Research-Thriller Openings

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       what do you think make a good opening?

• intense movement

• action packed or slow build up

• background music

• dont give away the plot of the film

• light and bright or dark and dull atmosphere 

• give a clue of where its taking place

• dialogue to sort of indicate where they come from(e.g. British or American accent)

• camerawork very effective: high and low angle shots 

• editing 

        order of names 

1. production company

1. distribution company

1. names of stars   

    how do they appear?

• white title writing/ black background

• scrolling

• cut in the film or over the film

• fade in and out          

        how much should it tell the audience? 

• not too much that they know the whole plot but just enough to get them to want to watch the film.

 i have uploaded this video because when someone watches it it gives them an idea of whats going on. however, it doesn't give away too much. enough is shown to make the audience want to watch the whole film.  the background music is very effective after the man sees her blue face. it shows not only his emotions but the audience also react to it. also there is no music playing in the background in the beginning of the clip . the silence is what makes the clip thriller. people react to the silence as much as they react to the background music afterwards. another reason is the way the characters are introduced, they are introduced by angle levels. the man is shot from a low angle to show he is sane and he is more capable of things the lady cant do. whereas the lady is shot from a high angle to show her weakness and how incapable to do anything