1. THRILLERS About the genre...

2. What is a thriller? Thriller is a broad genre of film, it uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. Thriller films tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty, and fast-paced. Thrillers always include a problem that must be solved by the hero. The aim for thrillers is to keep the audience alert and on the edge of their seats. The protagonist (main character) in these films is set against a problem – an escape, a mission, or a mystery. No matter what sub-genre a thriller film falls into, it will emphasize the danger that the hero faces. Common subgenres are psychological thrillers, crime thrillers and mystery thrillers

3. Differences Horror is about invoking fear, gruesome images and out of proportion issues, whereas Thriller is about holding suspense. In a Thriller, the fear is a lot more psychological based, where as a Horror has the gruesome graphics on screen. You could say thriller is based on suspense, where as horror is surprise.

4. Lighting Lighting is very effective in the use of film and media it helps to express mood and atmosphere in a scene. It can be used for various effects such as weather, casting shadows and building tension as well as suspense within a scene, however its main use is usually to draw attention to a particular area or person’s gesture. Lighting is usually dim to set the scene where villains are concerned and for the hero it is light and positive.

5. Setting Thriller is a broad genre of film, it uses suspense, tension and excitement as the main elements. Thriller films tend to be adrenaline-rushing, gritty, and fast-paced. Thrillers always include a problem that must be solved by the hero. The aim for thrillers is to keep the audience alert and on the edge of their seats. The protagonist (main character) in these films is set against a problem – an escape, a mission, or a mystery. No matter what sub-genre a thriller film falls into, it will emphasize the danger that the hero faces. Common subgenres are psychological thrillers, crime thrillers and mystery thrillers

6. Famous thriller films: Seven Drive Memento Inception Pulp fiction The silence of the lambs Vertigo Physco Die hard The departed