Thriller opening - The Matrix

Thriller Opening (1 of 4) - Daniel Johnstone
The Matrix

Camera -

• They used a few close ups and extreme close ups, the ECU was used when the camera zoomed out of a sniper lens and the close ups on Trinity, this may illustrate she is one of the main characters in the film
• Panning was used to show a police officer holding a pistol and a knife heading towards a place of danger maybe
• A group shot outside the door to show all the officers nervously expecting danger, used to create the feeling of tension of what is beyond the door.

Editing -

• Using the fast paced cuts of the coding, creating the enigma of, what does all of this mean? where are they coming from?
• The match on action in this sequence is when the officer kicked down the door to reveal Trinity in a close up shot
• There was also a slight shot of a 180 degree rule when they were all lining up to go through the door

Mise en scene -

• The lighting in this opening is very dark for the most of it, which is usual in thrillers usually its used to keep hidden an identity or if they're in a mysterious room.
• The key prop in this scene has to be the gun, because it creates all sorts of question such as where are they? why has he got a gun? this binds well with a thriller
• The costume in this were pretty generic, seen quite often, but effective as you have to ask yourself why the law are there.

Sound -

• The off screen phonecall made it all very suspicious and created worry in what they were doing, were they bad or good? This did a good job of making this happen
• A fast paced violin is always good in a thriller, makes everthing more tense and seem more fast paced
• Diegtic sound of the match on action of the door smashing, the smash was emphasised to send a ring in your ears.