Conventions of a Thriller

Fast paced; (implied) violence; tension; makes audience ask questions; exiting music; eerie music; (unseen) screams; mist/fog; loud; split personalities; chase; shock; complex storyline; twists; the unexpected; suspense; makes you jump; crime; cliffhanger; dark/nighttime; police; intelligent characters.

Differences between Thrillers and Horrors:

Horror - We see the murder/ act of violence

Thriller - We only see the result of the violence; eg dead body.

Horror - We are scared of what is happening

Thriller - We are constantly scared of what might happen

Horror - Aimed at younger age groups

Thriller - Aimed for the older.

The audiences for thrillers have to work hard to understand what is going on.

Brief

Brief: I learnt what the brief was; 'The titles and opening of a new fiction film, to last a maxinum of 2 minutes'.
All elemtents of our task should be excellent as we want all levels 4s and maximum marks.
Even though it is a group task, we will be marked individually so we shouldn't let other group members do all the work.