Location

For our opening sequence that has the genre thriller we had to decide a location of where the opening sequence that we are going to create was going to be. As a result we did some research as we all thought that this would be the best way to decide a location. We also watched other thriller opening sequences and we saw what locations they were in. As a result we concluded that as the genre thriller has connotations of creating suspense we thought of ways that our opening sequence location could create suspense. Finally we chose to make sure that some of the opening sequence was set in a dark room. As a result this will create much more tension in the opening sequence.

Below I will go into more detail about all the different locations in the opening sequences.

Dark Room
A section of the opening sequence that we are going to make is going to be set in a dark claustrophobic room. We are doing this when the man is cutting out letters out of the newspaper. The reason for this is that as this is the main section of the opening sequence that is going to create tension towards the audience we thought that a way to create even more tension is to set it in a dark room. As a result as the dark has connotations of bleakness and horror we thought that this will be a great addition to our opening sequence to create suspense. Also we chose to set this section of the opening sequence in the dark, as this also seems more relevant to the storyline.

Street / Walking Towards A House Door
Another location for our opening sequence is a street. This location is going to be seen when the postman is delivering the letter. There reason why we have located this part of the opening sequence in the street is because when a postman delivers letters they deliver them to the recipient’s door. As a result by the audience seeing the postman delivering the letter to the door this will make the opening sequence look more realistic and therefore when the audience is watching our opening sequence this will make the opening sequence look more realistic and therefore they will continue to watch on.

Park
The only other location in our opening sequence is that of a park. The beginning of the opening sequence is being filmed in a park. The camera shot will be an establishing wide shot. This is done to set the sequence for the viewers and as a park is usually large and the camera is focusing only on one part this is emphasizing the isolation. As a result this is creating tension and the audience are now feeling more suspense and they are drawn more into the film.

In conclusion as a group we think that these locations will create suspense and more tension in the opening sequence that we create and as a result this will make the audience like our opening sequence more as they will be more involved.