Tuesday, 4 November 2014

Thriller Genre: Typical Settings


The general location of Thriller Films depends on the lighting in which the particular setting gives. For example in a Horror film the lighting is generally quite dark, which creates a tense atmosphere for the audience. The setting also depends on what the story is, for example in the film ‘Insidious’ the main setting of which is used is the character Dalton Lambert’s bedroom, of which the lighting in there is very dingy, creating a tense atmosphere with in the audience. 


Conventionally, Thrillers are set in a normal everyday environment such as a house as this adds to the suspense of the action as it shows the antagonistic disturbing the normality. Small confined spaces are normally used to signify entrapment and isolation. More often than not, the locations used in Thriller films have two-key lighting in order to create a sombre and bright atmosphere. This will create tension as the audience are unaware of what could be happening, in the surrounding of the character.

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