Split Edits

A split edit is an edit in which the audio starts before or after the picture is cut. It is commonly used to ease the transition from one scene to another.

Thriller conventions

This is a list of Thriller conventions :

A crime at the core of the narative, often a murder
A complex narrative structure, with clues and resolutions
A narrative pattern on establising enigmas which the viewer expects to be solved
Extraordinary events in normal situations
Themes of identity
Themes of mirroring
Themes of voyeurism
Protagonist with a 'flaw' that is exploited by the antagonist
Mise en scene which eco's
Often a scene where the protagonist is in peril