Monday, 7 October 2013

Themes and Conventions of Psychological Thriller

The following themes are the most recurrent ones in the psychological thriller genre:

  • Death
  • Reality 
  • Purpose
  • Existence
However we will be focusing on the first two themes regarding death and reality and the line between real and what is real as the short film goes on.

The following conventions are the ones we ate thinking of incorporating into our short film;

  • Quick edits and changes in camera angles- to increase the feeling of fear and shock. 
  • Music- lends itself to high tension, eerie, silence.
  • Flashbacks- this will show the past to give an insight into why the characters are the way they are. We will use this to show how her best friend died.

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