Wednesday, 7 November 2012

Creating Thriller Title Sequence

After researching Kyle Cooper it has inspired me to want to incorporate some of his techniques used in his work into my groups own title sequence for our thriller.
Since our thriller is based on the idea of an autistic teenaged boy surfing the net and coming across an error page displaying a code in which he uses to hack into the FBI headquarters, our title sequence should probably include computers. The teenaged boy is supposedly fascinated by computers and gadgets therefore at the start of the thriller I imagine there to be seperate shots of the boy's hands typing, close ups of the keyboard and his fingers tapping away perhaps breaking the code and foreshadowing what is to happen later on in the thriller but still keeping the boys identity anonymous as the main aim is to secure an air of mystery just as Cooper did with the title sequence of Se7en. I can imagine the shots will be edited to a blue tint or simply just incorporate dim lighting. This will enhance the dramatic atmosphere and increase the intensitiy of the beginning of the film. The clips will be fast paced which will symbolise and set the pace of the rest of the movie. The non-diegetic music I imagine there to be through out the title sequence is a constant rhythmic beep to set a beat in which the action can conform to along with a whirring sound which can represent more technology as well as having the effect of creating an eerie atmosphere. The beat can also symbolise the racing heartbeat of the boy as he comes closer to breaking the code or it may represent machinery and gadgets as the boy is obessed with computers. The credits can appear on screen in an effective way since the boy is typing on his laptop one of the shots can show the screen and the typing of a member of the crew's name. Also another way in which the credits can appear is by a code being broken on screen, such as the binary code, to reveal a member of the cast's name. This will give the audience an idea of the ability the boy has and what happens in the movie.  Since the main focus of the thriller is technology the opening sequence will have to be editing smoothly together as if a piece of the boys desired high tech machinery has produced it.

The Binary Code

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