Thriller Opening Sequence- point 8 (pt 1)

Here is an Opening Sequence of a film which we found on YouTube. It was made by a media class last year, and we thought it would be a really good example for us as we are looking into Thriller movies. We have chosen the advert for 'Trust' which is an independent thriller, and so we are looking into thrillers. In this particular piece, it begins with a shot of the girl with a gun wound to her forehead, and she jolts awake. She wakes up in a room where everything is white, and she gets dressed and puts on a black and white stripey top. I think that the thin black lines on her top shows that she has hints of evil within her, and that she isn't actually as pure as the white in the rest of the opening sequence. I also think that the snow outside is trying to represent purity, but when the girl dressed in black begins to follow the main girl, you see that there is evil approaching.

Here is more research on thrillers -


Common thriller films include...
-The Dark Knight
-Jaws
-Twister and many more!

These types of movies can be identified by the following traits...
-Suspense

• to give the veiwer the feeling of fascination to the movie, with excitement and mixed aprehension.
• Gives veiwer on-edge feeling.
• Suspense is about conflict and the obstacles between the protagonist and his goal.
• suspense is often mixed with hope and fear.

-Themes and characters

• Themes: ransoms, captivities, heists, revenge, mind games, kidnapping, stalking, death traps and paranoia.

-Main elements

• The protagonist is faced with death, either his and/or her or someone else's.

-he's faced against a problem (usually death), sometimes an escape or a mystery. Most emphasis on the movie is placed on the protagonist.

• The force of the antagonist's must initially be stronger/wiser than the protagonist's.

-This makes the protaganist have to fight, and be fearfull of the antagonist.

• The main storyline for the protagonist is either a quest or a character that cannot be put down.
• The main plotline focuses on a mystery that must be solved.
• The film's narrative construction is overpowered by the protagonist's point of view.
• All action and characters must be credibly realistic or natural in their representation on screen.
• The protagonist and antagonist may battle, themselves and each other, not just on a physical level, but on a mental one as well.
• Either by accident or their own curiousness, each character is dragged into a dangerous fights or a situation that they aren't prepared to resolve.