The structure of thriller openings
There are 3 basic structures which are followed
- A narrative opening with tittles running throughout
an example would be The Shining's opening credit
the opening credit for this is interesting because of the way the camera angle works as if it was a target. It shows the structure of the movie and it shows the narrative of the movie
- A discrete title sequence
an example of Se7en's opening credit
Se7en's interesting and descrete opening credit reveals very little about the plot of the movie yet it also gives the audience a lot of information about the mood of the movie.
- Titles on a plain background, followed by the narrative opening
an example of What Lies Beneath opening credit
What Lies Beneath's opening credit reveals nothing of the plot bluntly , but by the use of editing and photoshop the audience can guess what the movie is about from the image of water.
I think all these different ways of opening a movie is interesting because it reveals a lot about the movie or none at all, so I would consider the ways in which I will interpret these strategies into my movie. At the moment my favourite way is the discrete opening because of it's mysterious feel that could add to the tension of my movie
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