Genre Theory

We chose the idea of a child killer, to slightly break the boundaries of the thriller genre. This meant that we had to build up the conventions of the genre though other things such as the iconography - the use of the woods, and the police and the idea that Dylan is missing. The conventions of the thriller genre are often to do with the editing. We used Quick cuts and camera angle changes are used and music that creates tension. . Thrillers often involve the use of mirrors or stairs which we created shots based on both.