Research

To research our thriller opening, we have been watching the titles of lots of other thrillers.

One was Alfred Hitchcocks Marnie which was made in 1964.

It starts with dramatic string music which makes the viewer feel uneasy.

The opening credits are like a book, as if the film tells a story. The movie originally comes from a book of the same name by Winston Graham.

Only simple colours are used, which means when the film starts with a close up of a yellow bag, the yellow bag stands out more, and it is obvious to the viewers that it's important.

The woman carrying the bag walks away from the camera, and we see more of her, but only her back. This creates an enigma, as lots of questions about the woman remain unanswered, for example:

• Who is the woman?
• What does she look like?
• What's she done?

We like the idea of not showing the face, and might use this in our own opening credits.

As she walks along, she walks between lines which creates the feeling of entrapment.

We find out more about the woman as it cuts across to the office. A man, clearly a business man because of his suit, shouts 'robbed' and a close up of an empty safe is shown. The viewer now knows the woman is a thief.