Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense, excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety. Thrillers generally keep the audience on the "edge of their seats" as the plot builds towards a climax. The cover-up of important information from the viewer is a common element. Literary devices such as red herrings, plot twist, and cliffhangers are used extensively. A thriller is usually a villain-driven plot, whereby he or she presents obstacles that the protagonist must overcome.
The conventions of a thriller are:
- Flashbacks
- Tension and release
- Low key lighting
- Obtrusive editing
- Montage editing
- Impending/foreboding music
- Mise en scene
- Camera movement
- Narrative
- Panic Room
- Now you see me
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