Opening credits.

               Opening credits.

Opening credits are important to films as they tell you who has done what job during the making of the film and it will also set the scene for the film the way the credits have been written, for example if the credits were bloody and gory you would know that the film would contain violence or horror. If the opening credits are also done with horror music and the lighting is dark then you will understand that there is going to be suspense and action which in the film. There could be a different use to colouring and background to set the scene for the rest of the film.

An example of a thriller film that has a good opening credit sequence is from the film Se7en as it builds suspense and gives you and idea what is going to be within the thriller film. Also it sets the scene about how the character acts and what type of person he is. The colours that are used in the opening credits of the film Se7en are black and white, this builds suspense and it makes the character be mysterious that wants to hurt or attack someone and the contrast of white and black represents the darkness and evil of a character against the innocence of another character. Other colours that are used is the colour red which symbolizes blood and danger and it could symbolize that he is angry and wants to hurt someone. The style of the credits that are used  crooked writing, this shows that there may be an evil or stalking character that is in the opening sequence and also suggest that he is not a normal person, maybe mentally ill or has a crooked sense of morality. Also the writing was jumpy which shows that the film is going to put full of suspense and the film is going to make the audience be put on the edge of their seats. The fonts that they were using were also different fonts as they were having bigger fonts for the more important roles within the film like the director, which makes the names of the important people within the production stand out to the aduience.

The generic conventions that are used within the thriller film credits is that it builds suspense, as there is a stalker that is cutting up pictures and colouring/writing, which also creates a mystery. The character is also mysterious as there you only see their hands and not their face or body expressions, so the film don't want to give anything away during the opening sequence, which draws the audience in and gets there attention, making them interested in the film right away. The character is sharping weapons which shows he is getting ready to attack someone or getting prepared for an attack to happen and these actions build tension, fear and suspense which makes the audience even more interested in the film. The music that is used is eerie, but there is natural but exaggerated and emphasized as it build suspense, the tempo of the is picked up when the character does things like sharping a blade which gets the audiences attention and lets them know that the action of sharpening blades is very important to the story. The emotions that this has on the audience is that they will be anxious to see what happens next. The order of appearance in the opening credits were the production company, the director, the actor, then the title of the film, I feel that if the title would have been at the end of the credits it would have been more conventional to a thriller film. Then the actors continued, casting, music and costumes. Then the editors, producers , camera operator. co-producers, producer, writer and then the director. I feel as if it went from the least important member of the production team to the most important.

Another example of a thriller film that has opening scene credits is final destination, they have a good use colour music and lighting. The colour that is used in this open sequence is dark black and white colours as it makes the audience understand what is happening and it also makes the audience want to watch on. The black and white colours connote evil and darkness (black) and goodness and innocence (white). Also another colour that is used is the colour red at the end of the sequence as it says "this is the end" this shows that they want the audience want to see like something bad is going to happen during the thriller film.  The colour red connotes danger, evil, blood and pain, things that are all conventional to thriller films. The style of credits that have been used during this credit scene is that the writing flickers and when the credits first comes onto the screen it it has a flash of bright light going through the words/credits. Also the writing fades into the background which creates suspense and an enigma about what is going to happen for the rest of the film. When the writing comes onto the screen the background is always dark, so this shows that the film has a dark story line, which shows that it's a thriller.

The generic conventions that are used in this opening credit sequence are the dark colours that are used, this is conventional to a thriller film as it sets mystery, it doesn't want to give anything away. There is also masked creepy figurines which puts the questions in the audiences head such as  they don't know why they are there or what they they are doing/creating and this creates an enigma which is conventional to thrillers because it gets the audiences attention and makes them feel involved in the film. The sound that is used is natural but the music is creepy and eerie this buts the audience on edge as they don't know what is going on. The lightening that is used is low key lighting as there is dark shadows in the opening sequences which is conventional to a thriller films because it creates a sense of darkness and mystery. The order of appearance is as follows first is the production company, then the title, I think that is the title was at the end of the credits it would be more conventional. Then the actors came next, casting, costume designer, music, editors, production designer, director of photography, executive producer, co-producers , producer, screen play and the the director. This is in the order of who is the least important to the most important.