Key features of a thriller opening:
Will Savill
- Mystery: Every thriller movie opening has to have an element of mystery to it because it’s the main tool for building up suspense and a good story. It is incredibly vital to ensure that the audience is invested into the movie and it could also be a set up for a twist later on in the film.
- Introduction to a key plot point: This could mean introducing a character or macguffin device or important location that would be a significant plot point for the movie. This is important because it sets up the story to come.
- Excitement: This is crucial if you want to give the audience a thrill which would invest them into the movie to see if more is to come and help build tension. This could be a useful tool if foreshadowing something because you want to make the audience exited for what is being hinted at or a grande finale.
- Sound: Sound is important because it can help build the environment being shown on screen and the activities taking place in that environment. Sound is also an important tool that can be used to create a variety of feelings as well such as fear if a loud bang is heard but it isn't seen where it came from or what caused it.
- Close up shots: This can be used to great effect to show a characters emotions and hide the background which is a very useful technique when building tension because alot can be unknown by the audience.
- Editing: Editing can be used to play on any of the features listed above meaning it to can create a mood or setting. for example fast editing could be used to create excitement and tension or clever editing could be used to suggest something that isn't true.
- Music: Music could be included to suggest a certain mood and could stop to increase tension plus many other techniques. along side camera placement/movement and editing this could be the icing on the cake in terms of creating a certain mood or emotion which in thrillers cases are usually fear, tension and suspense.
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