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Portfolio Project Genre #1

 For the portfolio coming up, I am thinking of doing a thriller. 

A thriller is a movie with an exciting plot that usually involve crime or government spying. Keeping viewers on the edge of their seats and keeps them drawn in from finish to end. A thriller will get confused with horror, but both actually create completely different feelings. Horror makes audiences feel fear, while a horror gives an excitement. Thats exactly why I want to work with this genre, while keeping that suspenseful feel, it can also create different emotions. 

Target Audience

With a pretty gender balanced audience, thrillers do seem to target adults to young adults. The age range being 15-30 usually liking more fast paced films and staying more entertained. People who are considered "adrenaline junkies" and having not as fast attention span will love this genre. It as a very loved genre by many because of the emotions and natural high it give you.

Genre Conventions with Content

In every single thriller certain information will be held from viewers to keep them guessing and watching. Also including a character being followed, chased, hiding, getting kidnapped while being alone. Also leading the audience to believe other things and allowing deep thinking and own understanding of the film. Although a thriller seems as if it is only about keeping viewers on the edge of their seat and entertaining, it also always relays a message in some sort of way. Like in the film "The Truman Show" has funny and scary moments it shows that media invades privacy, and the character realizes reality is fake. 

Genre Conventions with Techniques

This genre would be nothing without the techniques. Keeping a slower paced movements and POV shots making viewers feel like their in the film. Using darker lighting to keep it mysterious, using foreshadowing with objects and even lighting. 

Institutional Conventions

Usually beginning film with the production logo and very serious tone to set the feel on the film. In order to keep the movie in the age range instead of beginning the film with violence it implies the dangers. When its advertised and in trailers they have to keep it even more vague and mysterious than the movie.

Two Film/TV Productions That Represent The Genre   

This close-up from the thriller film Get Out displays the pure fear of this characters expression.