Thrillers as a genre of film follow many set rules when they are being created. Firstly, they usually involve a powerful villain who is chasing a McGuffin (something that the villain cares tremendously about, something that is their goal within the world of that film, but something that may not necessarily interest the audience.)
This villain must be stopped by a resourceful 'hero' character, who may often times be someone who is dragged into the plot of the film against their own will. An example of this can be found in the film North by Northwest.
Most thriller films will include non diegetic sound and sound bridges to create a certain an atmosphere
The aim of a thriller is to grab the audiences attention. This could be done in various ways, for example, starting with an action scene without explaining what is happening to the audience will leave them wondering what the rest of the story will be about and they will be more likely to pay attention to the details of the film.
It is also important to not make the story overly obvious, techniques such as foreshadowing can be used to suggest what will happen, but it is important to build up the story to keep the audience interested instead of dropping all the information on them at one time.
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