Genre Research: Thriller

  • Common CAMS

Low Angle Shots, High Angle Shots, Dutch Angle, Over The Shoulder, Pan, tilt, Extreme Close-Up, Close-Up, Point-of-View 

• Common CLAMPS

Hotel, closed room, weapons, technology, vehicles, Straitjacket, Hockey Mask  

• Common Editing 

Jump cuts, Cross-cutting, Close-ups 

• Common Sounds

Ambient Sounds 

• Example films 

The Silence of the Lambs. Seven, Shutter Island 

• Elements that we like

Twists and Turns, Psychological Depth and Atmospheric Setting 

• Elements we dont like

Predictability 



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