Codes and conventions of a thriller film:
The conventions of a thriller come down to sound, lighting, and editing.
An extract from ask Jeeves explains;
"The codes and conventions of a thriller include mirrors, low key lighting, shadows, obtrusive editing, quick cuts, changes in camera angle, tension music, stairs, flashbacks, use of photographs in black and white, disorientation of time and space as well as montage editing. The mirrors represent the darkness within some characters while shadows and low key lighting represent the inner darkness within beings".
Some of these features are displayed in the thriller film panic room, staring Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart. This is a fast pace dramatic film that uses most of the aboves listed conventions. An example of this would be the scene where Foster's character, Meg, leaves the panic room in search for her phone. Though the scene does not contain music and is slowed down to suggest a feeling of adrenaline, the quick jump cuts showing different shots of characters,as well as minimal lighting in some parts and uber bright lighting in others help show that this is a thriller film. It creates a panicked atmosphere, a very appropriate mode for the title of the film, as the audience watches Meg and Sarah's (Stewart) struggle to keep themselves safe.
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