Stock character

A stock character is a fictional character that relies heavily on cultural types or stereotypes for its personality.

Primary and secondary socialisation

Primary socialisation- the process by which children learn the cultural norms of the society into which they are born. Occurs usually in a family.

Secondary socialisation- Behavioural patterns reinforced by socialising agents of society EG school or religion.

Stereotypes

Stereotypes are socially constructed beliefs, ideas or opinions about specific social groups or types of individuals. A stereotype is used to categorise a group of people. The majority of people don't understand that type of person, so they put them into classifications thinking that everyone who is that or similar to that needs to be like that, or anyone who acts like the classification is one.

Features and rules of thrillers

There are many features and rules which can be taken into account when making a thriller. These can include such things such as;
Antagonist
A protagonist
Dark- Low key lighting
Tense scenes with suspense
Faced pace editing
Such scenes such as The antagonist always come back at the end
Point of view shot

Do films follow rules?

Some film makers will claim that there is no rules or that the rules are there to be broken. However most would agree that there are certain conventions that mainstream observe to be acceptable for a mass audience.

Definition of a thriller

Thrillers are films of suspense that are supposed to instill terror into the audience. There are many types of thrillers such as;
Spy thriller- Eg. James Bond
Political thriller- Eg- Ides of march
Conspiracy thriller- Eg- State of play
Legal thrillers
Psychological thriller