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Good points

• Good titles
• Nice use of voyerism
• Good tracking shots of car
• Good split screen
• The title is really good
• Good point of view shots, and match on action
• Music added bass
•  The titles looked nice
• The view from the car looked good as it gave a voyeur effect.
• Good camera angles
• Good titles  

Bad Points 

• Could of changed the lighting
• Not enough is told about the storyline
• Non-realistic 
• Shorten the lengths of some clips
• Blurry camera work

Title pane

 TITLE PANE

1.) Lighting
During our opening sequence we used an editing method, this allowed the sequence to be presented with a dull colour scheme which was used to represent this production as a thriller.

2.) Props
Our most significant prop is shown in the title pane. This stick has convincing power and could easily be considered a weapon in a thriller.

3.) Location
The location we used was a dense forest in a rural area. This is a common scenario in a crime thriller as forests are places where not many people go and they also have that creepy feeling to them which adds to the tension when a thriller film is set in that area.

4.) Costume
The costumes we chose were important to our thriller. It represented two different types of characters, one being a middle-class business man who seems happy and confident... While on the other hand we have a mysterious character who keeps his head down low and gives the impression of a violent character by his actions.

5.) Camerawork
This shot we used (close-up on wheel) is used a lot in mysterious scenarios in which a car is involved. It makes the car seem like it is moving on it's own because the driver has not been represented.

6.) Camerawork
This shot shows that the character is not going to be driving his car very far. Which shows that he is definitely after the business man.

7.) Titles
The titles being used during the opening sequence is important in a thriller because the effects normally put on the opening credits gives that tense feeling. The flashing on our text gives a disorientating feeling to the viewer.

8.) Thriller Conventions
A point of view shot is very common when it comes to Thrillers. They give a view of what a certain character can see and makes the disorientating feeling occur again as the shakiness of the camera shows the nerves of our supposed killer.

9.) Thriller Conventions
This still shot was very heavily edited as it gives the feeling of spookiness. The character is shown almost like a ghost to the viewers and with the dark border around the clip it gives a tense and mysterious feeling.

Thriller 2011 Blog

Here is our final cut.

Analysis of a Thriller opening

1408, Directed by Micheal Hafstrom.

The opening sequence in this thriller gives a clear representation of what conventions are need to make a successful thriller. During the opening sequence for this production the location plays an important aspect for the identification of this production being a Thriller, it start with a dark surrounding that imidiately tells the audience that this poduction is a thriller. Along side this set for the location, a mysterious soundtrack is used to overlay the diegectic sound, this is used to increase the tension throughout the scene. The camerawork used throughout this opening sequence specifical identifys specific props or areas in which the audience are wanted to see, for example when the main character enters the first haunted room its uses a long shot to identify the room and then immidiately positions the camera towards the window were it uses a slight zoom fading out into the next scene.

The props use throughout this thriller create a tense atmosphere for the audience as they link well to the story e.g. a dim old fashion room is used, with specific pictures positioned around the room which clearly give a good representation of a haunted room. Also the camera work is positioned to identify these specific props and give the audience a better understanding of what they stand for throughout the production.

Rough cut

Here is the rough of our opening scene for our Thriller.

Some clips are missing and un-edited.

Filming Evaluation

On the day of are filming we arrived at the location to realise are film had to be slightly transformed to fit with the surroundings,  such as having lack of access to a specific area in which our filming was taking place. Although our permission was granted for the area we later realised that a new security system had been installed in the main gates we then walked all the way up to manor house and lodges to find the owner who had given permission to help us gain entry through the gates which denied our vehicle access therefore we had to travel on foot, we couldn't locate the manager therefore to resolve this situation we changed the number of scenes to fit our time schedule, we also changed a number of camera shots to improve the quality of filming as it now all had to be filmed on foot.

The location was well suited for our thriller opening sequence as it fitted well to the genre and added a more eerie effect to specific scene such as the chase scene. The forest also allowed us to allocate ourselves a prop, as we decided not to use the original weapon so we improvised and used a large ferrule.

The costumes used throughout our opening sequence shows a representation for each character and positions them into there seperate roles. Ollie wore a business suit which gave a clear understanding to the audience that he was returning from work when he is followed by a hooded stranger.  We used a range of camera shots and angles to enhance the effect on how the audience see what is being constructed throughout the scene and the different conventions that are being used.

Sound track and Title sequence combined