What makes a thriller?

From looking at an article in class, Martin Rubin suggests the following:

"The concept of thriller falls somewhere between a genre proper and a descriptive quality that is attached to other, more clearly defined genres- such as a spy thriller ,detective thriller, horror thriller. There is possibly no such thing as a pure, freestanding thriller thriller."

From this statement i have found that the thriller genre cannot be just defind as a thriller, it is attached to another genre. For example detetive thriller, horror thriller and spy thriller. There is no such thing as a stand alone thriller.

What makes a thriller?

As mentioned in the above quote that there is no such thing as just a thriller. The thriller is a metagenre gathers serveral genres under the thriller umbrella.
The Thriller works better with the use of other genres. The thriller and crime works well, also the thriller and horr goes together well. But the thriller and war genre does not go to well together.

I overal feel what makes a thriller, is the following:

• Airy music which dominant over charectors speach.
• There are unanswered questions (narrative enigmas)
• A thriller which plays with the mind of the audince
• Non-digetic music which builds tension and builds suspense.

I feel for the my opening to be effective we need to consider the above to make an effetive opening. Me and my group understand that as Martin Rubben has said there is no such thing as a thriller. So we need to take at look and take a look at other thrillers to gain some inspiration. Me and my group have decided to create a physcological thriller. Me and my group have gained some inspiration from the british film industry (A Room For Romeo Brass). Me and my group understand to create an effective thriller what is needed. So we will try and carry out what is needed to make an effective thriller.