Ideas

As a result of completing the extension task, I have realised that a lot of film produces use children to create the suspense and tension in thrillers. This is because children are vulnerable and they carry connotations of innocence and naivety. This allows the directors to play around with the idea of thriller because conventionally, children star in family films and therefore, this is an effective way to frighten the audience.

As well as children, we could consider the associations made with children to include in our own thriller openings. This can be the toys children play with, baby clothes or even parks or playgrounds. I believe this can be effective as the audience will inevitably create a connection with the items or setting because they themselves will be comfortable with it as they are familiar with it.

Movies like 'The Orphan' and 'Child's Play' use the idea of children to emphasise the thriller and horror in the film. In the orphan, they used a girl to take on a very prominent role as the protagonist in the movie and in 'Child's Play' they used a doll as the protagonist in the movie.

The setting of the filming needs to be considered as well as this can create the frightening atmosphere desired in the opening of the thriller. The opening of the thriller needs to be effective so that it engages the audience straightaway. Additionally, the use of silence in the opening can be effective in setting the scene.