Genre is a categorical form with it's own style. In relation to film there are many different genres including:
Horror
Thriller
Comedy
Action
Adventure
Fantasy
Sci-Fi
Romance
Subgenre is a genre within a genre for example a rom-com (romantic comedy) is a genre within the genre of comedy. In thrillers there are many different subgenres including:
Conspiracy- stereotypically contains a hero or heroine on some sort of government related mission to overcome the protagonist who enforces lies and propaganda in relation to a secret organisation. Example: The Bourne Ultimatum
Crime - usually follows a criminal on their journey leading up to a massive crime. Contains a lot of suspense and action. Example: Seven
Disaster - commonly follows a group fighting for their survival against natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and volcanoes. Example: 2012
Mystery - similar to crime thrillers. Concentrates on ones attempt to solve some sort of mystery. It looks at the cirumstances around the mystery/crime to gather clues needed and the audience usually interact in trying to solve the problem. Example: Flight Plan
Political - usually focuses on a problem that revolves around the government. Contains hero/heroine who tries to prevent something bad from happening. Example: State Of Play
Psychological - it shows the mentality of a charachter and thoughts that go through their head which creates suspense as it plays with the audiences mind. Shows the conflict of a characters mental/emotional state. Example: Psycho
Religious - the plot commonly relates to religious institutions, objects and
questions. They tend to point out the good and bad points of a religion
in particular the catholic belief. Example: The Da Vinci Code
Supernatural - usually presents an occurance that is out of the ordinary. A protagonist/villain has to fight against it to overcome good/evil. Similar to religious thrillers. Example: The Others
Techno - tends to focus on the manipulation of sophisticated technology by humans. A hero/heroine needs to fight against the new world. Example: i Robot
In particular, i am inspired by mystery thrillers. This is because of their ability to engage the audience in such a way that they feel like solving the mystery is down to them. They also include an aspect of crime and i like this as i am very interested in crime and the reasoning behind things. I would say 'Phone Booth' is an example of a mystery/crime thriller and during the thought process of our own thriller i will consider the themes and plot included in this film.
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