Marking Triller Openings

Thriller 1 - Room to Breath
For this opening we concluded that it falls into a high level 2 and we gave it 30 marks. The reason for this is that the title is spelt wrong as it is missing an e at the end of it. It wasn't very consistant and didn't have a variety of different shots and angles.

Thriller 2 - Unrequited Love
For this opening we concluded that it falls into level 3 and we gave it 40 marks. The vision and sound editing was better than the previous thriller opening as there was more post production. However it could be seen as cliche as it shows the cutting up of pieces of paper. There was no variation in the camera angles and the distance stayed the same as there was just a close up throughout the whole sequence. The titles were also shown too quickly which meant there wasn't enough time for the audience to read them.

Thriller 3 - Root Cause
For this opening we concluded that it falls into a band three and gave it 38 marks which means it was lower than the previous thriller. The genre of the opening was gangster film noir which made it unique and set it apart from the other openings. It was better than thriller 1 as it stuck to the conventions of thrillers and used a contrapuntal soundtrack.

Thriller 4 - Final Fate
For this opening we concluded that it falls into level 3 and we gave it 40 marks. The sound is in sync with the movement which gave it higher marks. The sound transition from switching the song to the mp3 was very good technique used as it was clear and started at the same time on the beat.

Thriller 5 - Revelation
For this opening we concluded that it fell in to a high level 3 and gave it 40 marks. What prevented it from being level 4 was that the text is hard to read and it seemed to be more like a trailer rather than an opening. However it had a good use of camera angles and positioning.

Thriller 6 - Placebo
For this opening we have concluded that it falls into a low band 2 with basic attempts. The soundtrack kept with the conventions of a thriller by building the tempo. However it was not very clear as the bubbles playing at the start went on for too long - 50 seconds which is a waste of valuable time. The camera was shaky as it was not held steadily and there was no variation in the shots. The length of the frame was too short which made it inconsistant. There was a good attempt of someone coming in the door as there were loads of viewa and different variations of shots.