To learn about the thiller genre we have had to research a few to understand what goes into the making of one. for this we studied the opening sequence of Children of men and the Usual Supects. I particualry enjoyed these two for the story line and the way it was made.
For "The Usual Suspects" the beginning was fast paced, they did this through the use of montage editing which showed all the characters and their backgrounds giving us a lot of information in a very short space of time, This gave the suspense of drama as they were all getting arrested and kept the audience interested as you wanted to know why they were being arrested and what they had done as criminals.
For "Children of Men" which was also had a very powerful beginning, was made in a different way as it gave more of the impression of sorrow. (This is because it is about a dystopic future for all man kind) the editors were able to create this as the beginning had a lot less edits in it, the reason we know it is in the thriller genre is because when the camera breaks the 180 degree rule and pans round to show him as a flawed character, it is also mainly done so that the audience can see the bomb go off from the cafe as this type of action is mainly associated with the action/thriller genre. we also know its a thriller film as it deals with the threat of mankind and the lack of child birth and there are signifiers that tell us that the anti- hero will be able to save man kind.
Here is a link to the trailer of "Children Of Men"
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