Film: Opening Sequence
Sub-Genre's: Crime Thriller
Psychological Thriller
Action Thriller
Conspiracy Thriller
Erotic Thriller
Legal Thriller
Political Thriller
Rape and Revenge Thriller
Supernatural Thriller
Codes:
1) Technical - Camerawork and Editing
2) Symbolic- Mise En Scene and Characters
3) Written- Title, Caption, Headings and Credits
Conventions in a Psychological Thriller:
1) Quick Cuts to different scenes
Music is tense and jumpy
Close ups on the main character
Sharp and short cuts to the character who is distressed
Close ups on the main character
Sharp and short cuts to the character who is distressed
2) Short shot duration
Use a character who looks distressed and has similar attributes to the main character
Bright lighting on the main character
The location of the film, is most of the time in a place which has a lot of people around who will witness the main plot of the narrative
Lot's of props used to create an atmosphere and tension when needed.
3) Title is shown most of the time after about 30 seconds of the opening sequence
Credits rolling at the end with the producer, director and cast names
Captions used mainly when jumping to a different day or later on in the day normally with the time and location of where the scene is jumping to.
Use a character who looks distressed and has similar attributes to the main character
Bright lighting on the main character
The location of the film, is most of the time in a place which has a lot of people around who will witness the main plot of the narrative
Lot's of props used to create an atmosphere and tension when needed.
3) Title is shown most of the time after about 30 seconds of the opening sequence
Credits rolling at the end with the producer, director and cast names
Captions used mainly when jumping to a different day or later on in the day normally with the time and location of where the scene is jumping to.
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