thriller conventions.

1. themes and ideas.

1.1. crime

1.1.1. ransoms

1.1.2. captivities

1.1.3. heists

1.1.4. revenge

1.1.5. kidnappings

1.2. mystery

1.2.1. investigations

1.2.2. "whodunit" technique

1.3. psychological

1.3.1. mind games

1.3.2. psychological themes

1.3.3. stalking

1.3.4. confinement

1.3.5. deathtraps

1.3.6. horror of personality

1.3.7. obsession

2. characters

2.1. villains (sometimes the hero's)

2.1.1. criminals

2.1.2. stalkers

2.1.3. assassins

2.1.4. psychotic individuals

2.1.5. escaped cons

2.2. Other character.

2.2.1. menaced women

2.2.2. innocent victims

2.2.3. private eyes

2.2.4. world weary people

2.2.5. cops

2.2.6. people involved in twisted relationships

3. Narrative techniques

3.1. plot twists

3.2. multiple lines of action

3.3. flashbacks

3.4. narrative retardation

3.5. red herrings

3.6. mis direction

3.7. deadlines

3.8. principle of concealment

3.9. chases and pursuits

3.10. making the audience work

4. Techniques

4.1. use of tracking

4.2. POV

4.3. ECU/CUs

4.4. reveals

4.5. dramatic angles

4.6. eerie, tense music

4.7. off screen sounds

4.8. low key lighting

4.9. chiaroscuro

4.10. strong directional lighting

4.11. over exposed or colour manipulation

4.12. fast pasted editing

4.13. jump cuts

4.14. parallel editing

4.15. obstructive editing

4.16. exaggerated sound

4.17. disorientation of time/space