After researching the similarities of thrillers and conventions used throughout all thrillers I feel we are ready to apply this to our planning. We can now discuss the options we have for our thriller as we are aware of the conventions we must include for our final piece and have a clearer direction to follow through our planning.
One most significant discoveries through research is that thrillers are often hybrid-genres with another genre e.g. horror, action, adventure etc... Through knowing this we are able to take our planning in many different directions. However, to ensure we keep the project a hybrid-genre there are conventions of thrillers we must include for the final piece.
The plot often revolves around a main conflict which each character is involved with, directly or indirectly. This pulls the characters together creating multiple character arcs which help the audience to engage and sympathise for them. As a result the audience experiences more emotion which is by definition; the main focus of a thriller. In order to keep the opening thrilling suspense must be creating through varying the length of shots: long slow shots to build suspense followed by fast paced action shots to create a thrilling climatic arc to the story.
The conflicts featured in thrillers often contain a violent motive such as: kidnapping, ransom, a heist, crime or revenge. This fuels the film making it more exciting for the audience as well as giving opportunities for tones which are emotionally engaging. Moreover if a scene is well executed and the audience is made to empathise or feel good for a character affected by the violence then the event can be made extremely thrilling and engaging. However if there is no emotional engagement from the character to the audience then the violence may seem unnecessary; possibly disturbing the audience.
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