Tuesday, 12 January 2010

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

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