Our Thriller Opening

Our Thriller Opening

For our thriller opening I would like to make what’s happening really subtle and only set the tone and atmosphere and also suggest the characters flaw – if necessary. From the thriller openings I have seen, the more successful ones had a filter making it darker, black and white, sepia etc. There is no need for much action in the opening sequence and should be quite short. The music should reflect the mood that’s trying to be portrayed, not comical or lively and made in garage band so there are no lyrics because lyrics can sometimes be taken quite seriously by viewers. If there is a criminal/killer, they should definatley not be shown because that always lets an opening down because you want to leave the viewer on the edge of their seat, asking questions (rhetorically). It shouldn’t be scary, but tense. Varied camera shots – establishing, close ups, match on action to make it interesting, some steady camera work and some unsteady.