Thriller is a genre that can relate to any form of literature, film and television. The main aim of a thriller is to engage the audience by producing excitement, tension and suspense. The tone of a thriller can be expressed through different media language techniques. For example, the use of tense non diegetic music and de-saturated lighting. Thrillers can be both fast-paced and slow-paced, yet they still aim to engross the audience however successful or not.
Murders, kidnappings, revenge, blackmail and distress are just some of the plots that are quite common amongst the thriller genre. In most cases, they create complex, compelling storylines that keep the audience on the edge of their seats
Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock was an english film director that was famous for shaping the
modern day thriller genre and the first to make such successful movies of his time.
His most well-knows thriller films include, The lodger (1926), Vertigo (1958) and Psycho (1960). He was the first to employ certain techniques into his films, such as the extreme zoom shot of a key in Notorious, the glowing glass of milk in Suspicion and the elongated cross cutting tennis match in Strangers On A Train. His visually meaningful concepts made his films so effective. For example, the surreal dream sequences in Spellbound and the shot in strangers on a train where the murder was shown through the victims reflective glasses.
All these techniques were new to audiences of that era, and from then on Alfred Hitchcock has been a respectable and highly influential figure in the Thriller genre and also the whole movie industry.
What you normally find in Thrillers
- A climax
- Emphasised danger that the protagonist faces
- Twists or unexpected scenarios
- Good vs Evil
- A compelling ending
- Gripping action from start to finish
- Exotic Locations
- Mystery
- Fast-paced action
For a Thriller film to be successful, it is important that its opening sequence is effective and gripping so that the audience carry on watching.
Here are 5 of the best directors that have been responsible for directing some of the most famous thriller movies ever:
- Alfred Hitchcock
- Steven Spielberg
- James cameron
- Quentin Tarantino
- Martin Scorsese
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| Tarantino |
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| Spielberg |
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