As initial preparation for our soon to be filmed film opening, I researched typical themes associated with the Thriller genre, and the various sub categories within that genre.
For example I initially searched ideologies typical to a psychological thriller, where crime is not always portrayed as 'black and white, good vs. evil', there tends to be a more blurred line between the two than that of a horror, for example. This ideology is true with both modern thrillers and in older pieces, for example Psycho where the audience is led down blind alleys and the end provides more of a shock, as Norman Bates, the initial timid hotel owner, is revealed as criminally insane.
Anthony Perkins as the Criminally Insane Norman Bates [Psycho]
I also looked into typical motifs within Crime thrillers, and found that most focus on the story from the perspective of the criminal, rather than the investigator. For example Reservoir Dogs where the story unfolds through the recounts of various criminals, Mr Blonde, Mr Pink etc. Crime thrillers 'usually emphasise action over psychological aspects'.
Michael Madsen as the sadistic criminal, Mr Blonde [Reservoir Dogs]
In contrast, a Political Thriller tends to focus on a government agent, working towards neutralising a certain threat to national security.
Other sub categories include, techno thrillers, spy thrillers, medical thrillers, legal thrillers and religious thrillers, such as the Da Vinci Code.
Given our piece will be around the two minute mark I think it is important that we choose a sub categories that will enable us to incorporate as many ideologies as possible, given the amateur style in which it will be produced. Therefore in planning our thriller it may be best to focus on either a crime thriller, where the opening is aimed from the perspective of a criminal, or a psychological thriller where camera angles and editing can be used to achieve some of the techniques used in existing psychological thrillers.
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