The conventions of the thriller genre are the shot types that are used. The shots are usually high-angle mid or long shots accentuating the isolation of the 'predator' characters to portray danger and possibly a psychological issue as a result of their isolation. The victim is usually portrayed as vulnerable and like a 'prey'. I also like the versatility of the dilemmas usually found in thriller films, they usually consist of obsessions which result in stalking or some type of crime related issue.
The lightning in thriller films is usually dark and dim which builds suspense because usually the activity takes place at night which suspends disbelief because usually, criminal activity usually happens at night. The conventions of thrillers are items such as; phones (where stalking can often happen), guns and costumes (suits).
I also like thrillers because they come with different hybrids like: Drama/Thriller and Crime/Thriller and Action/Thriller.
I enjoyed Taken because it built a lot of suspense and deceived the viewers many times. The story-line had many plot-twists which made me very interested. I also thought the realism of the film highlighted the dangers of travelling abroad and being irresponsible.
The convention here is the lighting used and the prop being the phone. The lighting is dark and dull and almost forebodes that the conversation will be unpleasant. This a common feature (a convention) of majority of Thriller films,Genre preference 2: Drama
The conventions of the Drama genre I like are also the story-lines and plots. It also has many different sub-genres like Crime drama, teen drama and comedy drama. I enjoy watching drama's because they are thought-provoking and encourage problem solving. The conventions of drama's are usually the trend and pattern in the problems like: teenage pregnancy, violence or abuse, disloyalty and dishonesty.
An example that i've watched which was a Drama is the film 'Precious'. It has very controversial aspects in it however, Through the interesting shot types such as a mid shot it reveals a lot about the character's emotions and settings simultaneously;
This is a good example of the mid-shot used in 'precious' which shows the inner city, urban surroundings. 
Genre preference 3: Comedy
My third favourite genre preference is comedy. Comedy films are all easily identifiable due to their conventions. Most comedy films feature common comical actors such as; Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler. Most comedy films are comedies because the character's face an unusual, comical problem and it's a journey to finding the solution. Also, some of the time, the 'Mis en Scene' such as the costumes and make-up contradict the typicality of the male characters, like in the film 'Jack and Jill' where the male character also plays the female character.
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