Research: Narratives & Sub-Genres

Omniscient - This is where the audience know everything about the character, for example omniscient narrative is used in Silence of the Lambs.

Restricted - There is when the audience know just what the characters know, for example restricted narrative is used in Sixth Sense and Shutter Island.

Linear - This is when the story flows clearly from beginning middle to end.

Non-Linear - This is when the events in the story are not necessarily in chronological order, this may include flash backs to throw the audience off track.

Sub Genres

Conspiracy Thriller - powerful organisations, story unravelling, investigators who are the hero/heroine (Example: The DaVinci Code)

Crime Thriller - Mostly suspense, focuses on criminals, emphasised action (Example: Stolen)

Disaster Thriller - Natural disasters that end the world, conflict of nature following a group of peoples survival (Example: I Am Legend)

Mystery Thriller - Relates to crime thrillers, focuses on efforts of detective, follows protagonist to understand clues (Example: Black Swan)

Political Thriller - Stability of government (Example: Vantage Point)

Psychological Thriller - Heavy focus on the unstable emotional states of characters (Example: Shutter Island)
Religious Thriller - Good and bad points about religion, looks at how good over comes the bad (Example: The Devil Inside)

Supernatural Thriller - Mixed with tension and defence, characters have supernatural powers to help them over come the problem (Example: 2012)

Techno Thriller - Based on science fiction (Example: Jurassic Park)