http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8AjkNoC4Hw
what is revealed to the audience?
An innocent man stumbles upon a crime scene where a girl has been shot several times. As he approaches the body another member of the public notices. She panics when she sees the blood on the man's hands and phones the police, certain that she has caught the murderer.
During the opening we see the man writting a letter, explaining this situation and how the accusation has destroyed his life. Once the letter is complete, the man stands and raises a gun to his head. The screen fades to black before we hear the gunshot.
What is conventional?
- the action stems from an average member of the public who is pulled into the path of danger. In this case an innocent bystander being falsely accused of murder.
- low key lighting
- high tempo music
- simplistically animated, white on black titles
- we are immediately introduced to the main character
- the protagonist is male
What is unconventional?
- a voice over is used throughout the openning. The voice is that of the protagonist and it depicts what is being written in the letter/suicide note
- the action switches from colour to back and white when the flashbacks are introduced
- there is no clear antagonist
- the 'thrilling situation' is created by the domestic claustrophobia, instead of a large scale action sequence in the 'outside world'.
How has it inspired me?
This thriller openning has shown me that flashbacks are a very effective tool for starting a narrative in an ambiguous fashion and that although black and white shots are unconventional, they do not hinder the verisimilitude of the piece, nor the professional finnish.
One of the only weaknesses in this thriller is the clarity of the dialogue. This means that I will take extra care of our own voice over is recorded so that it is clear and realistic.
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