Section 1 Thriller Genre.

A thriller genre is found in film, literature and television programmes. The main aspects of the thriller genre is to build tension, suspense and excitement towards the intended audience. There are three main sub-genres of thriller which include crime, mind twisting events and sense of mystery in the film, book or television show. the characters played in thrillers are usually criminally or psychologically insane. They often appear mentally unstable and commit crimes such as murder, rape or holding people captive. In most cases, the thriller will end with the main villain dying or being caught resulting in a happy ending. The elements included in thrillers will usually be camera works, setting, lighting, costumes, expression and depth of field.

Thriller Ingredients
Thrillers are commonly known to have the audience on the edge of their seats caught up in the suspence and jumpy mood of the film, tv show or book. this builds a tense atmosphere towards the intended audience. Thrillers need to be exciting to appeal to the audience to keep them entertained. They are usually certificated at the ages 15 - 18 as they contain violent or graphic images that may affect younger viewers. Northrop Frye - The Heroic Romance links into the thriller genre as heroes are always ordinary and behave morally right and aims to usually protect innocent characters. Another example of the thriller genre is John Cawelti - The Exotic because is contains mysterious events and is set in a modern city. The surroundings are usually set in an unfamiliar world which is dark and gloomy. W H Mathews - Mazes and Labryinth's is defined as a thriller because its a mystery where the hero is attempting to find clues to crack a puzzle and solve the problem, however there are often twists to the puzzle to make the audience more interested. Pascal Bonitzer - Partial Vision is a different source of genre for a thriller as the audience only see so much as other elements are hidden so the mystery to he thriller isnt given away. The killer in this thriller slaughters their victims when the audience is doesnt see this part of the scene, so the bodies are usually discovered by someone. Lars Ole Saurberg - Concealment and Protaction will also link into a thriller as suspense is always builing up in two different ways, it seems to hide something from the audience. A planned death usually takes place with an explosion which delays. Finally, Noel Carrol - The Question , Answer model provides the audience with questions, in this there is a probabilty factor and a moral factor. A probabilty factor keeps the audience guessing for a final conclusion because 'a sure thing' is less exciting for the audience. A Moral factor is where the morally right outcome increases involvement and maintains the audiences focus and interest within the thriller.