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The codes & conventions of Thriller movies
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Sofia Nisco
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Updated Apr 11, 2021
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The codes & conventions of Thriller movies
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What is thriller?
00:20
What are the conventions of thriller?
00:39
the characters:
00:54
The storyline:
01:02
The cinematography:
01:30
The editing:
01:51
The sound:
02:23
The mise-en-scene
02:40
The mise-en-scene
Audio Transcript
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Hello and welcome today.
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And what are we talking about?
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The codes and conventions of thriller movies.
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So what is thriller?
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Well, thriller movies usually contain a battle between the protagonist
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and the antagonist.
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The storyline usually shows a series of bad events, building
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tension and suspense to increase the climax, conventions and thriller
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include quick cuts, local lighting, shadows, tension, music changes in
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angles and shots, diabetic sound of breathing black and white
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shots, montage of shots and protagonists in the mercy of
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the antagonist.
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The characters often include a protagonist perceived as a brave
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male seeking to restore the equilibrium and the antagonist has
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a hidden identity.
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As the audience will uncover later in the film, the
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storyline of filler movies is designed so that the audience
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think it could happen to them, making them feel scared.
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The cinematography of thriller include a lot of close ups
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or extreme close ups of the protagonist character showing emotion
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or to focus on a propped that will aid the
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narrative. It also includes shots of antagonist characters that will
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be cut quickly, aiming to hide their identity.
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This could include shots from behind a low key shop
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or just a shot of their shadow.
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They're editing of thriller include a lot of jump shots
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to show things happening that the audience in the narrative
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are aren't aware of, but it's essential for them to
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understand the movie.
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Cross cutting is used to build suspense and continue continuous
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editing is you so the audience understand the film better.
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The sound and thriller is a major aspect.
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It's essential to help the audience understand the the mood
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in and through it.
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Also it adds suspense.
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The music also add suspense.
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Sound in Phila is essential to help the audience understand
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the mood that is being perceived.
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It also adds suspense intention, often starting with a slow
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pace and then building up to make the shots more
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uh dramatic for the audience.
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The missing seen in through the movies often show the
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location as it's important for the film to help the
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audience establish a theme.
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They often used low key lighting and costumes include the
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antagonist wearing dark clothes while the protagonist was ordinary everyday
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clothes. Thank you for watching.
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I hope you enjoyed.
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