The Conventions (considered part of "The Evaluation: Part 1")

Title

The title of our film is "Guess Who?". This conforms to the thriller genre as it is a title that raises many questions. In fact it is a question itself, towards the audience. The title will intrigue the audience, and lure them in making them want to watch the film, and find answers.

Place

There are various locations in our thriller opening. They are all in urban city areas, which is common in thriller films. They play on the viewers mind, as it presents these familiar settings as potentially dangerous places. Most scenes are set in the night. The night is seen as scary, and that anything could happen. This is why thrillers usually use these settings. Also, all locations have a cold and deserted look in them, due to the weather and editing we have used. Coldness and desertion connote solemness and bad circumstances; anything could happen.

Mood and Tone

The thriller opening's mood is very dark and tense. This is a result of our soundtrack I created, editing effects and how we executed our camera shots. The music I created is intense and eerie, which complements the the shots and story. Some thrillers use similar soundtracks, to make suspense and keep the viewers interested. We used editing to make the brightness and contrast of the shots darker, and we used grainy effects and CCTV effects too. Thriller films use such effects like darkening scenes, to create a spooky atmosphere that will keep the audience on edge.

Theme Tune

We believe we have a catchy theme tune, that goes really well with the film. When certain cuts take place, the music will change to go with it. Just like other thrillers, they also use non-digetic sounds to indicate a change of scene,mood, or in the titles too.

Questions

The opening raises many questions that will be answered later on in the film. The title is one main example of a question. However, there are many others created. These include, who are the people being kidnapped? why are they being kidnapped? are they dead? plus many more. The newspaper shots also present questions, such as, what is next?. The fact that we didn't show the antagonists face creates a sense of mystery, and will make the audience ask who is this guy?. It is important for a thriller not to give too much away in the opening, as this will make the rest of the film less interesting and too predictable.