Final Destination 1

Openig Scene
As the opening credits start theres slow music to build more suspence towards the audience as they want to know whats going to happen. The sounds of thunder and the strikes of lighting strike across the screen showing the audience that its a gloomy night and making them think something bad could happen as its night time and there is a thunder storm. The text credits stand out to the intended audience as the background is dark and the writing it is a glowing white colour this could tell the audience that people are going to die as the glowing light signifys 'the light of death' explaining that people will die. The camera then tracks down showing a little puppet hung up, then looking at the shadow of the puppet it looks as if someone has commited suicide letting them think why they would want to do that. The fan makes wierd noises as it spins around and a bright light shines onto the screen this again shows us that another death could take place as the light is showing again dragging someone else towards it, the music is still building suspence towards the audience at this moment in time. A plane ticket is shown immediatly telling the audience that the film will be set on a plane awaiting to go France. In the background non-diagetic screams take place this is just to bring a better atmosphere together and show the audience that screaming will be taking place within the film.

Final Destination 3

Opening Scene
As this opening scene starts of there's slow music playing in the background which is aready telling the audience that something ad could happen in the film, as this i playing the camera tracks around showing the fun fair to let the audience know where it is set and make them think what cold go on around a theme park leaving them with plenty of questions. The opening credits appear on th screen with a glooming blue colour around it as if it looks like mist which tells the audience that if theres mist then there is trouble. The sounds of peoples screams echo in the background to signify there will be dangerous things happening or maybe deaths, whilst the ride is lit up in a red colour showing the audience that blood could be involved. A sound of a clowns laugh then happnens making the audience feel spooked out as the atmosphere is scary. Sounds of a ticking kind of noise rolls in maybe making the audience think that theres a time limit until a next victim dies, waiting around thinking what is going to happen next, which builds suspence towards the intended audience. There are quite disturbing pictures for example on a wall there is a picture of a puppt with nails in the face this straight away gives a cue to the audience that somebody within the film could die of nails in there face. Throughout the opening credits a marble is going down a puzzle type of thing, this gives of a vibe that the marble is a charactor getting deeper and deeper into a danger zone as none of the audience know where the marble is going to end up and what is going to happen to it, the marble then lands the lands through a hole which has death written above it, giving off a misterious vibe of which characters are going to die or be put at risk. The music gets louder and faster which is putting the audience on the edge of their seats. When the girl takes a picture of her friends on the 'high dive' ride it looks like there all having a good time, until she looks at the picture and the 'v' is missing from dive showing the word 'die' this builds a wierd atmosphere as from the opening scence stuff has already begun to happen.

Silence of the Lambs.

Opening scene
Throughout the opening of this scene the audience were always wondering if there was someone running after the lady or following her, shes jogging quite fastly and breathing heavily which could show to the audience that theres an atmosphere of fear or she's very out of breathe. As the women reaches the forest shes moving into more of a danger zone, moving away from the safe zone with more of the forest to run through there is no turning back not knwoing how much more she will be running through to get out. this could let the audience know that somethings going to happen which will get them thinking what could happen next. In the opening scene there are many different camera shots such as 'tracking' for example in the film the lady is running and its positioned behind her showing us that she iss still running futher and further into the forest where anything could happen. There is a close up view of her feet as shes fastly running showing the movement and the expression upon her face. Through the scene the audience expect a man running after her but as the scene follows on we then find out that he's in the FBI with her, which then the trainer introduces us to the lady we then know she's a main charactor. The sound within the film starts of quite calmy but then rapily speeds up as the screen moves closwer towards the forest building suspence to the intended audience. As the opening credits appear on the screen the font is in colour white on a black background to stand out to the audience.

Red Eye

Opening Scene
As the opening credits appear on the screen the background is black whilst the writing is white this stands out towards the audience, the text is moving slightly which could make the audience think its a plane moving as the film is set on a plane. It give the audince different ideas. The Title 'Red eye' is in the colour red to maybe let the audience think a death will take place. Within the scene there are lots of different sounds such as when the credits are playing there is a ticking noise which is un even and quiet deep, this would leave the audience asking questions and thinking what was going on and why them noises are being played. Through the scene the audience see a photoframe of a girl this lets the audience know straight away that she is a charactor in the film and the focus is on her, by looking at the picture it shows us that she's graduated so she could be intelligiant and that shes a very happen person. Its set in Florida/Miami we know this as when the girl is talking on the phone she says she is getting the 'red eye' to florida letting the audience know where its based. Looking at the charactors the audience are told that the dad is fully protected over his daughter and would do anything for her, he doesnt want to let her go we know this as she has already moved out for a while and he's still kept her bedroom the same hoping she will come back, yet the rest of the house is being done up. The Villian in this is kept very secretive as the audience wouldnt know who it could be as anybody is passing in and out of the dads house as its being done up, which is when the wallet is taken. The camera zooms in fully on the wallet to put all the attention on it letting us see that it owns to the dad which his anitials are J.R where as then a hand grabs it making the situation mysterious towards the audience, this is showing that a situation is already occuring but we dont what it is yet it keeps us thinking and asking questions. Loud music is involved in the background when something bad happens this builds dramatic tension getting the audience excited and wanting to know what happens next. A cross cutting camera shot is used within this scene in a fast paste to show motivation and enjoyment.

Jaws

Opening scene

The opening credits are blue and green which are the two main colours of the sea and in this film the sea represents danger and death. The font is in white but on a black background standing out to the audience, whilst the titles are shaded as if something big moves past it making the audience think that it could be a shark. The main event in the opening scene is a group a rebelious teenagers/adults drinking on the beach around a bonfire, they're all wrapped up in warm clothes to show its a cold night. A flirtacious boy and girl run away form the bonfire to a private part of the beach where the girl, named Chrissie, starts to strip in an attempt to tease the man. She dives into the sea completely nude and drunk showing how vulnerable she is to the dangers of the sea. Chrissie swims further and further into a danger zone where no people are unlike the beach where it would be safer with everyone else there. The man is too intoxicated to realise the danger Chrissie is in and results in passing out on the beach shore. Within the opening scene there is concealment and protaction, and the audience expect stuff to happen thinking the shark will attack when it wont so they dont see that coming. There are lots of different camera shots within the film Jaws such as Worm shot this is when the girl is swimming in the sea and the shot is being taken underneath her as if there is a shark getting ready to attack her making the shark in power. The camera always moves quicker in certain parts of scenes to build suspence to the intended audience putting them on the edge of their seats waiting for something to happen. Shot reverse shot is used to cut from the women to the man, also it frames different parts this is to make the screen look bolder and to stand out towards the audience.There are many sounds within the opening scene for example, in the credits theres that jaws music which everyone knows, the audience can here it but the charactors cant therefore its a non-diagetic sound, there is also diagetic sounds when the music is being played around the bonfire which shows its diagetic as the charactors are singing along with it and dancing to the music. As Chrissie is so far out into the ocean when she feels a tug on her dragging her under water, nobody else can hear the screams of her death whilst their all partying on the beach making noise themself.

Section 2

Seven
This thriller is set in a busy, highly populated city full of chaotic traffic and beeping horns with office buildings and skyscapers. Disturbing images flash in the background of the opening credits. These images are dark and horrific whilst the credits contradict them in a white colour on a black background which stands out towards the audience. The mise-en-scene within the opening has different elements such as lighting, setting, cotume and expression. Firstly the lighting is dull which gives an impression towards the audience that a possible crime as occured, whereas outside the lighting is dark and grey as its giving off a miserable atmosphere throughout the city. The Villain is dressed in a long black coat with black gloves and a hat showing a mysterious look to his appearence towards the audience and other charactors within the film. There are Diagetic and Non-Diagetic sounds during this opening, for example when Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman are outside on the streets they can hear people shouting and cars beeping whereas the audience can hear that to. However, there are also Non-Diagetic sounds such as when music is added for effect to show the mood of the scene to the audience but the charactors can't hear this music. Different camera shots used in the film are long shots, for example this will show the full view of the dead body on the floor. Extreme close up views allows the audience to see more clearly what has happened to the victim. Birds eye view is the other camera shot used in the film showing Morgan Freeman looking up as if a discovery is to be made on the roof. There are several props used such as guns which is one of the main props in the film giving the impression someone is going to be shot. Throughout the film the murderer writes the seven deadly sins of life at each scene of the crimes, each of the sins is what the victim commited so the murderer is trying to prove a point to the detectives.

Section 1 Thriller Genre.

A thriller genre is found in film, literature and television programmes. The main aspects of the thriller genre is to build tension, suspense and excitement towards the intended audience. There are three main sub-genres of thriller which include crime, mind twisting events and sense of mystery in the film, book or television show. the characters played in thrillers are usually criminally or psychologically insane. They often appear mentally unstable and commit crimes such as murder, rape or holding people captive. In most cases, the thriller will end with the main villain dying or being caught resulting in a happy ending. The elements included in thrillers will usually be camera works, setting, lighting, costumes, expression and depth of field.

Thriller Ingredients
Thrillers are commonly known to have the audience on the edge of their seats caught up in the suspence and jumpy mood of the film, tv show or book. this builds a tense atmosphere towards the intended audience. Thrillers need to be exciting to appeal to the audience to keep them entertained. They are usually certificated at the ages 15 - 18 as they contain violent or graphic images that may affect younger viewers. Northrop Frye - The Heroic Romance links into the thriller genre as heroes are always ordinary and behave morally right and aims to usually protect innocent characters. Another example of the thriller genre is John Cawelti - The Exotic because is contains mysterious events and is set in a modern city. The surroundings are usually set in an unfamiliar world which is dark and gloomy. W H Mathews - Mazes and Labryinth's is defined as a thriller because its a mystery where the hero is attempting to find clues to crack a puzzle and solve the problem, however there are often twists to the puzzle to make the audience more interested. Pascal Bonitzer - Partial Vision is a different source of genre for a thriller as the audience only see so much as other elements are hidden so the mystery to he thriller isnt given away. The killer in this thriller slaughters their victims when the audience is doesnt see this part of the scene, so the bodies are usually discovered by someone. Lars Ole Saurberg - Concealment and Protaction will also link into a thriller as suspense is always builing up in two different ways, it seems to hide something from the audience. A planned death usually takes place with an explosion which delays. Finally, Noel Carrol - The Question , Answer model provides the audience with questions, in this there is a probabilty factor and a moral factor. A probabilty factor keeps the audience guessing for a final conclusion because 'a sure thing' is less exciting for the audience. A Moral factor is where the morally right outcome increases involvement and maintains the audiences focus and interest within the thriller.