Pre- Production - Thriller Research

A broad genre of literature, film, television that consists of several and sometimes overlapping sub-genres, are called ‘Thrillers’. They are recognized as thrillers through fast pacing, frequent action, and heroes who must ruin the plans of more powerful villains. Thrillers use literary devices such as suspense, red herrings and cliff hangers.

If it "thrills", it is a thriller. As the introduction to a major anthology explains,

“	...Thrillers provide such a rich literary feast. There are all kinds. The legal thriller, spy thriller, action-adventure thriller, medical thriller, police thriller, romantic thriller, historical thriller, political thriller, religious thriller, high-tech thriller, military thriller. The list goes on and on, with new variations constantly being invented. In fact, this openness to expansion is one of the genre's most enduring characteristics. But what gives the variety of thrillers a common ground is the intensity of emotions they create, particularly those of apprehension and exhilaration, of excitement and breathlessness, all designed to generate that all-important thrill. By definition, if a thriller doesn't thrill, it's not doing its job.	”
—James Patterson, June 2006, "Introduction," Thriller Watched a few thrillers so I could get an idea of what I am expected to produce. these thrillers are, Paranormal activity, Phone booth, Final Destination and The Others.

The trailer for The Others:



I then watched a few horrors, just so i could see how different the two genres are. One horror film i watched is the Original Saw Movie.