Thriller History within Film

Alfred Hitchcock's first thriller was his third silent film The Lodger in 1926.It was a story about Jack the Ripper. A lot of British directors made thrillers in the early stages of the thriller genre such as Walter Forde, Victor Saville, and George A. Cooper. Hitchcock was following a strong British trend in his choice of genre.

Types of Thriller

There are lots of sub-genres within the Thriller genre. These sub-genres include Comedy thriller, Conspiracy thriller, Crime thriller, Erotic thriller, Legal thriller, Political thriller, Spy thriller, Supernatural thriller and Techno thriller.

Marketing and production 

The thriller Cloverfield used multiple teaser trailers to promote the film and made its target audience more aware of the film before it came out.

 Another way the movie promoted itself to audiences was the use of posters like the one above. These are a good way to reveal to the audience the film’s release date and show them an image from the film to give them an idea of what it’s about. 

Well Known Directors

Alfred Hitchcock-

Rear Window (1954)

Psycho (1960)

Vertigo (1958)

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

Steven Spielberg-

Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

Jaws (1975)

Saving Private Ryan (1998)

James Cameron-

   Titanic (1997)

   Aliens (1986)

   Terminator (1984)

   Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)

Distributors 

Warner Bros

Sony Pictures

Universal

Paramount Pictures

Fox Films

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