In the context of a film, a thriller would entail an exciting suspenseful and mysterious plotline with the intention to thrill the audience. The difference between the genres horror and thriller is that a thriller film is more psychological and makes the audience have to think more than horrors, furthermore a horror film contains more gore then a thriller film and usually has a less gripping storyline.
The thriller genre was first introduced in the 1920’s with Harold Lloyd's comic, Safety Last. Although the first motion picture was in the early 1930’s with a German film called 'M.' One of the most famous film-makers/director was Alfred Hitchcock who helped to create the ‘modern day’ thriller film. Hitchcock's filmography includes such famous movies as, ‘The Birds’ ‘Psycho’ and ‘Rebecca’ although Hitchcock began with the silent film ‘The Lodger’ in 1926. ‘ Hitchcock's films often placed an innocent victim (an average, responsible person) into a strange, life-threatening or terrorizing situation, in a case of mistaken identity, misidentification or wrongful accusation.
The target audience for Thriller Films tend to be Females rather than Males as they are the most interested in Thriller Films. It is also targeted to 16 - 24 yearolds as Thriller films appeal to the elder teens.
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