Group Research

Music –
Thrillers generally use slow and quite quiet music to set the scene. This is used as a means to builds tension and gives us an insight into the characters. This can be more dramatic in an opening as it has built tension and anticipation before you have seen anything visual.
Music within film is very important. Not only it helps to create the ambience of the film and its plot, it also helps to evoke the emotions of the characters, so that the audience gets to feel the same thing. Without music, the film won't have as much of an impact as it does with music. Music can be the most important part of a film to support feelings like sadness, joy, pain, tension, triumph, suspense, intrigue, patriotism, danger, fright, folly or fury.
Most films have between 40 and 120 minutes of music. However, some films have very little or no music; others may feature a score that plays almost continuously throughout. This is called source music because it comes from an on screen source that can actually be seen on screen this is called diegetic music.
This is use full to me because I now know that I can use slow music that helps build up tension with in the opening scene. However we need either a slower pace of music or an up beat quick pace to show the characters and allow the audience to see what they are like. Furthermore I have found music helps to explain the feelings, which is difficult to put across visually. Understanding this will help me choose appropriate music for my opening.


Soundtrack –
The term soundtrack is commonly referred to music used in movies; also we generally find there is an album sold coinciding with the film using the music featured in the film. The sound track of the opening to the film is to show tension, or mystery and even crime depending on the type of thriller the film is. At the end of the movie the credits are shown a song is used to give further interest this may be licensed beyond use in the film more importantly if it gets radio play it becomes a marketing tool. Songs associated with a film could be played on radio stations during the launch and release phases of the film to help spread a buzz to fans of the music and just people tune in.
However we also find that there are many different types of sound tracks not only the music-based type. There is a dialogue track, where the character speaking gets put into a soundtrack, sound effects track also where all the sound effects used get sectioned of into another sound track. And then finally a music track which is most commonly known with all the music used in the film in one soundtrack.
The sound track is not used as much in the opening of a thriller, however it is used in the duration of a film. It is helpful to know that all the types of sounds tracks get put into different categories. I can do the same with the opening of the thriller and use different types of sound tracks, then bringing them together to make the final product.


Style of Title –
Title sequence designs for films have evolved immensely over the years. Title sequences can range from bland black backgrounds with superimposed text over it to simply identify the film name or they could be wildly creative and fun. The truth of the matter is that a title sequence also speaks volumes about the movie itself before it begins. Title sequences can make or break movies, they are the first impressions of their own shows, not just a bland identification report.
This is use full as the title is the first thing generally that you will look at. We find many different types of titles, ranging from cartoon style titles, to brightly coloured ones to even black and white ones. This means that there are many different titles and it is also depends on it if it’s the style of film that you are producing. Eg for a thriller film I think I would need something a bit more simplistic but still gets the point of the film across and states the name of the film for the audience to see.


Likes –
I like a thriller because they use many different elements to draw the audience in. In a thriller we will find suspense leaving the audience on the edge of their seats not knowing what going to happen next. Also tension is used in the same way. Thrillers are always very exciting they use different features like music and a variety of sound effects to keep the audiences attention also making the films seem more real than other types of genres for example a comedy.


Dislike –
However if the main elements in a thriller are not used correctly the film can become very dull and obvious. This is the same for a thriller openings, where we are either able to see too much of the what the film is going to be like allowing us to work out the film and the elements it uses, if the music is not used correctly for example then the film will have no impact on the audience making the film seem boring and irrelevant.