RESEARCH - Codes and Conventions of Crime Thrillers

Crime thrillers are often based on the criminal rather than the police force, the CRIMES committed are often Robberys or Murders to make it intrigueing for the Audience because it is common in this society but noone really knows the content of a murder so crime thrillers open up a whole new world of ideas. 

 

Some crime thrillers are often psychological, emphasising how much the criminal is smarter than the cops for example Inside Man, Seven. Pure crime films focus on a specific crime or a set of crimes and solving the mystery or tracking down, with little or no evidence, but more drama throughout. Thrillers are generally fiction-based and fast in pace,while crime thrillers tend to be more leisurely paced, dramatic and realistic. There is typically a shortage of violence, but this depends if the work is based on the mafia where the action would be intense.

Different Character Personalties
- Immoral
- Meglo-Manical
- Intimidating
- Materialistic
- Intelligent
- Street-Smart

Codes Used in Thriller Films
- Slow camera movements
- Slow-Motion
- Moderate/fast paced sound (high amounts of non-diegetic sound)
- Shots used to establish a location/scene (Establishing shot, long shot or dolly shots are used often)

*All of these aim to increase the tension and suspense in the atmosphere !!!

 



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