The Conventions of Thrillers - Jump Scares
Another convention found in thriller films that and although is of high importance but not lost without it is Jump Scares. This is when...
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The Conventions of Thrillers - Red Herrings
A widely used convention since the dawn of thriller films is a Red Herring this is a part of the film that distracts the audience from...
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The Conventions of Thrillers
The thriller genre came about in the 1960s when Alfred Hitchcock revolutionized film making and created the film Psycho. This was the...
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History of Thrillers
The thriller genre was first introduced in the 1970s with Harold Lloyd's comic, Safety Last. Although the first motion picture was in the...
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