1. What is revealed to the audience?
Vincent (wearing a slick, grey, expensive looking suit) walks through an airport in LA; we assume he has just got off the plane. He subtly exchanges his suitcase with a man (dressed completely in black) who he seems to know; suggesting that this character may be involved with something sinister.
We also meet another character who is a taxi cab driver called Max. The jutaposition of these two characters implies that at some point their lives will collide and form the basis of the thriller.
2. What is conventional?
- We are introduced to the main characters who are typically male.
- Max is an ordinary looking man (wearing casual clothes) who is working a late night shift as an average cab driver. His normality makes him very relatable and appealing to the audience which is conventional for this genre.
- Sound: high tempo, non-diegetic soundtrack which adds to the fast paced mood (however this is only played during the short second half of the opening).
3. What is unconventional?
- Sound: there is a sound bridge over the production titles of a plane landing. Only the diegetic sounds of the airport are audible until after Vincent picks up the bag which focuses the audience's attention on the action NOT the sound.
4. How has it inspired me?
It has inspired me to introduce the major characters in the film early on as this makes it easier for the audience to associate with one character and completely emmerse themselves in the narrative, therefore making the experience more thrilling.
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