RESEARCH: Conventions of Film Openings.

Research

What are the conventions of film openings? use images/clips from class illustrate.

During our media lesson, we having been looking at ways a film in the genre of thrillers are presented. we looked at thriller openings and how they create tension within the audiences.

As a class we came together to understand that the point of a thriller is to allow the audience to relate and be aware of the genre of the film but not so much information in the openings to where the audience can understand and predict the plot. So in other words the opening of the thriller films are like an taster into the film and how the rest of the film is going to presented.

We also looked at the ways the thriller openings start and the speed of the transition from scene to scene. we discovered that the openings are usually fast or slow paced, this is to create uncertainly or maybe to shock the audience.

This was mainly apparent in such films like:

We discussed about how the credits of a film can make up and reveal the genre of the film in its opening. we looked at the different types of presenting the credits, e.g scrolling.

For example in the thriller opening of Panic room. the credits are clear and easy to read in the background of a city and a normal environment, the name of the film its self is eerie as the word panic connotes that something will go wrong in the calm working populated city. this sis and immediate example of credits being cut into the film, making them a vital part of the film.