Intro To AS Media

Hello my name is Tyrelle and this is my AS Media blog, I will be posting things to do with media that predominantly come under the thriller genre but may be some that have hints of other genres.


Codes and Conventions of a Thriller:

• Quick Cuts in a scene
• A lot of shot and angle changes
• Sounds of heavy breathing/panting
• some type of crime (it can often be murder)
• a good and complex narrative
• paranoia
• scenes that include a chase
• plot twist
• investigations
• escape
• first person camera shots
• handheld camera

These codes and conventions can be seen throughout many different movies that come under the genre, thriller. they're used very effectively to create suspense and tension to keep the audience on the edge of their seats. one of the conventions that I will explain is the fact in some thrillers it looks to be a handheld camera. this is used to give the thriller a gritty realism because of the way the camera is held, giving the target audience the sense that the film may actually be based on a true story. this is used in The Blair Witch Project effectively throughout to build suspense.
Another example of a film is conjuring 2, where plot twist is continuously used, especially coming towards the end. Finally, another movie that has many of the conventions above in Inception (2010), this is a very confusing movie many people have watched at least 3 times just to go back and start properly understanding the film.