Capefear.

Water - distorted images layed over ( reflections) - water representing death drowning connotations.
Links with 'cape' water - cape which is prehaps part of the narrative danger in water.
colour red suggests danger
silouette of a man suggest villan with hidden identify.
The eye - a vunriable part of the body suggests horror - fear shows in eyes.
sound - musical score - distirbing in susupence - in combinatioj with images.
slowstringed music - piych low pace increased.

Vertigo

At the begining the close up of pair or lips this may seem quite seductive as the lips are a vey sexual part of the female body.

The female eyes widen and shiftily look from side to side this suggests fear / danger and even more so when the reflection of the colour red are in the eyes.

There are graphical swirls which suggest prehaps hypnotised or confusion or prehaps her point of view - indicating her state of mind.

The name of the film ' Vertigo ' suggests the graphical swirls are a effect of falling ( dizzy ) into darkness at the end.

High pitched orcestra music, gives a tense feel and had a narrative worked on contrast.

You dont see her whole face which suggests a trapped character - and also gives the impression of her being mysterious.

The camera zooms into her eye - taking spectator into her mind. - maybe trapped in her own mind / mental state.

The machinist.

The machinist is a physiological thriller.

Conventions of a thriller.

- Crime at the core of the narrative.

- Mystery to the spectator ( enigmas ) - Solved at the end of the film conventionally.

- Suspense -key to a thriller.

- Micro elements - musical score, suspense and tension.
- Low key lighting, adds to mystery / suspense.
- Often oblique / canted angles.
- Distort image, mystery.

Protagonist - ( main character / hero ) and antagonist ( a Villon or force, mainly paranormal working against protagonist.

Sub Genres & examples

Legal Thriller - ( setting = courthouse ) e.g: The innocent man

Psychological Thriller - The machinist, Strangers on a train

Erotic Thriller - Basic instinct, Fatal Attraction, Based to kill

Spy Thriller - Mission impossible

Conspiracy Thriller - Jfk

Medical Thriller - Awake

Definition of a thriller.

A thriller is a book or film which is designed to keep the reader or viewer on edge with suspense and sensational action.

The genre is incredibly large and thrillers often overlap with pieces of work produced within other genres form example mysteries.

Thrillers typically involve sudden plot twists and lots of red herrings, for example keeping unsure about what is going to happen.