- 'The Hitchhiker' (Ida Lupino, 1953)
- 'Vertigo' (Alfred Hitchcock, 1958)
- 'Psycho' (Alfred Hitchcock, 1960)
- 'Blue Steel' (Katheryn Bigelow, 1991)
- 'The Vanishing' (George Sluizer, 1993)
- 'Se7en' (David Fincher, 1995)
- 'The Usual Suspects' (Bryan Singer, 1995)
- 'Face/Off' (John Woo, 1996)
- 'Mimic' (Guillermo Del Toro, 1997)
- 'Sixth Sense' (M. Night Shyamalan, 1999)
- 'The Talented Mr Ripley' (Anthony Minghella, 1999)
- 'What Lies Beneath' (Robert Zemeckis, 2000)
- 'Phone Booth' (Joel Schumacher, 2002)
- 'One Hour Photo' (Mark Romanek, 2002)
What are the forms and conventions of a thriller?
- A build up to the action
- Creation of fear/apprehension/anticipation/unsettling feeling/confusion/doubt over a character
- Dark, shadowy atmosphere (use of light and dark images)
- Establishing mood and atmosphere throughout the film
- Delay in showing the face of a significant character, or the acion of an important event by first showing the hand of a character for instance or a reaction of someone watching the event
- Creation of suspense using soundtrack music
- Morally ambiguous central character (e.g. film noir - 'Se7en')
- Murder encouraging a suspecting audience
- Realistic settings to create a sense of the 'unusual' occuring within a normal setting
- Flashbacks
- Hero in situation of threat or struggle
- Red herrings (e.g. Hitchcock films)
- Twists and unexpected turns
- Making and keeping the audience tense and on the edge of our seats
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