- Hooded stalker following victim
- Victim tied up in shed
- Gangstas playing cards
- Wake up and morning routine
- A 'Se7en' style opening
- Flash forward/Flashback
These are all Thriller openings to avoid because they are very common and do not show a very creative side. A thriller opening must not tell the whole story, and it also must not be like a trailer, as sometimes it can be an easy mistake to create a clip in which themes used in trailers are also used, credits must be shown at the beginning of the clip only and not at the end.
Conventions of a trailer -
- A montage is used
- Titles are at the end
- lots of close-up midshots are used to show main characters
- release dates are included
- corporate branding is used
- There are voice-overs
- The general storyline of the film is shown
- Key dialogue from the film is included, E.G. catchphrases
These are all themes which must not be used in the opening scene of the Thriller film I create because they will make the clip seem as though it is a trailer and not an opening.
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