Thriller Conventions

General Thriller Conventions:

.Suspicion

.Enigmas

.Dystopia

.Drama

.Antagonist/Protagonist

.Cliffhanger

,Crime

.Investigations

.Dark colour scheme

.Fast Pace

.Weapons 

.Complex Narrative

.Non linear narrative (flashbacks)

.Protagonist obstacle 

These list of conventions are only a basic few that fall into the Thriller genre. Although I have decided that I am going to do a Crime Thriller opening, I thought that it would be a good idea to define the conventions of a Crime thriller and to see what conventions of a general thriller are interpreted on this sub genre. Furthermore after looking at a variety of different secondary sources, I came up with what are the basic conventions of a crime thriller. I felt that this was essential as I need to make sure that I fully understand what a crime thriller is so that my opening scene is successful.

Conventions of a Crime Thriller:

.Crime

.Non linear narrative (flashbacks)

.Police/Criminals

.Weapons

.Suspense

.Complex Narrative

.Murder/Robbery/Manhunt

.Storyline focuses both on protagonist and antagonist.

.Action and physiological aspects.

.Tension