Thriller Elements

What elements physiological thrillers have  -

• suspense
• excitement
• the sub genres - crime/ horror/ physiological/action  
• a puzzle/ enigma
• fast paced editing
• low key lighting
• music - fast tempo

Definition of a thriller - an exciting, suspenseful mystery story



What makes us scared?

• dramatic music
• dark lighting
• spiders - phobias
• death
• murder and rape
• ghosts
• the unknown
• insignificance
• isolation

We then watched the opening to When A Stranger Calls   - these are the things we found

• fast paced editing
• the eerie screaming and atmosphere
• the music
• the setting of the carnival - associated with clowns - which many people have phobias of
• low key lighting
• mystery of what happened to the girl