Thriller and
Horror
I have been researching
into what makes a film a thriller or horror genre. These genres have some similarities
such as having a theme of dark and sinister content. The main factor what separates
them apart is there purpose. Thrillers jobs are to keep the audience on the
edge of their seats and a horrors is to scare. The different genres target different
audiences such as a horror will target fun attics on the life matrix as they
want fun and horror films provide easy entertainment with very simplistic plots.
As a preferred audience for a thriller will be dynamic duos as they are hard
driving and want to be challenged by a film. “Don’t Breathe” is a hybrid of the
thriller and horror genre making a subgenre targeting a larger market.
The characters within
the two genres are also very different to how the protagonist acts towards to the
antagonist within the plot. Within a horror the characters make active decisions
that lead them straight to the monsters or murderers domain braking the equilibrium
within the film. Most focus is on the villain rather than the hero or damsel in
distress in a horror the villain helps the plot progress on. This contrasts with
a thriller as the protagonist avoids walking into a trap as they are a step
ahead of the antagonists plan. Also the protagonist is what fuels the plot.
From this study I have
found my film will be a teen horror mixed with a crime thriller creating a
hybrid. I want a mixed genre as it creates multiple audience responses such as
suspense and thrills. By widening my audience my film become mainstream increasing its profit.
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