Four Thriller Opening Sequences

•  The opening of a title sequence should engage and create interest for the audience as this creates audience involvement and will encourage the audience to continue watching the film.
• Jeepers Creepers: The Jeepers Creepers opening sequence follow the conventions of thrillers well. Some of the conventions used in this opening sequence are a variety of Camera Angles and shots to emphasize on some of the scenes that take place throughout the movie. The majority of these shots are close up and high angles. The use of this is to make people look bigger and more dominant suggesting that there is a victim. Close ups also allow you to see the expression on someone's face e.g. if someone is scared or unsure a close up may be used on there eye. The close ups that are used in the opening Sequence emphasize the surroundings and help the audience to understand what the thriller is about. High Angles are used are used to make someone seem smaller and less powerful. The high angles used in the opening sequence give the audience a sense of intimidation for the main character showing that they are slightly victimized throughout the film. Dark colours are used throughout (red and black) which are normal conventions for a thriller. Low key lighting is used as the scene has been filmed in the dark.

• Scream 4: High Key Lighting is used in this opening scene due to the fact that the scene is filmed in a house. The use of sound is mainly with the characters, however non deigetic sound appears as one of the characters go outside to meet a stranger who has been continuously calling her. The main image for the movie cover is of the mask of a black face with its mouth wide open. This mask highlights the film (scream) as people are aware of what film they are being attracted to when they see the mask. The subtitles are highly effective and eye catching. The name of the film has been spelt as "Scre4m" This is a smart way to show the audience that this is the fourth edition to the movie Scream. As the number four has been used as an A for the word scream. This is also a brilliant way to attract the main intended audience who would range from teenagers to young adults. (15 to 25). As the age rating is 15 onwards.
  

• Paranormal Activity: The opening sequence of paranormal activity allows the audience to immediately establish the genre and narrative just by visualizing the mise-en-scene. The movie Paranormal activity is set in a large house (most likely to be a mansion as this conveys to thriller conventions). Living in a large house means that the access for people is easier to break in and harder for the residents to realize the intruders despite having security alerts and alarms. Dark Colours have been used throughout the opening sequence (mainly black and dark grey shadows). The editing that has been used is extremely effective and has been used to for the subtitles to show the actors/ actresses names. The subtitles including the name of the film are shown against a pitch black background which helps to emphasize the white and red writing that has been placed onto it.

• SinCity: The sin city opening sequence represents an action based thriller starring Quentin Tarantino. The movie has a total amount of 8.5 star ratings allowing the audience to see that the movie is highly rated and recommended to watch especially for its intended audience who are people that take an interest in thriller movies. This could be due to the adrenaline that thriller movies allow the audience to feel. the amount of sound perspective that is used at the beginning of the opening sequence is limited to a point that the audience becomes more interested in what they can visualize rather than what they are able to hear. an establishing shot is used at the beginning to emphasize what the movie is portraying, this shot is set in a club which helps to highlight the plot/synopsis of the movie. Long shots as well as close ups have also been used to show the surroundings/ settings plus the emotion on characters.