Research Into Genre

There are many typical conventions of the the thriller genre such as quick cuts and tension building music. Good examples of thriller films are "Reservoir Dogs (1992)" and  "The Dark Knight (2008)".

In thrillers, the audience are often made to feel sorry for the protagonsit as they are shown to have a happy life but then something goes terribly wrong, an example of this is in the Batman film, the protagonist (Bruce Wayne) lives a happy childhood, and his parents are multi-millionares, however his parents are murdered and this is where he gets the idea to become a crime fighter.

Typical colours that are used in Thriller films are dark colours what will make a scene look dull and boring, yet they make you think that soemthing bad is going to happen. As you see from the poster, dark colours are used, it makes the scene look gloomy and that nothing good will come of it.
Typical props for a thriller film will be mostly  guns and weapons, generally anything that will cause damage to someone. As you see from the "Reservoir Dogs" poster, there are two men pointing guns at each other, this signifies that there will be gun fights frequently featured in the film.
It depends what the sub genre is (Horror, Crime, etc.) as to what characters costumes will be, as an example, it's a Horror thriller, characters may be wearing ragged, blood stain clothes to signify that they have been in some sort of attack. Or if it were to be a Crime Thriller, some characters may be wearing police uniform and some characters might wear normal clothes to signify that they are ordinary people.

There are many different Actors who are well-known for featuring in Thriller films including; Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt, Mark Wahlberg and Liam Neeson. all of the listed actors are the steretypical white, strong heroes who are
Conventional thriller directors are Alfred Hitchcock, Quentin Tarrentino and Ridely Scott, between them they have produced some of the best thriller films ever including; Alien, Reservoir  Dogs, American Gangster, Pulp Fiction and Psycho.
Companies who frequently produce thriller films are Warner Bros., Universal Studio and Paramount Pictures, these companies are some of the biggest across Hollywood and have the ability to produce big budget A-list films.

Thriller films can be based on many different themes, but general themes are revenge, hatred, murder, criminal activity and unexplained events.
The typical audience for thriller films are males aged 18-50 who enjoy action and like being on the edge. They offer escapism to the audience, someone can watch a thriller film and be cut of from the world for an hour or so.