Evaluation of the opening to our thriller:
Our thriller uses non diegetic music to build up tension at the beginning, we used the outside first scene to show the realism of the scenario where interaction takes place. However the conventions are subverted as the audience believe that it is Scott that is about to kill Ken. The audience is left questioning what is in the envelope and how do the characters know each other.
The next scene introduces a new character, Victoria she is waiting in her car as someone knocks on her window handing her an envelope. The audience cannot fully see that it is Scott however due to the previous scene were Scott hands Ken the envelope the audience presumes it is him again. We then find out that Victoria has been given a picture of Ken and as the camera cuts back to the first scene we see that Ken has been given a picture of Victoria. The audience can tell from this both have been set up by Scott.
The next scene shows Victoria walking outside as she is on the phone “Yeah I’m on my way now” the audience is left thinking where is she going, to find Ken maybe? However the conventions are then switched as the camera does a whip pan back to show Ken is actually following her Victoria then sense that something is wrong as she turns around Ken and Victoria witness each other leaving the audience wondering what will happen next.
