Our title sequence contained many thriller conventions. The opening from "a touch of evil" is a good comparison to the thriller opening we created. The opening of "a touch of evil" shows a urban setting. The mid-long shot showing cars and quite busy frames, with people in the shot, gives a feel of normality. Inn comparison, our thriller opening shows a suburban street, with a panning shot from the sky to the front of the house where I am standing outside. The rural settings work well and the fact that the street is empty gives a sense of normality, but then again the shot of the house is a key feature as it is where I am held captive.
A commonly used feature in thrillers is protagonist vs. antagonist. In our opening, both are displayed clearly. The shots of Me getting ready are significant. They show close ups of me doing my make up etc. This shows a normality of day to day life and that I am some what innocent as I carry on with day to day tasks as normal.
The shots of David portray a somewhat mysterious character. The close ups of the back of his head and the facial shots make him seem quite evil. A sense of normality is shown by him greeting her at the door. But this is soon shown to be fake as the shots of him sort of looking at the girl makes her seem like a victim or even prey. The cross cutting between the two characters show the contrast and roles that each of them play. Therefore displaying the power each of them has and the protagonist and antagonist.
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