Watching and analysing...

To give more inspiration to put forward into the editing and production of my thriller opening I watched a few film openings. This enabled me to understand more what was needed in the first two minutes of a thriller film.

The Fog



The main titles as the film starts are foggy, this coincides with the theme and main title of 'The Fog'. A variety of shots are used at the beginning which show different scenes, with tension building music accompanying the shots. Zoom in, Zoom out shot is used frequently as the zoom out shows the action surrounding them but the zoom in shows the reactions of the characters faces closer up. A dark background is show with white writing which contrasts light to dark effectively. Also there is a air of mystery created as we see only dark silhouettes, and no peoples features can be seen.


When a stranger calls



There is the sound of a phone ringing at the start, with a black background with white credits contrasting each other and creating an air of atmosphere. There is a variety of weird screeching noises, as the shot moves from a house to a fairground, where everything at the fairground continues on in a slow motion style. The shot resembles another persons view, as if someone were else were looking onto the scene- which also adds to the atmosphere and creates tension.

Bourne Ultimatum


At first you just see a black background with white writing, contrasting yet again. The next shot you just see feet moving with noises of sirens in the background. It establishes the tension by moving onto a scene with a man limping which gives a hint of danger, and an ill silence with small signs of water dripping which also creates the tension and an atmosphere.

Taken


Starts with a child laughing, accompanied by sad music with an analepsis of a previous point in their lives. The next scene shows the present day of which a man is in a dark room, but the sad music continues, leading on to a shot of a busy street- showing life outside this characters depression.