MODERN THRILLER OPENINGS

Create a blog post describing how each of the following sequences functions as an

effective opening to a thriller

Analysis of Thriller Openings•For each thriller opening analyse:1.Camera2.Editing3.Sound4.Mise en scene5.Thriller conventions

Thriller Conventions

•Cliffhangers•Red herrings•Enigmas•Maguffin•Suspense•Shock

1. Memento (Christopher Nolan, 2000)

•This film has an extremely difficult narrative structure where events are told in 10 minute segments but backwards.

•This echoes the confusion that the main character feels as he struggles to remember events.

Memento

•Click on hyperlink to access the opening sequence on YouTube

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHhlTXyBxPM

2. Brick (Rian Johnson, 2005)

Brick

•Click on hyperlink to access the opening sequence on YouTube

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kvs53CJCA3E

3. Zodiac (David Fincher, 2007)

Zodiac

•Click on hyperlink to access the opening sequence on YouTube

•https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ub6wGZu5Xng