Thriller Genres
When researching the industry in my previous post I mentioned that many of these films would be categorised in thriller hybrids. This means that these thriller films are mixed in with another genre in order to make the film more interesting and diverse.
According to (http://www.movies.com.au/): 'The majority of thriller movies are actually hybrid films that use characteristics of another type of genre to maintain audience interest and anticipation', and the different hybrids are:
Action thriller- which may contain a lot of violence, explosions and guns e.g. The Transporter (Louis Leterrier, 2002) and James Bond films.
Conspiracy thriller- where the character confronts group of enemies whose true extent only they recognise e.g. JKF (Oliver Stone, 1991)
Crime thriller- the storyline may focus on criminals on their account of a crime e.g. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
Disaster thriller- the survival of a natural or artificial disaster such as a flood e.g. Earthquake (Mark Robson, 1974)
Drama thriller- the story are slower paced and involves character development along with plot twists e.g. The Illusionist (Neil Burger, 2006)
Erotic thriller- which it consists of erotica and thriller e.g. Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, 1992) and Fatal Attraction (Adrian Lyne, 1987)
Legal thriller- fighting in the courtroom and are in danger of losing not only their cases but their lives e.g. The Innocent Man (Peter Yates, 1989)
Medical thriller- the doctors trying to solve an expanding medical problem e.g. Awake (Joby Harold, 2007)
When researching the industry in my previous post I mentioned that many of these films would be categorised in thriller hybrids. This means that these thriller films are mixed in with another genre in order to make the film more interesting and diverse.
According to (http://www.movies.com.au/): 'The majority of thriller movies are actually hybrid films that use characteristics of another type of genre to maintain audience interest and anticipation', and the different hybrids are:
Action thriller- which may contain a lot of violence, explosions and guns e.g. The Transporter (Louis Leterrier, 2002) and James Bond films.
Conspiracy thriller- where the character confronts group of enemies whose true extent only they recognise e.g. JKF (Oliver Stone, 1991)
Crime thriller- the storyline may focus on criminals on their account of a crime e.g. Reservoir Dogs (Quentin Tarantino, 1992)
Disaster thriller- the survival of a natural or artificial disaster such as a flood e.g. Earthquake (Mark Robson, 1974)
Drama thriller- the story are slower paced and involves character development along with plot twists e.g. The Illusionist (Neil Burger, 2006)
Erotic thriller- which it consists of erotica and thriller e.g. Basic Instinct (Paul Verhoeven, 1992) and Fatal Attraction (Adrian Lyne, 1987)
Legal thriller- fighting in the courtroom and are in danger of losing not only their cases but their lives e.g. The Innocent Man (Peter Yates, 1989)
Medical thriller- the doctors trying to solve an expanding medical problem e.g. Awake (Joby Harold, 2007)
Political thriller- which the character must ensure the stability of the government that employs him e.g. Agency (George Kaczender, 1980)
Psychological thriller- the conflict between the characters is mental and emotional e.g. Suspicion (Alfred Hitchcock, 1941)
Spy thriller- which the character is an agent who must take violent action against agents of a rival e.g. The Bourne Identity (Doug Linman, 2002)
Techno-thriller- technology is described in detail and made essential to the audience understanding of the plot e.g. The Hunt for Red October (John McTiernan, 1990)
Religious thriller- which the plot is closely connected to religious objects, institutions and questions e.g. The Da Vinci Code (Ron Howard, 2003)
These are the few examples of different thriller hybrid genres that I could find on (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(genre). This gives me a clearer idea of what to avoid in the storyline for the thriller opening sequence to become a hybrid. As our aim in this task is to create a pure thriller, as a group we may have to review our story to see if it consists with any other genre. If it does we may have to change some of our ideas to claim what we are producing is a thriller.
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