Genre Research: Thriller

  Thriller

Common camera angles, movements, and shots in this genre:

• Close-ups

• Extreme close-ups

• High Angle

• Low Angle

• Dutch Angle

• Wide Shot 

• Pan Shot

• Over The Shoulder Shot

Common mis-en-scene

• Costumes: Casual Clothing

• Props: Weapons, Guns, Masks

• Acting: Mysterious, Secretive, Quiet

• Lighting: Low-level Lighting, Certain Colors

• Setting: Houses, Public Locations, Dark Areas

• Make-up: Natural, Limited amount

Common Editing

• Insert Shot

• Dissolve

• Fade in/out

• Cross-Cutting

Common Sound

• Diegetic Sound

• Ambient Sound

• Sound Motif 

• Dialogue

Examples of films:

• The Guilty

• Parasite

• Shutter Island

Things liked

• Suspenseful atmosphere

• Plot Twists

• Character Depth

Things disliked

• Overuse of Cliches

• Excessive violence

• Poorly executed endings