We have been researching various title sequences from the opening of films to identify what titles an order we will place onto our thriller piece. In our research we timed how long each title stayed on screen and also how the background music changed with each title. To help with our work we used a website called Art of the title.

Please click on each image to view our work.

Below is our handwritten analysis for the film Fury. We noted down when each title was and what the title was dedicated to, we also studied what sounds were playing in the background to build the tension and prepare the viewers for the narrative. We lastly studied which transitions the titles have to enter the screen.

Secondly we researched 300 and Panic Room for their use of titles. We used a document to write down the order they came in and also the transitions which was used for each title and then how long the main titles last on screen.

The research has been very helpful in helping with the planning for our title orders and the duration of each title.

This is our title order plan we will use in the creation of our thriller.

This is our completed first draft for our thriller opening:

Below are screenshots of the feedback we were given to improve our thriller in the second draft.

I can see that they clearly enjoyed our colours and mise-en-scene, but our targets for approving in the next edit would be:

• Improving the match on action.
• Maybe adding effect to the lab coat.
• Add more shots to engage the audience to the narrative.

In this post I have included various images of processes we have taken while editing our thriller. We have added these features to make the thriller more engaging for the audience and add more tension onto the scene.

Dip to black transition

In this screen shot we have added a dip to black at the end of our scene. The dip to black makes the scene fade away at the end making it seem a little more eerie.

Match on action

This is an image showing a moment of match on action. Match on action adds sense and tension onto the scene by giving a clip more meaning and understanding.

Snipping tool

We used the snipping tool to cut down part of the shot to make it shorter and more interesting for the viewer.