Conventions of a thriller

Looking at typical thriller conventions-

How did we:

Use them-


A signature mark being left. This is
a classic thing used in many TV series
and movies with twisted thrillers
so we know each time that the killer will
strike again, otherwise the mark would
be useless. It implies that the film will
be something to do with this particular
killer, also suggesting that there
will be more grusome murders
and crimes, which is exactly what
the target audience want.

Killer leaving a riddle. This shows the
cleverness of the killer, and how eventually this riddle will be unravelled, already giving a slight suggestion of the story line.
The fact that our detective can already guess about
what the riddle will be about, implies that
he knows the signs of this serial killer but has
yet to unravel. giving suspense as to whether he
will actually unravel it at all, or end up dead.

A sick murder. This shows the crazy antics of a killer
and how they can only get worse, as our target audience
are the sort of people who will enjoy,
squirming over the gory and revoluting scenes.
The same sort of feeling of horror films
( you dont want to watch it but you
cant take your eyes off it).

An admirable car. Alike the James Bond cross media convergence

of marketing, also makes the film slightly more memorable.

It is something that will be appealing to our

male audience. It uses typical thriller conventions

as it suggests that there could be a possible car chase

or some sort of adrenaline fueled peice of action.

Using a container suggests the idea of drugs and shipping, using a young drug mule
who gets murdered. This is a stereotypical thriller convention 
 of a conspiracy thriller.

An air of mystery. The flash backs gives hints of what has happened. 

It shocks the viewers and scares them giving it the shock factor 

making them jump something they will expect when watching a thriller.



Develop them-

• Detectives and gore combined- this is developing both conspiracy thrillers and horror. Therefore widening the niche audience and gaining more box office returns.

• Not typical cops or police men. This slightly strays away from the typical cool detectives who we immediatly warm to. But in this case our liking for the main characters will slowly develop throughout ther plot as their past is unravelled.

Challenge them-

• We didn't really challenge them as we felt we didn't have any sort of previous experience to start doing so.