RESEARCH - Good thriller opening.

A thriller opening should generally include a mysterious ora . A good opening would not give away the plot but be enough to engage the viewer to want to proceed in watching . Many contain some sort of music to contribute to the atmosphere , it ranges from a slow violin type to create eerieness which is normally present when its creating contrast , for example in the 'Stepfather' peaceful christmassy music is used which contrasts to the dead bodies found around the house , or a fast scary drumming music which creates suspense in more hectic scenes. 

The titles can be presented in many different ways but should maintain the same order ; 

-The Ident

-who its produced by 

-distribution company 

-director 

-the stars involved 

These can be shown by a simple scrolling but this tends to look more old fashion or a more modern fade in and out way . They can appear by cutting into the film or by going over the top of the film.

I have uploaded the extract of 'The stepfather ' . i chose this because as you watch it you see a man go about his daily routine and all seems normal but the music played in the background which is slow and eary creates suspense and allows us to figure that something is not right. As he goes downstairs into a quite dull looking room , he puts on a radio playing peaceful godly music . However we then see a dead boy at a table , instantly the room gets darker and the camera turns in such as angle as to see his face . The music also becomes more vigorous and throught this scene , whenever we are shown one of the dead bodies the lighting goes dark and louder music overpowers the peaceful music which contrasts whats happened .