Monday, 9 February 2009

Thriller Conventions

We did some work in class today and learned about certain conventions that are always seen in thrillers.

These were:

  • A Crime at the core of the narrative(often murder, but not necessarily)
  • A Complex narrative structure, with false paths,clues and resolutions.
  • A narrative pattern of establishing enigma's which the viewer expects to be resolved.
  • A Protagonist who is systematically dis-empowered and drawn into a complex web of intrigue by the Antagonist.
  • Extraordinary events happening in ordinary situations.
  • Themes of identity
  • Themes of mirroring
  • Themes of Voyeurism
  • Protagonist with a "Flaw" which is exploited by the Antagonist.
  • Titles often reflect an aspect of the Protagonist's/Antagonist's Psychological state.
  • There is often a scene near the end of the film in which the Protagonist is in peril.
  • Mise-en-scene which echoes/mirrors the Protagonist's plight.

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