Past student work

In lesson we were looking at the various thriller openings that past students had created. i will be describing what went well with them and how they could improve, as well as giving them my own mark.

Hidden

In the opening of 'hidden' the first scene we see is two people walking home. There is little dialogue in 'hidden' and the first dialogue we do hear is quieter then the cars driving past, this can make it difficult to understand what they are saying. The fact that most of this thriller is filmed at night also means it can be difficult for the audience to see what is happening.

Power cut



Throughout this thriller opening of 'Power cut' , a constant grey filter is used, however i do not think this is necessary as it takes out the colour from the film. It might of been more interesting if the grey filter was used when the power was cut, to represent the loss of light. Music is also constantly used in 'Power cut', however this means that the diolouge at 0:46 cannot be heard, the music should match the scene that it is being played over.

The Catalyst



I think 'the catalyst' is an effective thriller opening, shown through its use of cinematography and editing. One example of good cinematography in 'The Catalyst' is the sniper shooting scene. During this scene a sniper scope image is added on the screen, this makes the scene appear more realistic. However there is a continuity error in this scene as the audience cannot see the park from the window of the sniper. The editing in this opening is good because various transitions are used, for example a straight cut is used on the sniper scene, and then a fade out is used after the man has been shot.