In my research I have concluded that the most commonly used thriller conventions are tense and have low light scenes. Another convention is slow tempo music with low tones throughout the scenes to create a isolated atmosphere. A thriller would typically show a cliffhanger at the end of the film but me and Oliver decided to flip the convention andshow a cliffhanger at the start to create narrative enigmas and add tension from the beginning.
The conventions of an opening sequence are to set the scene and create questions for the audience, as well as foreshadowing what is to occur in the plot. It introduces some key parts of the film such as the characters and setting, but doesn't give too much away so that viewers watch on.One way we created narrative enigmas is to conceal the face of the antagonist so that his character remains mysterious. 
We also used the convention for thrillers to be set in gritty and urban areas, and some of our shots were filmed in my garage. We chose this location because garages are small and low-lit, reinforcing the protagonist's entrapment. The redbrick walls are dark coloured, symbolising harsh conditions Scarlett has been living in. The clutter in the back of the garage was already there but it adds to the claustrophobia of the small room. 
The costume of the antagonist meets the Thriller convention of wearing smart/suit type clothing to represent authority. It is also to show that the occupation of the male character is a detective or a legal based job. The black trousers with shirt and tie shows the clear power relationship between the two characters, Scarlett wearing casual clothing and the antagonist wearing smart clothing. 
We broke the typical convention of a male protagonist and made it a female to show the vulnerability but also the strength of women, and the sometimes cruel nature of men. We thought that it is more common for a girl to be abducted, which allowed us to revert the convention and expose the victim's side of the story. 
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