Thriller Opening Research - Dan Fairhall (4 of 4)

Taken - Pierre Morel (2008)

Camera:

• the sequence starts with slow 'Home Movie' style of camera operation.
• lots of long shots to show realistic style of everyday life.

Mise En Scene:

• Typical costume of normal everyday characters and a retired cop.
• props eg the car show the type of position a retired cop would be in

Editing:

• slow cuts show typical thriller opening 
• shot reverse shots show the emotions between characters and also the tension.

Sound:

• lots of on screen diegetic sound to create an equilibrium
• little non-diegetic sound and it is also hidden because the continuity helps the song at the concert, any other soundtracks are typical of the emotion of the characters.