Codes and Conventions:
During our lesson on Monday 2nd we discussed the codes and conventions of Thriller films. Here are some aspects we thought typical:
- Theme: Police, crime, investigation, murder, law.
- Narrative: Action, mystery, confusing, paradoxical.
- Character: Dis-empowered protagonist, anti-hero, damsel in distress, psychologically disturbed.
- Structure: Todorovian.
After the lesson I further researched into the conventions of thriller films. I found this very useful Prezi that goes into detail about thriller conventions [1]:
From this Prezi I learned that conventions extend to aspects such as low-key lighting, fast paced editing, forboding music and some commonly used plot devices such as mirrors and flashbacks. The Prezi also gives many examples of thriller films that are prime examples of some conventions.
From this Prezi I learned that conventions extend to aspects such as low-key lighting, fast paced editing, forboding music and some commonly used plot devices such as mirrors and flashbacks. The Prezi also gives many examples of thriller films that are prime examples of some conventions.
The Usual Suspects (1995): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114814/
Director: Bryan Singer
Writer: Christopher McQuarrie
We watched this film during the lesson. It is a good example of a thriller film as it includes many of the conventions discussed in the previous research. These include:
- Confusing narrative
- Dis-empowered protagonist
- Police
- Crime
- Murder
- Flashbacks
- Mystery
- Villain not revealed until the end
- Weapons-guns
- Drugs
- Gangsters
1. 'The codes and conventions of the thriller genre.' by Kayleigh Dennis
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