Shooter was released in 2007 it is an Action-conspiracy thriller directed by Antoine Fuqua based on the novel Point of Impact by Stephen Hunter. The film concerns a former United States Marine Corps Scout Sniper, Bob Lee Swagger (Mark Wahlberg), who is framed for murder by a rogue secret private military company unit. When researching different opening sequences of criminal thriller and just thriller films we began to see the majority of titles were slow and did not reveal anything about the film. This is done to leave the audience in suspense. We viewed several titles and found for example; ‘Shooter’ a thriller. We watched the titles opening sequence of the film. The titles are slow and peaceful as the camera moves through the countryside. The director used a high angles shot with an extreme long shot while the camera swoops into the action. On contrast the opening scene is jam packed with action and suspense. Then when the two characters are introduced the camera is at eye level this gives the impression that the audience is in on the action and is more involved with the two characters and their mission. They use a first person shot through a scope of a weapon also all the rest of the shots remain close up or extreme close ups. This is done to make a very claustrophobic atmosphere also to keep up the suspense and tension that is needed in a thriller.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zf24_LhPZmo&feature=player_embedded
Minority Report released in 2002 is a science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and loosely based on the short story "The Minority Report" by Philip K. Dick. It is set primarily in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia in the year 2054, where "Precrime", a specialized police department, apprehends criminals based on foreknowledge provided by three psychics called "precogs". We also looked at ‘Minority Report’ it is a science fiction thriller also it has ideological and social crime element as well but yet has the gritty realism that is needed in a thriller. The first image is a close up it is a pale, almost child-like face. The face is underwater with wide staring eyes. The close angle and mise en scene we are being introduced to create enigmas and tensions at the very outset. Our proximity to this image is uncomfortable and makes the viewer feel like something bad or and scary is about to happen. As with all thrillers, we can assume that we will be as disorientated by the calm then shocked by the action to come.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uYsfIfDyFbc
No Country for Old Men released in 2007 it is a crime thriller film adapted for the screen and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Based of the novel by McCarthy of ‘No Country for Old Men’ Mentells the story of an ordinary man to whom chance delivers a fortune that is not his, and the ensuing cat-and-mouse drama, as three men crisscross each other's paths in the desert landscape of 1980 West Texas. We thought that the use of an out door environment in the opening sequence would be a good format to use, because it makes the film seem more alive and creates a better atmosphere. Also it adds more realism and semiology to the scene.
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