For a thriller to be successful it should have an exciting and entreeging plot, which makes the audience sit on the edge of their seats due to the amount of suspense, shock and surprise used within the film.
In thriller films the most used conventions are low - key lighting, shadow, eerie music and the three s's, Shock, surprise and suspense. In the clip below, we view just a few of the conventions from above.
The scene starts by looking down a dark corridor, suddenly a girl in white passes across and triggers cameras. This then begins the suspense, which is shortly followed by eerie sound creating the mood of the scene. The sound is non - diegetic, which means that the sound has been added in after, it is creating suspense. Once suspense has been created, it then leave the audience to imagine what could possibly happen next, leaving them hanging off their chairs waiting. In the clip the suspense immediately created as the little girl walks up the stairs. The family are watching her, not saying a word. Next, is surprise, as she walks into one of the rooms, the door slaps shut behind her, which leaves the audience in shock not knowing what is happening, the other side of the door.
In most thrillers, there normally is a female victim, these females are normally innocent and made to feel vulnerable and usually end up finding themselves in danger or worst being murdered. Most directors like to make their scenes that have murders within, terrifying and shocking for the audience. Within the Conjuring the first person to encounter danger is a little girl who sleep walks and has an imaginary best friend. From that point the rest of the family one man and four woman become terrified and teased by the supernatural. The family are so realistic the audience can relate to them and feel part of the scene.
Also a major part of conventions of thrillers is low - key lighting. The low - key lighting creates shadows which builds tension and mystery, leaving the audience unknown of what is happening. It also the darkness of the lighting represents the darkness of the scene. The whole low - key lighting creates suspense which makes the audience wonder what happens in the darkness of the scenes.
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