Final Idea

For our AS Thriller Opening Sequence we decided to do Idea 3 called 'On the Run'.
We decided to do this because we thought it would create a more suspenseful opening sequence having one character rushing around allowing the audience to follow the character's every move so that they themselves can foreshadow events and see the tension in the opening sequence.

Where did our idea come from?
We decided to take our idea from the AS Thriller Opening Sequence called 'Excemption'. We thought this because the opening sequence shows example of characters running away from something and how they feel and look as they are escaping. Although during this opening sequence we see the two main characters have escaped from something we are just involving our character in running away from something that has happened. Therefore we are creating a suspenseful thriller that allows the audience to think of a background story for the heroine of the thriller allowing the audience to see the tension in the storyline.

Lighting

Lighting throughout our AS Thriller Opening Sequence will be a mixture of dark and bright lighting. For example at the start of our thriller sequence we will have bright lighting as the heroine runs up to the door, however as the heroine steps into their house the lighting then gets darker suggesting the mood has changed and the audience are starting to get suspicious of he main character. The Lighting then will continue to be dark throughout the opening sequence until the heroine goes back outside where the lighting will go back to how it was at the beginning. This will suggest how the main character can no longer be himself and cannot look suspicious in case someone notices him outside. This allows the audience to see the suspense and tension of the character and the way he acts depending on the lighting of the thriller opening sequence.

Natasha Williams

Dark Inside

Bright Light Outside

Editing Ideas

For our opening sequence of a thriller film we decided to use different editing techniques to show the tension within the thriller and the suspense from the main character:

• Pace - throughout the thriller we decided to use a quick pace while the character was rushing around the house picking up things they would need to get away. We decided to use a quick pace for this to show the audience the chaotic nature of the thriller and how the heroine needs to get out of the house quickly to get away from what they are running from.
• Cross Cutting - we also decided to use cross cutting throughout our thriller. This was so the audience can follow every movement the heroine is making and to quickly show what the character is picking up and where is he rushing too around the house for example outside to the kitchen to the bedroom. This also shows the chaotic nature of the thriller.
• Match on action - for our thriller we also plan to use match on action also to allow the audience to follow the heroine through each room they go into. This allows the audience to follow every aspect of the story and see the tension through the fast pace of the match on action

The scene we are trying to film is of a character who enters his house in a panicked and urgent state, then collecting items from his house and packing them in a suitcase, including a mysterious package, before quickly leaving again, so we will try to resemble this in the way we edit the film. As the character is rummaging through cupboards looking for a passport, the shots will be fast paced to show the sense of urgency from the character. There will also be a use of cross cutting when the character is packing his suitcase, cutting to the passport, package and clothes, as well as the bag being taken off the top of a wardrobe. The whole scene will be fast paced as the character is looking to leave his house as quickly as possible. The whole scene will also try not to reveal anything about the character, leaving an air of mystery, as the audience is clueless as to who this person is or why they are in a rush to pack a bag and leave.

Camerawork Ideas

For our AS Thriller Opening Sequence we decided to use a range of camera work/movement:

• Close ups - throughout our thriller we decided to have close ups including close ups of the facial expression of the heroine and close ups of what the heroine is doing for example opening cupboards and opening draws. We decided to do this to show the audience how the character feels about what he is doing and also to show everything that the heroine is doing that is relevant to the storyline.
• Long Shot - during our thriller we also decided to use long shots for example at the start of the thriller we are going to use a long shot to show the heroine coming into the house and rushing towards the camera to suggest the heroine is in a hurry and the chaotic nature of the scene.
• Wide Shot - we also decided to use wide shots of the heroine as they pack stuff into a large bag. We thought to use this so that the audience can see everything the character is packing whilst switching to close ups during the shot. This will also show the chaotic nature of the storyline.
• Extreme Close up -  We will also be using extreme close ups of items the heroine is packing. For example the bag, passport, mysterious package and clothes. This will allow the audience to see everything that the heroine needs to then foreshadow oncoming events of the thriller. 
• Establishing Shot - we decided to use an establishing shot at the start of the thriller to set the scene. We decided to do this so that the audience can see that the setting is general and can relate to a lot of people however as the character runs into the establishing shot the audience can then change their opinion on the calm setting and see that the heroine is nervous and chaotic. 

Location

For our location we decided to keep the location simple but effective for our thriller film. We decided to use the location of a home including stairs, bedroom and kitchen in which our main character would chaotically search for what they need around their house. We thought this would be good for our target audience as they would be able to understand life in a homely setting and allow them to wonder what may have happened to the heroine in the thriller film considering where they live is so normal. This makes the thriller film more suspenseful and allows the audience to wonder what may happen to the main character.

Natasha Williams

Idea Three

Running Away One of your ideas for an opening sequence of a thriller film was someone running away from something. Through this idea we thought that we could have someone quickly getting into the place they live and rushing around gathering up things they would need for a few days away such as clothes and money. However also one of the items they are picking up is something that is seen as illegal and want to hide from the people they are running from such as the police, for example a bag of drugs. We then hear sirens in the background of as the person is nearly finished packing. We decided this would be a good idea for a thriller opening sequence as it allows the audience to think of their own storyline before they know what is going to happen. There is much use of mise-en-scene, camerawork/movement, editing and sound that can be used in this idea.

Idea Three - Props and Costume

For our film opening idea of someone being on the run, certain props and costumes are required to fit into the thriller genre. The opening will show a mysterious character quickly packing items in a bag, and gathering up things they would need to get away, but the props and costumes we would use would emphasize the mystery of the character. 
                                   For the props used, there would be a bag for the character to pack things they would need, such as a brown parcel with an unknown item inside, which reflects the mystery of the character. There could also be drugs packed, as this would show that the character is shifty, and dodgy, which is perhaps why they are trying to get away. As well as this, the character would be packing essentials, like a passport showing they want to get far away.
  

                                   As for the costume, they would be wearing all dark clothing, and a dark hoodie to disguise their face, making them look like a mysterious character, as dark colours for mise en scene are used more for dangerous or strange characters. There will also be the use of make-up on the face of the main character to make him look like someone on drugs, to make the audience believe the character trying to be created as a mysterious person.

-Tommy

Idea Two - Props and Costume

An idea we had for our thriller opening sequence would be someone stalking another person influenced by the film 'Staked at 17'. The props we would use for this idea would be bags and mobile phones to suggest the normality of the person being stalked and therefore a character that the audience could relate to. However we thought if we were to use this idea the stalker would not have any props to make his character more mysterious. For clothing we thought the victim of the stalker could be wearing casual clothing that would suggest they are on their way home from being out for the day, this again suggests the normality of their lives. However the stalker would we wearing dark clothing that slightly covers their face. This would differentiate the two characters and allow the audience to know which character is the victim and which character is the stalker. 

Idea Two

Another idea for an opening sequence of a thriller film was stalking. We though this would be a good idea thinking of a storyline such as a relationship between two people which has ended badly to the point where one person in the relationship starts stalking the other. The storyline goes on showing sneaky ideas from the characters and ways of seeing what the other is doing. This would be a good idea for the audience to follow as the audience would know what was happening to one character before they did. This idea can also have a significant amount of mise-en-scene, editing, sound and camerawork/movement.

Initial Ideas

From the research we have carried out we have came up with a number of vague ideas as to what path we may want out thriller film to follow.

One of our ideas for an opening sequence of a thriller film was murder. The storyline of a person who has just woken up from a drunken night out and feel something has happened but cannot remember what seemed like an interesting concept to us. It is then discovered that someone has been murdered and this person is a suspect. people on the floor. We decided this would be a good idea for a thriller film because it leaves the audience in suspense as to who committed the murder and whether it was this person or whether it was someone else trying to frame him. This idea can use different types of mise-en-scene, camerawork/movement, sound and editing to make the idea into an opening sequence of a thriller film.

Idea One - Props and Costume

For our idea of a thriller opening sequence about murder we planned to have a storyline including a drunken night out in which the main character wakes up to find people murdered in his room making the thriller chaotic. Therefore we would have props such as bottles of alcohol (empty and half full), weapons (knives) and general items you would have in a bedroom/living area. We thought these would be good props to use for this idea as it suggests the fact the main character has had a drunken night out and also props such as weapons can suggest to the audience how the people were murdered. The props of general house items can also give the audience a feel of the setting and therefore relate to the main character. Also for clothing the main character would be in 'going out' styled clothing therefore smart casual wear to suggest that they have been out the night before. The character could also have blood stains on their clothing suggesting they committed the murders but cannot remember it happening due to their drunken state the night before.

Idea One

Murder

One of our ideas for an opening sequence of a thriller film was murder. we thought of the storyline of a person who has just woken up from a drunken night out and feel something has happened but cannot remember what. The scene then changes to the person observing their room and find a corridor of dead people on the floor. We decided this would be a good idea for a thriller film because it leaves the audience in suspense as to who committed the murder and whether it was this person or whether I was someone else trying to frame him. This idea can use different types of mise-en-scene, camerawork/movement, sound and editing to make the idea into an opening sequence of a thriller film.