Conventions of Form Opening seqence

• Titles/ Film Title/Actors editors etc.
• Music
• Character Introduction
• Establishment of location/setting
• Close ups to show characters
• Musical Crescendo

Conventions of Thriller

• Wrong mans shoes
• Heroic protagonist
• Innocent
• Ex military
• Agent/Spies/Bond
• Suspense
• Villains/Psychopath
• Role reversal/e.g. Hunter becomes the hunted
• Music/low tones/edgy
• Reflects/Antagonist/Protagonist
• Espionage
• Political/religious beliefs causes
• Low light for effect
• Scars/Mise en Scene
• Mystery
• Fight sequences
• Mission
• Urban
• Editing/shot-reverse shot
• Close up/Medium/Long shot
• Excitment
• The main character is the only one who can solve the problem or is forced to
• Violence
• Often reveales the workings of the army, police or government
• Mostly a rational explanation rather than a supernatural explanation to the puzzle or problem
• Despite the conflict the main character and villain often share alot of characteristics
• The hero of the story is often an outsider, isolated, and secretive but moral

Mission and Ex military- Taken

Agent/Spies/Bond/Mission/Heroic Protagonist-James Bond

Villains/Psychopath/Mystery/Low light for effect/Close up/Medium/Long shot/Suspense- Psycho