For my project, at the moment I'm revolving around the idea of doing a thriller. I've watched a few films to give me ideas on how to make the introduction as effective as possible

                                                                                                                               

Kill Bill:

I like how at the very beginning it starts off with a pitch black background. A quote appears which basically summarizes the meaning of the film. Also, that the audience is only able to hear a woman breathing in distress makes them feel uneasy and worried about what they will see next. I want to do something similar in my project, to cause the audience this same thrill. I think its a good way to start the film as it immediately causes the audience to feel fear. Diagetic sound = her breathing. There is no non-diagetic sound.

A few seconds later a woman's face appears in black and white and covered in what seems to be blood, lying on a wooden floor. Because of it being in black and white the audience is still unaware because it is difficult to see and therefore increases the thrill of the audience. The screen shot of just the woman's face covered in blood with what seems to be a wedding veil under her head causes the audience to ask many questions about what is happening or happened and what is going to happen. The unknowing of the the past, present and future of what happened to this lady makes the audience feel clueless. And this is only the first few seconds of the film. I want to give a similar impact in my film. Diagetic sound = her breathing. There is no non-diagetic sound.

The next shot is of what seems to be a man's footsteps with big boots. You are only able to see slightly above the ankle. He is walking slowly , still on the wooden floor, the audience assumes towards the woman. Still in black and white, and unable to see the man's face or anything else of his body. This causes the audience to be even more unknown and confused, the feeling of unknown causes the audience great fear. Again, i like the fact that this still increases the thrill a lot, even though there is no speech or hardly anything has happened during this part. I want to cause the audience this same thrill in such a short period of time. Diagetic sound = her breathing and his footsteps. There is no non-diagetic sound.