-The aim of a Thriller is to create suspense and thrill, scare, excite and make the audience anxious.
-Thrillers typically use suburban or everyday settings like houses, schools, etc. and make perfectly normal places seem eerie.
-Crime and politics are common themes in thrillers.
-The lighting is almost always from an unnatural light source, often shot in low key lighting with lots of shadows or key lighting during especially thrilling scenes. This connotes the feeling of suspense or the unknown, creating an eerie atmosphere.
-The plot usually revolves around an investigation, sometimes includes violence/crime and there could be a major twist/unexpected finish in the end.
-Often many different sub-stories are going on, which all concatenate in the end.
-The villain is normally an outsider/outcast.
-Film music is often creepy and slow in minor key, with louder moments in action scenes. Music plays a big part in making thriller films.
-There are often jump cuts, high angle and close up shots.
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