Genre Conventions: Thriller

 Thriller: A fiction genre that inflicts different feelings of tension, suspense, and fear

 

- Camera Angles (CAMS): High angle shots, Close-ups, Wide shots, Panning Shots 

- Common Mis-En-Scene (CLAMPS): Dark and Scary lighting, Isolated locations, Gloomy                        coloring, Dark clothing, Scary make-up and Tense music

- Common Editing: Cross-cutting, Jump cuts, Insert Shots

- Common Sound: Ambient Sound, Breathing and Heartbeats, Whispering Dialogue

- Example Films: Se7en, Don't Breathe, Zodiac, Midsommar, Shutter Island

- Elements That I Like: Suspense built up, Climax, and Scary Make-up

- Elements I Don't Like: Dark Lighting, Jump scares, and Montage Sequences