Thriller Sub-Genres

When planning our thriller opening sequence, we need to take into account multiple things, including plot, camera angles, mise-en-scene and sub-genre. There are many sub-genres of thriller that i have came to find, including:

• Action Thriller
• Horror Thriller
• Psychological Thriller
• Drama Thriller
• Comedy Thriller
• Legal Thriller
• Supernatural Thriller
• Political Thriller
• Techno-thriller
• Conspiracy Thriller
• Crime Thriller
• Spy Thriller

Typical conventions of thriller include:

-Low Key Lighting
-Quick Cuts
-Shadows
-Tense Music
-Changes in the angles of shots
-Digetic breathing sounds
-Motage of shots
-Protagonist is usually male, trying to restore the equilibrium
-Antagonist's identity is usually revealed bit by bit throughout the thriller
-Antagonist usually wants revenge for a past event
-Close Ups and Extreme Close ups
-Shots of antagonist will cut quickly/will aim to hide their identity
-Jump Cuts