Thrillers recently are being influenced dramatically by the horror genre; they have more gore, sadistic violence and brutality.
Thriller horrors usually focus on the suspense and tension in a film. They build excitement until it gets to a climax at the end. The thriller genre is a genre in itself so there are lots of elements to it. They contain violence and usually show the world in a bad light, which supports the convention of dark key lighting with horror films.
Most of the time they have a good ending where the baddie is brought to justice, either through murder, or prison. The films can contain pathological themes, which are more frightening to watch, as they can happen in the real world, such as obsession, stalking, random attacks, depression and so on. All of these themes create a film that builds excitement through tension.
There are various types of thrillers ranging from the common methods in crime thrillers were there is mainly ransoms, captivities, heists, revenge, kidnappings. More common in mystery thrillers are investigations and the whodunit technique. Common elements in psychological thrillers are mind games, psychological themes, stalking, confinement/deathtraps, horror-of-personality, and obsession. Elements such as conspiracy theories, false accusations, paranoia, and sometimes action are common in paranoid thrillers.
A genuine thriller film is a film which provides thrills and keeps the audience cliff-hanging at the ‘edge of their seats’. The tension is created when that main character is put in a impossible escape situation. Life is threatening and the situation the character is in is deadly.
Thrillers mostly take place in ordinary places; suburbs and cities. However, they may also take place in tropical islands or exotic places, such as ‘I know what you did last summer’. The most typical thriller horror movies are when there is normally a pass murderer and the killings which take place are mass murders, terrorism and assassinations.
‘I know what you did last summer’
Although this film is classified as a ‘Slasher’ it has some conventions of a ‘thriller’. The location is in an exotic location and the murders involved are of a mass scale.
‘Phycho’
One of the most popular thriller's is "Phycho," made in 1960. It was a psychological thriller which was directed by Alfred Hitchcock. The psychological theme to a film can be very interesting, and also scary, as people in real life can get psychological issues. This realism can be very effective when making a film, because the audience are more likely to be effected by it. We all know that in a film, if a vampire and werewolf are involved, it won't happen in real life, however good the film it. But if it's something psychological that can happen then it can make a film scarier. Just like with ghost films. "Paranormal Activity," released in to 2009 was classed as one of the scariest films, "Bloody Disgusting," a website that looks at horror films put it 16th in their top 20 scary films.’28 Days Later’
Another good ‘Thriller Horror’ is ’28 Days Later’ – which is a film that is very gory, but primarily deals with the breakdown of humanity. Several more thriller horrors are becoming increasingly common with films such as ‘The last house on the left’, and ‘I spit on your grave’. More and more of these thriller horrors are becoming more acceptable as the amount of core and the sadistic violence which occurs in them is being more acceptable in the horror genre.
This genre can be very good when it comes to trying to please an audience. It can mix the blood and the gore that you expect with a horror film, and also add in a great storyline, which then creates action and adventure. They promote excitement and suspense, which is what the audience want when they go to see a good film.
Of course other genres do this as well. Some of the best films in the world have come from genres such as slasher horrors and splatter horrors. Some have been cult successes which have had a great reception.
The teaser trailer movie is in the sub genre of ‘Thriller’ as the conventions of a thriller we have met them. We have used a sadistic killer and a young boy who is in the ‘impossible’ situation where his only fate is death.
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