Whilst planning our film, we decided that it would be more suited as being a psychological thriller rather than a typical horror film.
"Psychological thriller is a specific sub-genre of the broad ranged thriller with heavy focus on the unstable emotional states of characters, in combination with mystery and thriller. However, it often incorporates elements from the mystery and drama genre, along with the typical traits of the thriller genre. In addition to drama and mystery, many psychological thrillers contain elements of, and often overlap with, the horror genre, particularly psychological horror"
Thrillers usually contain a lot of false paths, clues and enigmas- this keeps the audience questioning the film and captures their attention by constantly trying to solve the problem. Psychological thrillers focus of the conflict between the main character being a mental and emotional type of conflict rather that physical.
Throughout thriller films, mirrors and stairs are frequently used, particularly within psychological thrillers as a way of creating suspense. Mirrors are used as a convention of a thriller film through the use of reflection of the character's inner self this allows the audience to understand the character's identity. They can also represent the darkness within some characters.
Similarly, flashbacks are used as a way of showing the disruption in time leading to possible confusion within the readers mind. However, through the development of the plot, the audience are then drawn back in to the narrative. Flashbacks are used to display what has happened in the past allowing the audience too get an insight into the characters previous past.
The editing and camera angles used in within the thriller genre tends to be fast paced and quick cuts. this created tension and suspense which are both important factors in thriller films. This is further emphasised through the use of dramatic music.
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