Thriller films are exciting and very tense throughout all films. That's what makes thriller films special, so today I will provide three film openings from separate films in the category of thriller genre and discuss them.
I am doing this to not only gain knowledge but to get experience for my own Portfolio Project in which me and my group would make a film opening
First film opening: (The Dark Knight)
Overview: The film opening doesn't open with Batman, instead it initiates with a bank robbery carried out by a group of masked criminals, which states that it isn't a normal super heroe setup. Instead viewers are striked with instant tension, danger, and constant pressure.
One by one each criminal is taken down, leaving one survivor, The Joker. As he walks out, his calmness clearly makes sure the audience knows whos in control.
Some techniques are: Instant tension without explanation, opposite of the expected, meaning not what usually happens at the start, and the use of sound and pacing.
This film opening introduces the antagonist which is the Joker, achieving this by major chaos and such.
Second film opening: (The Silence of the Lambs): I initially saw this in the nearpod the teacher provided for us and I checked it out afterwards and it seemed interesting. So here I am, explaining the film opening!
Overview: This thriller film opening establoshed the characters immediately. Clarice( main charactor) being determined, isolated, under pressure, as the audience understands her personality due to details. As it creates mystery instead of fear, it creates the tension by the audience asking themselves these questions: What assigmwnt she will get, who she will face, and why they called her.
This film opening forms and builds suspense through character psychology, power, and the unseen danger that was expected from beggining to end of the film opening.
Third film opening: (Mission impossible-- Prague Operation)
Video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmYF7CdGsB0
Overview: Mission Impossible always has impacting film openings that never leave the audience empty handed. They create suspense and great danger, not only at the start but throughout the whole film. Non-stop.
The film starts with a CIA mission led by Jim Phelps attempts to stop a mole from stealing a list of undercover agents. The operation is done carefully, then suddendly it all goes bad with extreme tension.
The audience is expecting a normal spy mission, but no. The team is wiped out one by one causing shock and a sense that no one is truly safe. The secret signals and cross-cutting technique really helps develop furthermore then what it was originally made for which adds to the great tension the film opening had.
By killing the entire team, it leaves Ethan, which is one of the main characters in the whole series of films, all alone, which is crucial for for a thriller as there is absolutely no support system.
All these films have had a great impact in their film openings, and me and my partners will try our very best to maintain high level film opening attempts like the ones I provided, if we get to maintain the genre thriller without change.
That is it for today, but tomorrow I will be back at it in another blog. Thank you for you'r time. See yall in the next one!
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