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Genre Research Thriller

History
Alfred Hitchcock made the first thriller film in 1926. It was a
silent film called The Lodger and was a story based on Jack
the Ripper.
The second thriller film was made in 1929 by Alfred Hitchcock
and was called Blackmail. This was the first sound film in
Britain.
Genre Conventions
The audience expect to see characters behaving in a natural
manner. This means that they would want to see characters
acting and reacting to certain situations in the same way that
a normal person would. This helps the audience connect to the
film more as it helps them to imagine they are in the same
situation as the character.
Using realistic situations and locations helps the audience
picture themselves in the situations the characters are in.
when the situations and locations used are believable, the
audience are able to get more into the film and are possibly
able to relate to an extent.
Having lots of enigmas creates mystery and places questions
in the audiences minds making them more interested and
curious about what will happen next.
The protagonist always has knowledge or a certain skill that
he/she must hide isolating them from other people and loved
ones, making them isolated and alone.
The protagonist often has a flaw or weakness in which the
antagonist will try to use against them. The protagonist
usually overcomes the obstacle, however sometimes the
antagonist successfully uses the protagonists weakness
against them.
Sub-Genres
The definition of a thriller is Thriller is a broad genre of
literature, film and television, having numerous subgenres.
Thrillers are characterized and defined by the moods they
elicit, giving viewers heightened feelings of suspense,
excitement, surprise, anticipation and anxiety.

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A subgenre is a division of a genre. For example, instead of
just being a thriller film, you could have a crime thriller.
Our film is a supernatural thriller subgenre.