Crime/Thriller
Even though this genre is two different names, they both are merged into one sub-genre. Crime-thriller usually revolves around a villain or killer that gives off the feeling of tension and suspense .
Conventions of crime/thriller:
The many conventions that make up this genre include a lot of feelings involving tone and mood. They have a lot of action aspects like fighting, weapons, killing. These types of movies are usually made to make your heart race a little and give you a bit of an adrenaline rush. Many movies of this film have investigations and situations that need resolving, to really lock in the "thriller" effect. For the actual filming portion, directors and film crew use various types of lighting and angles. The types of lighting used are low and high-key lighting, to show different characters' power and involvement, and loads of shadowing to show us secrecy. Also, these films films are made to give us the "bad" type of vibe, so they use things that are a not so good influence to others.
Themes of this genre:
The themes of crime/thriller are mainly conspiracies, love murder(s) and murder in general, terrorisms, etc. Of course there is going to be a lot of kidnapping and ransoms, heists, people seeking vengeance and hunting down others. All of these make up the concept of crime and thriller put together, while being spread evenly throughout each movie, showing as there can be more than one in each. These are sure to produce emotions in the audience, which is what creators want.
Setting of crime/thriller films:
Most movies in this genre are filmed in similar places, some spaces confined and some not. Some common locations are banks, police stations, museums, homes, streets, and alleys.
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