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Technical
Conventions
of Thriller Films
Ryan Gooderham
Camerawork
Ryan Gooderham
Camerawork
Use of tracking – follows the action and
creates a sense of pace and danger
Ryan Gooderham
Camerawork
POV – shows from the point-of-view of the
character and involves the audience
Ryan Gooderham
Camerawork
ECUs / CUs (close ups) – clearly shows the
expressions of the characters
Ryan Gooderham
Camerawork
Reveals (track in/zoom in) – create a sense
of tension and suspense
Ryan Gooderham
Camerawork
Dramatic angles – create a dramatic
ambience
Ryan Gooderham
Sound
Ryan Gooderham
Sound
Silence – creates real tension and suspense
Ryan Gooderham
Sound
Exaggerated sound – pinpoints key sounds
to the audience and makes the sounds
overly dramatic
Ryan Gooderham
Sound
Eerie, tense music – creates suspense and
an eerie atmosphere
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Sound
Off screen sounds – creates an aura of
mystery
Ryan Gooderham
Sound
Diegetic – sound heard by both the
characters and the audience (e.g. dialogue)
Ryan Gooderham
Sound
Non-diegetic – sound heard only by the
audience (e.g. background music)
Ryan Gooderham
Mise-en-scene
Ryan Gooderham
Mise-en-scene
Low key lighting – creates an atmosphere of
suspense, mystery and spookiness
Ryan Gooderham
Mise-en-scene
Chiaroscuro – when a strong contrast is
created between light and dark colours
Ryan Gooderham
Mise-en-scene
Strong directional lighting – used to highlight
a key prop or character, and often contrasts
a lot with darker, low key lighting
Ryan Gooderham
Mise-en-scene
Over exposed or colour manipulation –
creates a feeling of unrealism, making things
seem disjointed and confusing
Ryan Gooderham
Editing
Ryan Gooderham
Editing
Fast paced editing – used
especially in chase
scenes, create a sense of
danger, action and pace
Ryan Gooderham
Editing
Jump cuts – create a sense of confusion and
nervousness
Ryan Gooderham
Editing
Parallel editing – seeing two scenes at once,
one after the other, consecutively – forcing
the audience to link the two scenes together
Ryan Gooderham
Editing
Obtrusive editing – this is when the editing is
done so that the audience are aware and
reminded of the fact that they are watching
something that has been filmed and edited
Ryan Gooderham

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Technical Conventions of Thriller Films