I think that thriller movies have a few codes and conventions.
Personally I beleive that the main codes and conventions of a thriller would be based mainly on sound and light control.
Thrillers need to use this effectively to create suspense. Sounds must create tension but it should not overwhelm the whole film.For our short opening sequence we are trying to use relevant music/sounds and also in some areas we might just use the effect of having no sound but let natural sounds take over.
Thrillers use light control to the minimal, they try to go for a dark eery look which makes the viewer unwary of what might occur. In our group we are also trying to achieve within our film to create a good atmosphere.
A good example of these types of movies would be The Hills Have Eyes.
Again, a bit too limited. Needs a lot of expansion. There is more to a thriller than light and sound. What type of stories do they encompass, what type of characters do we meet, what type of props and sequences do we expect??? This also needs some visual embellishment.
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