Codes And Conventions

In today's lesson we was set the task to research into our film's genres, codes and conventions, which is thriller.

 THRILLER: CODES AND CONVENTIONS

FEELINGS:

• excitement
• suspense
• anticipation
• anxiety
• uncertainty

CHARACTERS:

• convicts
• law enforcement officers
• stalkers
• men associated with danger
• criminals

THEMES:

• terrorism
• psychological mind games
• supernatural events
• crime
• suspense 
• assignation 

OTHER:

• cars
• weapons
• urban settings
• tense music
• fast paced editing
• low lighting

I found two popular films that are in the thriller genre, these are: Black Swan and The Silence of the Lambs.