Monday 10 January 2011

Conventions of a Thriller

  • Narrative centres around a crime
  • Binary opposite characters 
    • Protagonist
      • Will have a weakness, often shown in the title
      • Will be seen in peril
    • Antagonist
  •  Complex web of clues/conventions
    • Leads to them being isolated
  • Themes of mistaken identity
    • Mirroring and illusions
  • Objectification of females
  • Viewer becomes voyeur
    • Voyeurism - Pleasure of looking but not being involved or seen
  • Micro elements build suspense


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