Thriller Opening Sequence – Shot List

→ Close up – shows emotions, to show shots of everyday things like Jay turning off the alarm clock.

→ Establishing shot – sets the scene, can be used to show where the characters are showing if it’s an everyday scene or not.

→ Tracking shot – follows action, plan to use this when characters Will and Carly walk away from murder scene.

→ Extreme close up – more detail in the frame, we will use this to show body parts of the dead body to keep the viewer questioning at what has happened.

→ Pan shot – shows the scene while camera is still, can show the shot of Jay’s bedroom with the titles appearing on the screen.

→ Focus pull – main object stands out, can use this in the shot of the knife to show that this is the object that hurt Jay.