14) Conventions of a thriller.

A thriller usually consists of a battle between the protagonist and the antagonist. We follow the story of the protagonist as they seek justice and antagonist tries to kill them.

Main conventions include:

• Tense music
• Slow music reaching a climax.
• Jump cuts
• Dark lighting
• Shadows
• Protagonist running away from the Antagonist 
• (Extreme)Close ups

A good example of a movie that follows most of these these codes and conventions is The Dark Knight Rises.