Conventions of 'Last Breath' Last years thriller.

I looked at the conventions of a Thriller and looked at this video from students from last year to see if they used conventions to tell it is a thriller.

Conventions of a Thriller:
- Binary opposites (protagonists & antagonists)
They have used a protagonist (the girl) and an antagonist (the character in the mask)

- Establishing shot to show location at the beginning
they have used an establishing shot to show the audience where they are very well by showing the area they are in and the house.

- Isolated setting (not always common)
The village does have an isolated feel because its night time and looks like a lonely village therefore the audience get a wary atmosphere from it.

- Music: slow beat/pitch
The music style used is a typical convention in a thriller as it has a slow beat and gives the audience a wary feel by the rhythm.

- Camera: Hand held/canted
This group hasn't used these style of cinematography but it didn't change what the audience would think the genre would be.

- Problem that must be solved
Usually, openings to thrillers show the beginning of the storyline that has a situation that would probably be solved by the end. This group starts the film with a problem therefore they have used a common convention in a thriller.

- Jump shots
This group hasn't used jump shots however jump shots are usually used during a film at the most dramatic part and not in the beginning.

- Dramatic situations
This group makes the whole opening give the feel that there will be a dramatic situation very well by the antagonist shown first before the girl therefore the audience know the character in the mask will be involved later to make it dramatic.

- Dark lighting
They have used night time lighting to give the film a thrilling feel but most of the filming is done inside with diegetic lighting.