Brief

Our thriller opening sets up the story for the rest of the film. The opening starts with the shot of two detectives pulling up to what seems like an empty, run down building on a murky grey day. The scene follows them walking up to the building with a point of view shot from behind bushes to create suspense and intrigue for the audience. As the detectives enter and look around the building, flashbacks are included depicting the events of why the detectives seem to be at the building. As the detectives enter what seems to be a shower room, they discover pieces of evidence, including a kinfe covered in blood. As the opening builds to a conclusion, the flashbacks show the antagonist pouring petrol around a female portagnoist tied to a chair, before setting alight to a note. Here the opening cuts to the main title sequence, with the fate of the portagnist seemingly concluded.


Laurence Ruthven