Action/Crime Thrillers
Genre Conventions
Many thriller films use techniques such as suspense, fast paced, and plot twists to engage the audience to keep them always indulged in the film and never bored. They are also centered around life or death sitatuations as these scenes cause a lot of suspense to the viewer. Additionally, there is typically crime related scenes in these films revealing a major villian in the movie.
Target Audience
Crime related thrillers are typyically seen to be viewed slilghty more by the male audience than the female audience, but nothing significant. The ages vary from 15-50 years old showing how this genre can be applied to a more wide audience. A potential sub-genre are psychological thrillers which are mainly fro the adult audience being 18+. These movies are also for the people who love sitting on the edge of their seat and crave suspense.
Institutional Conventions
Usually in thriller films a main problem or mystery is waiting to be solved by the main protagonist by the time the film is finished. Dark and low-key lighting are utilized to create a dark and mysterious vibe. They are also fast paced to create constant action and very little potential for boredom.
Examples
Now You See Me is a great example of a crime related thriller as it is a very fast paced movie with constant action and creates mystery with the goal that is made in the film.
Batman is another great example of crime thriller as it centers on the mysterious tone created through an unkown serial killer. The Batman uses very low-key lighitng and very dark colors which helps to create this mysterious and dark mood.
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