Conventions in Thrillers - Mrs Miller

In this blog I am going to be writing about conventions in a thriller film. Conventions are the elements that are common within different film genres.

I am analysing a clip from the film Taken. The part when they capture the man and tie him to a pole in a unknown place.

The first convention i notice is Fighting, the evidence of this is when the man is tied up the villans are beating him up by kicking and punching him. This is usual because fighting is a convention in a thriller film as they contain action and fighting a lot of the time. This helps the viewers relate to the film because you feel sorry for the man tied up and you want him to get free and find his daughter.

The second convention i am going to analyse is that there is a female victim. The mans wife was taken captive as well as him. This allows the Man to have something to fight for as he loves his family and wouldnt want to see his wife die in front of him. by doing this it make the man seem hero by saving her first. This is conventional to a thriller film because there is usually a female victim who is then saved by a male who wants to be the the hero.

The third Convention I am analysing is the high angle camera shot. This was used when you first saw the man tied up. This makes him seem like the victim in the film. It puts the audience on edge because they know he could be killed but they don't know at what point. This is conventional to a thriller fim because by using a high angle camera shot it allows the audience to see what is around the area and what dangers there could be.

The fianl Convention that im analysing are the guns that were used. They was seen being used by the men who had taken captive of the Family. Guns are conventional to a thriller film because they create a feel of danger and voilence which is also conventioanl to a thriller. By using guns it makes tyou feel as though the man has no chance of living because if he breaks free which is unlikely he will just be shot by them anyway