For our film opening, we looked at the thriller genre – especially the
psychological and technological sub-genres. Our film opening was then based
around conventions from these genres, as well as building on the genre. For
example, we used very digital-looking titles on our film opening, as this is a
common convention of technological thrillers such as "The Matrix". Because of
this techno-thriller theme, we also have a focus on modern technology and the theme of hackers. To fit with this theme, the film has been given a slightly greenish tint.
The opening scene also gives us our first view of the two main characters, Scott and Scherbius, who fill the role of the protagonists, which is typical in Thriller films. Another key aspect of a Thriller film is a character filling a mentor role, such as Morpheus from "The Matrix" or William Somerset from "Se7en". In our film, the mentor role is filled by the character of Scherbius.
Before and after editing a scene. Note the green tint. |
The opening scene also gives us our first view of the two main characters, Scott and Scherbius, who fill the role of the protagonists, which is typical in Thriller films. Another key aspect of a Thriller film is a character filling a mentor role, such as Morpheus from "The Matrix" or William Somerset from "Se7en". In our film, the mentor role is filled by the character of Scherbius.
We also aimed to build on conventions of Thriller
films, in order to develop the genre and make our own opening more unique. For
example, we combined elements of both psychological and technological themes -
while the underlying theme is based on hackers and the idea of “hacking
reality”, the actual events of the film are more psychological, such as
characters changing location suddenly. We also went for a less commonly used
suburban setting of a town centre, while most thriller films take place in
large-scale cities, such as Gotham in "The Dark Knight Rises" and the unnamed
city in "Se7en".
As well as this, we aimed to challenge the
conventions of a Thriller film, in order to make our film more unique. One way
in which we did this was by making the film on a much smaller scale to normal
thrillers, with only two characters present in the opening scene and less
action. The opening also relies less on special effects and CGI (see video), and more on
simple editing such as cuts to give the effect of teleportation.
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