RESEARCH-conventions of thriller openings

In the first lesson on thriller openings we discussed the conventions of a thriller film opening, the main points we came up with as a class were:

• That the mood of the film is set.
• The persific order of titles that come up. 
• Any sounds heard usually sounds that build up tension and suspense. 
• Any teasers (insights) of the film also know as a "hook" as they get the audience hooked wanting to watch the film this can included insights to the characters life's, the location and the all over narrative. 
• There don't have to be dialog in the opening of a film. 
• The producers ident is always shown at the start of the opening. 

On the film opening of "panic room" we can get a clear insight of the location the film is set this helps to give the audience the mood of the film and gives the audience something to relate too. This could also be used as a hook because the audience know a small detail about the film and makes them want to continue to watch to find out what will happen later on.