As a class we looked at the film Shutter Island. It is psychological Thriller film by Martin Scorsese, considered to be one of the great Hollywood film Directors.
The opening moments of a film, as you know are extremely important. You need to capture the attention of your audience start away. For a Thriller film you need to immediately get the audience interested and intrigued by your storyline. The opening scene (known as the set up) in Thriller tend to be mysterious, complex and raise ideas that will become very important later in the story. It also needs to provide the audience with the key information about characters, set the tone of the film (through the use of camera, lighting, editing, music and mise en scene) and make it what genre it is (through the use of codes and conventions).
Many people have found the opening of Shutter Island to be very effective.
Here are some articles that talk about the opening
The New Yorker
Shutter Island Analysis and Questions
The Opening Act Part 1
Tne Opening Act Part 2
And don't forget to check out imdb.com, probably the best site on the web for information on films
imdb
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