Convection of thriller films

Typical conventions:

• Low key dark lighting
• Dark clothing
• Dark house - often empty and abandoned 
• Phone ringing - often loud with an unpleasant ringtone
• Lights are on or flickering with no on in the building
• Usually lots of noises and movements
• Non-diegetic sounds 
• Often stated that it is a true story
• Isolated location
• Reverse zoom is frequently used

Thriller = This is a broad genre of literature, film and television. It includes numerous, often overlapping sub-genres.

Ingredients of thrillers:

• Fast paced, frequent action and resourceful heroes who must thwart the plans of more powerful and better equipped villains. Literacy devices are used, such as suspense, red herrings and cliff-hangers.

Types of thrillers:

• Joy thrillers
• Conspiracy thrillers
• Psychological thrillers
• Political thrillers
• Medical thrillers
• Horror thrillers
• Military thrillers
• Forensic thrillers
• Action thrillers

Hyprias = there is not just one type of thriller.

Cheap surprise = an early shock generated by a sudden unexpected action/movement/sound,