Wednesday, 28 October 2009

Thriller research

One of the things I was interested in looking into, was what separates a Thriller film from a Horror film, because I wasn't sure of the difference. I learnt that Thrillers and Horrors both create a thrill but in dififferent ways. Horrors tend to focus on one main villian and contain very graphic scenes of violence, gore, blood etc, which scares/ disgusts the audience; it's not left to the imagination. However, Thrillers are more about creating excitement more on a psychological level; from suspenseful situations and pursuits which keep the audience thinking and interested, because the answers are less obvious.


SUB- GENRES
The first thing I found out is that Thriller is a really broad genre of film, since there are so many sub-genres branching from it;
  • Action Thriller
  • Conspiracy Thriler
  • Crime Thriller
  • Disaster Thriller
  • Drama Thriller
  • Eco- Thriller
  • Erotic Thriller
  • Legal Thriler
  • Medical Thriller
  • Political Thriller
  • Psychological Thriller
  • Spy Thriller
  • Supernatural Thriller
  • Techno Thriller
  • Religious Thiller

It can be difficult to put Thriller films into a particular category because most tend to have overlapping sub-genres, and elements of horror, conspiracy and psychological tricks in order to build as much tension as possible.

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