Thriller: The Bourne Ultimatum
Conventions:
- Mainly non-diegetic sound used, with a high tempo soundtrack, backing the action sequence. The heavy breathing is also turned up, to allow the audience to hear the intense chase scene on-going, and and creates verisimilitude.
- Many camera shots appear to be hand-held, as apposed to steady cam, with a fast cutting rate between them, which hides the cuts between them, creating continuity, while adding suspense to the scene.
- There is dim lighting used, which is very effective in the scene, which I hope to emulate in our opening, as it adds drama and tension to the scene, and mystery which helps to create the thriller genre.
- Through the use of flashbacks, a montage is used, along with a haze effect over the top, to make it clear to the audience it has already happened, it builds tension, and helps the audience to better understand the story, whilst at the same time, not revealing a lot about the narrative.
Horror: A Nightmare on Elm Street
Conventions:
- CU on facial expressions and gestures used frequently
- A low key humming in background ass soundtrack, creating the atmosphere, and adding the horror to the film.
- White text appearing throughout the opening sequence, good effect, could possibly replicate in some way.
- few shots of antagonist, adds mystery to the villain.
- Screaming is a stereotypical horror genre sound, frightens audiences listening to it.
- Set in a dark, mechanical factory, creates the fear from the location, audience can already tell that it is clearly opening to a gory and scary film.
- Montage used at the beginning, where Freddie Krueger is building his glove, the cuts are fast paces, bridges with the soundtrack, building tension during the sequence.
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