The sub-genre of thriller that I am am goign to research is the horror-thriller genre. I have chosen this as it would be interesting to find out about and it is also one of my favourite genres of film. The wikipedia definition of thriller is 'In a thriller, the hero must thwart the plans of an enemy, rather than uncover a crime that has already happened.' It then goes on to say, 'What sets the horror-thriller apart [from a thriller] is the main element of fear throughout the story.'
Examples of films that fall into this genre are:
Saw
28 Days Later
Jaws
Scream
Alien
These films all contain the typical conventions of thrillers, such as suspense and the theme of 'hero' vs 'villain' but they contain more gore and is generally more scary and jumpy than a typical thriller.
Tuesday, 9 October 2007
Research on Sub-Genre
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1 comment:
good start but why not focus in on one of these and have a go at applying some of the theory work done in class?
ms b
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