Billy Martin

MODERN THRILLER OPENINGS

BRICK

Sound• In ‘Brick’ the sound starts of non-diegetic and

the non-diegetic sound is a slow sad piece of music that is used to build up the tension.

• Also, there was no dialogue used in this as the the scene was with a boy staring at a girl that was dead

• Furthermore, the non-diegetic sound was a sad piece of music that shows the the innocents of the boy and shows that it could be a mysterious death.

• Moreover, the audience are confused as to why this has happened because the music that is being played makes the audience fell that the death is unknown.

BRICK• Mise-en-scene

• The scene is set in a sewage tunnel and the two people are just outside of the entrance and there is a blonde women that is laying down dead and there is a young man staring at her with an expression on his face that indicates that he is shocked and shows that he is not sure as to how this death has happened.

ZODIACFirstly, the opening scene has the audience’s full attention from when the two characters get into the car. From this we are able to tell that they are in a relationship/affair together. At the start of the film it starts off with Diegetic sound from the fireworks and the car radio. Furthermore, we can tell that the two characters are going out for a romantic night out.

Likewise, out of random one of the characters are killed and the audience are left not knowing who the killer. This creates a mystery and is in the correct manner for a thriller.

NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN

The film “No Country for Old Men” starts of the scene with the scenes of the West. The scenes are extremely empty and noting fascinating is taking place. Therefore it starts off boring. There appears to be an unusual man with a long black formidable hair standing with an extinguisher clamped in his hands being arrested by the police. This shows the audience that he is not a protagonist and that he is not evil.

When the people get back to the police station the strange man uses his handcuffs to strangle the police officer and he kills him. The mise-en-scene is shown in this scene as the man is wearing dark black cloths that represent death, creepiness and he looks uncomfortable This shows the dark side of the man himself.