Thriller openings worksheet

Momento Conventions The flashback Represents a change of time. Especially when they have purposely used the colour black and white. Enigma- What is the man looking for, or who? Gives us a lot of questions Flashbacks to earlier dates in the past, important to the film Camera The opening of the sequence is filmed backwards Close up on the characters to show their emotions and the object they are holding Editing  Its slow so therefore it builds tension and creates suspense Reverse shot Shots become faster in the building Sound There is a voice over in this sequence Background music that is long and has long lasting notes Ringing sound when something shocking is realised Mis en scene-  Bright light Broken window- Suggests that there has been some form of violence Guns Bullet Picture (porleriot)- Becomes less clear which then, makes it confusing Characters are dresssed like they are un kept Car window is smashed up	Brick     Conventions          Shock, Early Murder   Camera Shows his eyes to see what he is looking at close up of the girl face down Editing Shows at the end that he is a school boy Sound Xylophone style music Alarm bells ringing in his head Mis en scene The girl is dead- in the ditch Looks like shes been dead for a while	Zodiac Conventions Early murder Shock, Tension Camera Shot from the window of the car shows celebration elsewhere Editing Long shots Sound Relaxed music suggests a different vibe in the action on screen Mis en scene Dark woods is a change from the bright vibrancy of the town and dinner

In lesson today, we had to look at the thriller openings of three differnt films and jot down brief points on the camera work, Mis en scene, editing, sound and conventions.