Structure of Openings to thriller films

The Structure of Thriller Openings

In this lesson we learned about the different structures of the openings to thriller films. We were given examples of very structure.

Here are some examples:

• A narrative opening with the titles running throughout- An example of thriller films that have this are 'The Stepfather' and 'The Shinning'

• A discrete titke sequence- An example of thriller films that have this are 'Seven' and 'Arlington Road

• Titles over a blank screen, followed by the narrative opening- An example of a film that does this is 'Donnie Darko'

• Stylized Editing opening- An exampe of thriller films that have this are 'Mezrine' and 'Pelham 123