Setting:
- Usual everyday places e.g in a house, usual workplace, schools
- Fileds or forests
- Concealed areas: dark places, abandoned warehouses, street alleys
- Events e.g wedding, funerals.

Narrative:
- Death, murders (mass or individual), attempts to kill
- Crimes; identity fraud, stolen money
- Stalkers
- Fight scenes
- Protagonist V Antagonist

Sound:
- Non-diegetic; voice overs, creepy and eerie sounds, used to build tension, soundtrack - frightening to scare the audience
- Diegetic; Short, snappy or sharp dialogue, use of non-diegetic ambient sounds e.g birds, wind blowing
- Usually edited to fit the action in thriller films

Main characters:
- Protagonist; victim, brave, intentional hero, clever, works for the government (e.g police force)
- Antagonist; criminals, mental health/psychotic problems, seeking revenge, obvious to the audience but play an important role in a twist to the plot.

Props:
- Gadgets; spy equipment, bags, phones
- Money; vaults, money bags
- Weapons; guns, knives, axe, chainsaw
- Masks, balaclava, makeup (e.g for fake cuts and bruises)