Blog post #5 Typical Genre Conventions

 Conventions are something used by producers to construct familiarity into different genres. Conventions are used to help build an accepted understanding of what to expect when watching movies from a favored drama. In the thriller genre, there is a wide category of different conventions used to captivate the audience's attention.

Suspense is one of the most popular conventions in the history of the thriller genre. When people start watching a thriller movie, they are expecting to be on the edge of their seats due to the amount of suspense within the film. Suspense defines a thriller movie by how widely used it is in film industry. 

Conventions within characters are also a big part of thriller movie. The protagonist within thriller movies often have a dark past full of secrets. This causes the narrative to be filled with more turns throughout the story, engaging the audience deeper. 


Unreliable narrators are also very common in thrillers. Unreliable narrators make it hard for the audience to figure out what can and can not be trusted. This correlates to my final project idea because my main character is seen as the victim but is later shown as the bad person.