Codes and Conventions
Conventions of a thriller can include:
-Quick cuts
-Low key lighting
-Shadows
-Changes in angle of shots
-Black and white shots
-Tension music
The codes in a film are systems on signs which create meaning. The codes can be divided into two categories, technical and symbolic.
Symbolic codes shows the audience what is beatnik the surface of what we see in the frame. For example a character's actions shows the audience how that character might be feeling.
Technical codes are the way in which the equipment is used to help convey the story.
