Conventions of a Thriller

After researching thrillers and watching the clips below I have discovered that there are many conventions of a successful thriller. They are the following:

• Villains are usually male (although recently this gets challenged a lot)
• Females are the victims.
• A male hero.
• Setting is either a place where the events that happen during the movie should not be happening e.g. a suburban street or a secluded setting.
• Colour conventions (black=evil, white=innocence/victim, red=blood/danger)
• Music has a chilling/tense feel to it.
• Stalkers.
• The fear of unknown.
• Props used are typically a gun or a knife.
• Fast editing to build up tension.
• Often, the titles don’t appear over the top of the film, but before.
• Chiaroscuro light and low key lighting.
• Medium close ups and extreme close ups are used to create tension.
• Shadows.
• A chase scene.