Thriller story opening:

Music

·       Changes with the image that is showing

·       Mysterious

·       Could be two different things at the same time

-       Makes the audience wonder what it is

Ø  Creates suspense

Ø  ‘cliffhanger’

Ø  ‘what, where, when, who, how’

v  Makes the audience think

v  Make assumptions

-       Can represent two things

·       Jumpy

·       Distorted

·       Instrumental

-       Orchestra

-       Big band

-       Piano

-       Bass

-       Guitar

-       Harp

·       Ambient sounds

-       Wind

-       Water

-       Etc

·       Turning book pages

·       Screams?

 

Images

·       Reflection

-       Water

-       Mirror

-       Glass

-       Eye

·       Someone turning the pages of a book

·       Distorted images of people

·       Scribbled out faces

·       Someone walking  camera only on there feet

-       Makes the audience ask questions

-       Want to know who they are

-       What they have to do with the film

·       Body parts

-       Doing different things

-       NO faces

Ø  Again makes the audience ask question

-       Turning handles

-       Hands

-       Fingertips

-       Feet

-       Arms

-       Backs of peoples heads

·       Animations

-       Titles

·       Show the main setting of the actual film

-       Not in detail

-       ‘snippits’  of the main locations but not giving to much away

-       Show some of the main props without making it too obvious