Gerneral idea of the thriller

the sub genre to our opening sequence a psychological thriller where one very strong idea will be lydia who is playing a distressed woman. She will be smoking on sat looking out of the window in very raggy clothes with mascara running from her eyes to make it look like she has been crying to make the audience think why is she in this state.

the different shots we will use such as close-ups, establishing shots and long shots of a dancer, and various other different events that will occur in the opening sequence will help the audience begin to understand the plot. for example the references to domestic abuse we plan to include in various shots will provoke thought among our audience as it is a very powerful subject and some may even be able to relate.

up beat sountrack :) ;)

Mood board

possible title ideas

• Velocity 
• Too late
• end of the beginning 
• what he's become*
• Darkness
• aftermath
• only ones who know
• alive
• crawl back
• rebirth
• the cut off point
• Behind black eyes
• confessions
• better than this 
• the deserved/deserving
• The Studio  

Production logo

movie production title analysis.

This particular production title makes the audience feel as though what they are about to watch is really important and builds on the opening of the film, which almost creates a grand entrance. the colour scheme uses deep and almost royal colours which adds to the idea of important, giving the company an excellent selling point.

Top tips for making a thriller

1. Tense soundtrack
2. Take account of the camera stuff
3. good timing on all tasks- don't waste any time, it's of the essence!

top tips for thriller opening

make sure the music fits the genre.
DO NOT ZOOM.
no unwanted background noise.
you get marks for costumes
shoot too much footage.

The Opening Sequence of 'Murder by Numbers'.

  the opening sequence of Murder by Numbers conveys a typical opening to a thriller, with camera angles varying from panning across the cliff tops to an establishing shot of a run down shack on the cliff. This genre is a thriller crossed with a sub genre of psychological thriller. the music was mysterious and fills the audience with suspense by the way it lingers around then finally focuses on the shack.

We quite liked how the music and titles created a moody and intriguing atmosphere, and the dramatic way in which the camera panned over the ocean has a fantastic effect on the audience.

thriller montage

Although Catch me if you can may not be typically considered a thriller; the colour scheme is mysterious and the screen shots suggest smartly dressed people such as businessmen and woman who are usually involved in such a genre.

preliminary task comments

have to re-do because it wasnt long enough and we didnt follow the 3 rules.

180 degree rule definition

The 180° rule is a basic guideline in film making that states that two characters (or other elements) in the same scene should always have the same left/right relationship to each other. If the camera passes over the imaginary axis connecting the two subjects, it is called crossing the line

preliminary task

GENRE

Thriller is a genre of literature, film, and television that uses suspense, tension, and excitement as the main elements.^[1] The primary subgenres are mystery, crime, and psychological thrillers. After the assassination of President Kennedy,political thriller and paranoid thriller films became very popular. The brightest examples of thrillers are the Hitchcock’s movies.^[2]The cover-up of important information from the viewer and fight/chase scenes are common methods in all of the thriller subgenres, although each subgenre has its own characteristics and methods.^[3] Common methods in crime thrillers are mainly ransoms, captivities, heists, revenge, kidnappings. More common in mystery thrillers are investigations and the whodunit technique. Common elements in psychological thrillers are mind games, psychological themes, stalking, confinement/deathtraps, horror-of-personality, and obsession. Elements such as conspiracy theories, false accusations,paranoia, and sometimes action are common in paranoid thrillers.^[4]