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.