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Panic Room is a 2002 American thriller film directed by David Fincher and written by David Koepp. The film stars Jodie Foster and Kristen Stewart as a mother and daughter whose new home is invaded by burglars, played by Forest Whitaker, Jared Leto, and Dwight Yoakam.

• 00:18- The first thing that appears on the screen is the Sony Pictures Entertainment Company to show the viewers where the film was edited and made.

• 00:52- The convention of the title is in the middle of the film ( the main title normally is placed at the beginning or in the middle of the title sequence) 

• 00:59- At this time in the title sequence its when all of the actors within the film are mentioned e.g Kristen Stewart 

• 01:01- In this frame the names Ann Magnuson and Ian Buchanan appear on the screen, meanwhile in the right hand corner of the frame is a picture of a man and woman hugging, this maybe signifies the love of the couple

• all of the writing nearly always appears on the sides of the building or in the air

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Using Art of the title I am going to show the difference in opening title sequences using James Bonds Skyfall(thriller) http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/skyfall/ and The Shining(1980) http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-shining/

Skyfall
 Music used- Adele Skyfall, Made for the the film


00:07- this is the first thing we see on the screen, which sets the see. Using only this picture from the film it looks like Daniel Craig has just had an accident and has fallen from a great height into the water.

00:21- Just before I screen shot this, it said on the screen 'Albert R. Broccoli's Eon Productions LTD... presents'  
Daniel Craig is the main actor as he is 'James Bond' meaning his name had to come up first in the title sequence

00:30- 'Skyfall' the title of this thriller film, it is rather near the beginning of the sequence as the images that appear after this are connected the this title

3:46- At the end of the title sequence, this sequence predicts what is going to happen in the film. e.g the swords of the graveyard, where the film ends. This is the directors name, appearing at the end to show that he is not the main part of the film and that Daniel Craig is.




The Shining-
 Music Used-


The opening may look like a travel log but the destination is not a vacation, its hell and the overhead camera work and sound track used make us believe the people who are in the car are in some sort of trouble.

01:10- This is the first piece of text to appear on the screen, the light blue writing come up as threatening to show its remote. As you can see from the screen shots i have taken from this sequence, this car shown is the only car seen though out the sequence on the road.

01:13- The main actors name appears on the screen.

01:25- The main of title of the film "The Shining"

Font I Would Like To Use

I would like to use this font as I believe it gives a great effect on the viewer, it looks very disturbing and unsettled. If I used this for my thriller opening I would like to make it at an angle to create even more of an effect. 

Our Main Title 

In the end we didn't end up using the font I chose at the beginning of my planning as we didn't really find it appropriate due to our opening sequence having a lot going on, we wanted to keep the font very simple and very clear to read.

Which Thriller Films have Inspired me in Planning my own Thriller?

I have taken a screen shot from the television series 'Durham County' as I really like the effect of making one colour standing out in a frame when everything else is black and white. In this example red signifies blood and murder, which also signifies roses. There are many other examples in the opening of this series but i believe this is the best one.

The Shining

We have found inspiration from a scene in the movie 'The Shining'. This has given us an idea for our opening sequence. In our scene we want jump our shots from a less scary setting/shot, to a scary, bloody, fearful scene. We will show this using screen shots from the scene in order to make sense:

This is the more normal scene before there is a jump to a really disturbing scene of what the character sees. It is a point of view shot, which connects the audience and makes them feel as if they are there too which makes the scene very effective and frightening for the viewer. The jump shot is only shown for a few seconds and then jumps back to the more normal shot, which makes the shot more of a shock when it appears.

Also, in the transition between the shots there is a low monotone note, that sound like many low notes on the piano played together out of tune.
We want to use the idea of a sound between the transitions too, to also increase the shock and scariness.

Which Thriller is your own personal Favourite?

'When A Stranger Calls', it is about a teenage girl who is babysitting for her dads bosses children when she keeps receiving phone calls from a man breathing down the phone without talking at first. In one of the phone calls he says 'have you checked the children' trying to scare the girl, she then calls the police who state that the phone calls are coming from inside the house...

I would say this is one of the best thrillers i have ever seen as it is so realistic and could happen in everyday life. Babysitting is what teenage girls do all the time to get a bit of money, therefore after seeing this film it
would have had a great impact on babysitting. This film keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout.

Most Popular and Well Known Actors/Actresses

Chloë Grace Moretz has been in thrillers such as Carrie, Kick-Ass, Let Me In and the Eye. She began her acting career at the age of seven in The Amityville Horror (2005).

I believe Chloe is a great example of a well known actress as she has partaken in many well known thriller film. I have watched many of her other films such as 'If I Stay' and 'Hugo' where she acting skills are shown to a great extent. Chloe is mostly always one of the main characters in the films she is in.

Nicole Kidman has been in many thrillers throughout her acting Carree. I have seen many of the ones she has stared in, for example 'The Others', 'Stoker' and 'Before I Go To Sleep'.
Nicole is always a key role in the films she has acted in.

 Leonardo Di Caprio has only been in two thrillers that i know of, Shutter Island and Inception. He has been in many other films that are not thrillers but has never one an oscar, which i find hard to believe as he is a amazing actor.

Characters Associated with Trillers

The Joker- the villain from 'The Dark Knight'

Jason Voorhees- the villain from 'Friday the 13th'

Scream- the villain in Scream 1,2,3 and 4