thriller genres

thriller films are designed to give the audience the "edge of their seat" feeling. all thrillers do this by adding suspense and/or mystery to their film. all the small foci of the film add up to do this, e.g.: the lighting used in a scene can be really low or shinning from a certain source and leaving the room pitch black eslewhere. This element alone can leave the audience feeling fearful, panicy or wondering what the camera's hiding in the dark. thriller can also be split into many different sub-genres that specialize in scaring the audience a certain way.

Conspiracy thriller:
This sub-genre focusing around the protagonist confronting a large orginazation on their evil doing, although he/she are the only person that's able to see it. Conspiracy thrillers usually play around the secretivity of government organizations. An example is The Bourne Ultimatum. In this film the young protagonist (Jason Bourne) must fight against a secret government organization set on destroying innoccent lives.

Crime thriller:
Crime thriller are a mix of both crime and thriller. They usually focus more on the criminals and their actions leading to their crimes more than what their crimes are. An example is the film Se7en starring Bradd Pitt and Morgan Freeman as the chase down the mysterious John Doe.

Disaster thriller:
Disaster films focus on a group of survivors and their survival after a catastrophic artificial or natural disaster. There are many extreme long shots and long shots in these films to show the scale of damage that the survivors have to deal with. examples of disaster movies are 2012, The Day After Tomorrow and Deep Impact.

Mystery thriller:
These films usually relate closely to crime thrillers in terms of narrative. They also focus on a detective or private investigator which also closely relates to the crime thriller sub-genre. The plots revolve around   the protagonist searching for clues in order to uncover a mystery or criminal. An example is Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law. This film is also a period drama as it is based on an iconic British figure at a point in history.

Psychological thriller: