Generic Conventions of a Thriller research

In order to fit with these conventions our first 2 minutes need to keep the audience captivated and we can do this by using the right music and quick pace shots. We are going to use a flashback scene so this will keep the audience wondering and they will also wonder why the girl is running through the forest in the first place. 

Although we can't have dark lighting because we don't have the equipment real films have (lights etc) we will try to find a day where the sky is cloudy and grey to create the more dim lighting without being too dark and so we can still see the actor. 

We are planning to have quick cut shots especially between the girl running and the car driving and these shots will become faster and faster as the opening goes on. This will create suspense as the audience will wonder what is going to happen next. We are also going to have lots of different shots, including shots on the floor, behind trees and looking up into the trees etc, this will help the disorientation of the film and scenes.

We are going to use tense music, and diegetic sounds of heavy breathing and perhaps screaming of the main character. The music we are going to choose has to progressively get louder as the opening goes on. 

However through out this we must remember to follow the 180 degree rule as well as using match on action and shot reverse shot which will probably be most prominent in the flashback scene.