What is a thriller?
A thriller is a story where a clever hero has to foil evil.
The word "clever" being used here is very important, as in means someone who is quick to understand, learn, and devise/apply ideas: intelligent: skilled at doing something.
Note: There needs to be someone that can out smart the villain in a thriller.
When going about this, I learned it is important to include high stakes. Creating tension is most effective when the villain faces the loss of something major while the hero is on the verge of achieving an equally significant goal.
Often times thrillers have seemingly impossible odds, always make the audience believe the hero will fail. Leaving them to think something terribly bad will happen will heighten tension and draw in audience engagement. This also increases suspense.
For example :
A way I can do this is by making the villain seem like a very dangerous character. Making the villain seem unstoppable or impossible to defeat will allow more of an impact on the audience when the hero actually does defeat the villain.
Lastly, most thrillers have a "ticking clock". This means there is a deadline (or multiple) that is used to build tension by whether or not the hero will be able to complete the mission in time.
For example :
Some ideas for executing's this technique is "If the hero doesn't deliver a certain amount of money to a drop-off point by midnight, a family member will die"
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