15th January 2009..Initial research analysis and camera practice

In that lesson from what I recall we spent time identifying exactly what a thriller was and what conventions make a thriller what it is. I learnt that the intended aim of a thriller is to create feelings of anxiety and a sense of uncertainty amongst the audience. How do thrillers do this though? Well, the main character (potential victim of some psychological turmoil) is often unaware of the danger he/she may be in. Only we as the audience know what is happening or what will inevitably happen and this makes thrillers that much more effective, being we know something that the character doesn't. Tension created in thrillers will reach a heightened climax as the character may find themselfves on what seems an impossible mission to safety or an escape from a villian in some instances.