Group: Concept Development

What Do We Want?

Having watched a few clips from movies of the genres, Crime Thriller and Psychological Thriller, there are a number of techniques and ideas that we wish to replicate in our piece; ranging from very basic shot types, to title animations; all of the aforementioned are key in emulating a thriller sequence accurately. Furthermore, we noticed that the director David Fincher in particular has created some very notable openings which, collectively, we have taken inspiration from.

For Example...

• Se7en (Fincher, 1995)

• We liked the edgy, quick-snap-moving titles that change every fraction of a second; the image to the right changes to the next design of the title within half a second, if that, of each other - building on the suspense and thriller 'feel' gained throughout the clip.

• Panic Room (Fincher, 2002)

• Making the titles interact or appear part of the surroundings was also an idea we liked; it anchors the urban surroundings we wish to set our piece in, and if combined with the quick snap titles mentioned above, it will allude fully to our crime thriller genre.

• The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (Fincher, 2011)

• The simplistic close up shot at eye level, with a black colour wash makes this shot very effective; it's dark, mysterious, and gives the audience the impression that there may be more to the shot than is being revealed. Also, this is conventional of a film-noir style thriller which, we have discussed incorporating in our piece.

• Silence of the Lambs (Demme, 1991)

• The combined idea of having a faded shot laid over the top of a close up and the over the shoulder, unaware type shot is very appealing to us, as it allows the audience to know more than the character the audience is positioned with and also conforms to the 'creepy', 'edgy' style we aim to achieve.