This document discusses techniques for creating an effective thriller film opening sequence. It recommends establishing clear good and bad characters immediately through costumes. For example, the protagonist could wear army clothes like in "I Am Legend" to convey their backstory. The document also suggests using varied shots, like tilted shots, to reflect the protagonist's confused mental state and build tension through sound effects and musical stings at important moments. It takes inspiration from films like "Inception" and "I Am Legend" for these techniques.

2.  The film Sixth Sense explores how a
psychological theme can have influence
on the audience and create fear,
anticipation or horror.
 We will try to reflect this skill in our
piece by also using a venerable character
(such as the young boy in the movie)
that the audience can feel sympathy
towards.

3.  Most thriller films rely on dark colours to
reflect not only the genre but also the
characters emotions and personalities.
Colours can also be used to help build tension.
For example the colour black could suggest
evil or crime. Also the colour red could have
connotations of blood, violence or even
murder.
 One influence that we could use for colour is
the film ‘ se7en.’ This movie often uses dull
grey colours to express the emotions of the

4.  A thriller film opening must include clear characters whom
can be established as good or bad almost immediately. We
want our opening to be as realistic as possible and
believable for the audience, however we will use costume
effectively to suggest danger.
 One film that also used realistic costumes to create
threatening/innocent/powerful characters in ‘inception.’
This films main character is seen wearing smart suits and
dark shirts. This suggests sophistication and intelligence s
well as the wealth of the character.
 Our protagonist is going to be wearing army clothes,
similar to the character in “I am legend” as it immediately
informs the audience of the protagonists past so the
character is developed quickly an a relationship is formed

5.  Thriller films are often associated with having a
wide variety of shots used to create action scenes
of reflect the mental state of the characters. Also
sometimes a focus pull can be used to expose or
hide the characters.
 One example of a film that is known particularly
well for its diverse use in shot types is ‘inception.’
We will use inspiration from this movie by
creating a variation of shots and fitting the tense
moments with shots that fit the situation but also
add variety whilst still looking realistic.
 We are taking influence from this by suggesting
the confused mental state of the protagonist. We
are doing this by having some of our shots tilted
creating the image of disconnection.

6.  Editing is used by the director purposely
to enhance the scenes in the thriller
films. They can use manipulation to
make the audience prefer certain
characters to another or to show a
‘stalker character.
 The film ‘ silence of the lambs’
 effectively uses skills such as cross
 cutting and dissolves to create a
 eerie and suspense full thriller.

7.  Sound is one of the most important elements of a
thriller movies. It is pivotal that the correct
sound is used to create a sting in the movie or to
effectively enhance the building of tension. Also
diegetic sound is necessary to maintain a realistic
film for the audience.
 Some example of film that effectively uses sound
it ‘reservoir dogs.’ This popular film has a
memorable soundtrack that leaves it cast
with sound motifs.
 Our thriller will involve a number
of musical stings to highlight
particular moments that are
important for the audience.

8.  When considering the storyline of our
thriller it was important that we chose a
style in which its characters could be
established quickly and which its storyline
could be left undiscovered.
 Our main inspiration for our
post apocalypse style thriller
is ‘I am legend’ as the character in
that movie also has to experience
the loneliness and resourcefulness
of living alone in a ended world