To effectively convey the thriller genre in our opening, it's essential that one of the main conventions - being a high level of tension - is emphasised.
I began by looking at a high tension scene from 'Don't look now'. The tension in this particular scene is built through the use of lighting. Most of the screen is in shadow whilst the main focus - and the main thing which is going to create suspense for the audience - is highlighted.
This same lighting technique is also used in the opening of 'The Usual Suspects'.
From this research I deduced that our opening should incorporate some form of high key lighting focused on a specific object/person.
Another way tension is successfully built is through the use of sound. Generally a crescendo of violin or drum centred music gradually gets louder or increases in tempo as the opening scene progresses. Because of this convention being featured in so many thrillers we decided to look for a copyright free piece of tension-building music to put as a backing track to our opening.
We found a track which we'd like to use: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ms7Qu3XcwVo.
however this particular track was copyrighted and so we began to search for a similar sounding piece of music.
A third way tension and suspense are built is through rapidly paced jump shots. This creates a 'rushed' and 'panicky' feel to the sequence. We could easily incorporate this technique into our opening during the chase scene. This would effectively convey the girl's internal panic and fear.
however this particular track was copyrighted and so we began to search for a similar sounding piece of music.
A third way tension and suspense are built is through rapidly paced jump shots. This creates a 'rushed' and 'panicky' feel to the sequence. We could easily incorporate this technique into our opening during the chase scene. This would effectively convey the girl's internal panic and fear.
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