- romantic element

- props

- fast paced editing

- suspenseful music

What makes a thriller...a thriller

- low level lighting

- idea of being on the run

- unpredictable elements

- fight scenes

- antagonist vs protagonist storytelling

What makes a film opening a film opening

the movie opening is what tell the audience small important details about the movie without spoiling any of the plot, this keeps viewers watching the movie and gives them potential questions on what could come in the movie. sound effects in the background can also tell the audience what kind of movie it is, for example an spy movie might contain dramatic fast paced music to create suspend for the audience.

some features of a movie opening can depend on the genre, for example a crime thriller could start with the scene shortly after a crime to put us on the edge of our seat, or a spy thriller we might see a dramatic chase scene to create suspense from the beginning. we also see important details like; key cast names, director or editor, movie title production company and an establishing shot to set the scene for the audience.

Finn Griffith - Deconstructing film open

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Deconstruction of panic room

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Deconstruction of James Bond - Quantum of solace

Spy thrillers

Spy thriller are different to other thrillers as they have a commonly male but sometimes female protagonist working for an organisation to take down someone or a group trying to take over the world.

Some things that you might see in spy thrillers include:

- guns and weapons

- violent fight scenes between protagonist and antagonist

- not a lot of gore

- gadgets and nice cars

- expensive suits and clothing

- explosions

- stunts

Crime thriller

In crime thrillers its common to find and Batman and Robbin type duo fighting crime, doing detective work and looking for clues to catch the criminal, however what separates crime thrillers and psychological thrillers is in crime thrillers in shows what happens after the crime so find the culprit compared to psychological thrillers that show the crime occurring.

some things you might see in crime thrillers include:

- puzzles solved by detective, usually in a duo

- serial killer threats

- sound effects with big impact screams used

- dark lighting

-weapons

- multiple murders audience will see the crime scene but not the actual crime happening.

Political thriller

in political thrillers you will typically find a single protagonist that have isolated lives discovering something illegal an organisation are doing which results to them being hunted and the protagonist being on the run.

some things you might find in a political thriller are:

- single character up against large powerful organisations.

- violence