Conventions and examples of thrillers.

Thriller
Thriller has different conventions to the conventions of a children's film.
It is important to look at conventions because you use them as a guideline for your own project, however you can go against convention. To go against convention the piece has to be very strong and be justified otherwise it will not work.
Conventions of a thriller:
- Enigmas (mystery) for spectator.
- Suspense is key to making a thriller work.
- Low key lighting.
- Often oblique/ canted angles. Distorted images may be used to add to the mystery.
- There is usually always a protagonist (main character/ hero) and an antagonist (a villan or force working against the hero).

Exmaples of thrillers:
-Taken.
-Bourne Identity.
- Momento.

Sub genres and examples:
- Action thriller (James Bond films).
- Conspiracy thriller (JFK).
- Disaster thriller (Stormy weather).
- Spy thriller (Mission impossible).
- Psychological thriller (The good son).
- Crime thriller (seven).