Research - Conventions of a Film Opening

To get an idea of the conventions of a "thriller" film opening, I had the chance to watch some openings of a thriller film. Whilst watching them, I noticed some key elements which made the openings unique as opposed to others. Each opening had its own way of altering my perception of what was supposedly happening, this was done through;

• Teasers of the story 
• Special effects
• Sound - Edgy, Eerie, Atmospheric, Scary, Sinister and Tense
• Titles - Film crew, Production company etc...
• Dialoge - Significant to characters representation

All these elements created a different mood, these elements were key to the creation of the mood as they created an ambivalent feeling within myself. 

The image to the side is from the film opening "Se7en", the text of the title creates an overwhelming feeling as it looks pretty suspicious and sinister. Also the drawing of the hand emphasises the creepiness within that frame.

During the opening credit, there is a lot of eerie and dark music which plays apart in the creation of the creepiness opening. Although there is no digetic sound within the opening the non digetic sound helps the viewers conjure and idea of what the opening represents and connotes.

The film Se7en follows most of the key convections of a film opening as the elements -Sound, credits, teasers subsequently create a feeling for the viewer depending on the film opening. The film Se7en overall creates a dark and creepy atmosphere thus working alongside the thriller.