Developments within the genre

The newest development within the thriller genre is the use of Computer Generated Imagery (CGI). It is debatable whether this is a thriller convention; I think it can be used within the sub genres of thrillers such as sci-fi or horror thrillers. For example, the films such as Jurassic Park; a sci-fi adventure thriller film, used CGI to enhance the verisimilitude of the dinosaur island. To the left is a very realistic picture which in fact used CGI and not a dinosaur! This shows how far the thriller industry has come since King Kong, which is probably why they remade it using CGI (right).






You can see the process of CGI on an example below. This is from the Pirates Of The Carribean trilogy, feautuing Davy Jones as the man under the mask (or CGI).


We decided not to use CGI in our thriller. For starters, we don't have the skills, equipment or knowledge worthy of making a really good piece of CGI, but more importantly, even if this were true, we still would chose not to. This is because it just does not appeal to our target audience; it is mainly female; not usually attracted to CGI as such, more to the personalities and characterisation of the actors and the story behind the story. Equally, our target audience are adults, who are perhaps not from the generation of CGI and may prefer a slower paced, intricate plot than CGI action. If our thriller were for a younger generation such as teenagers however, we may have considered the merits of using CGI. Another reason why we didn't use CGI is because our sub-genres do not typically use CGI; dramas focus more on character development, as do phsycological thrillers with the mental wellbeing of the character. Overall, CGI doesn't suit our plot, but we can definitly see how it has increased revenue and interest for thrillers amongst young people.