 • The camera movement in Thriller movies is usually quite fast to build tension and confusion, the editing is also quick and snappy to give scenes more pace and to confuse the audience creating more mystery. • Music used in thriller movies is usually quiet and builds up to loud and fast, this is used to build tension in the audience. There is a lot of Ambient sound in thriller movies this is used to show the normality of the settings. Typical sounds of the genre are things like gun shots and shouting.

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