Codes and Conventions within a thriller: By Dominic Esty- Wilkinson

The conventions of the thriller genre are to do with sound and editing. eg quick cuts , fast pace and camera angle changes, music that gives tension and is passy when appropriate. it can be to do with lighting, especially the use of shadow. mirrors and stairs are also conventions of thriller movies.
The codes and conventions are mainly what the audiences expect to see within a thriller this includes all types of thrillers, such as cross genres such as action, adventure, sci- fi etc. What audiences expect to see is what producers need to include in attracting their audience. The codes and conventions within a thriller mainly allows a female protagonist to be a victim of a dominant male character, this enables the audiences to familiar themselves with the stereotypes as females are always vulnerable dependent victims, and the dominant male figures as being dominant. psychological thriller which are sub genres play with audiences minds by manipulating a character or a plot to keep audiences guessing. However cross thriller genres involve action, adventure, sic- fi, these use a slightly different way of using codes and conventions as they are not many things it must include to engage audiences. For example within a thriller in a scene where it is scary and engaging, it will be more likely to see dark colour's so the scene can be represented in a way that audiences expect to see it, also the sound what be loud intense heart beating score music, the contrast would different in a way it reflects the scene. All these are key conventions within a thriller. Another example is a dominant male chasing and vulnerable female protagonist, this will include fast pace intense score music the codes and conventions audiences expect to see. Getting exactly what audiences want will make any film a success.