Image 1 - large old house:

The reason why I’ve picked and added this specific house to my mood board is because this is the house that will contain most of the action that will occur in my actual movie. It will be the house where the horror element of my thriller comes into play and also where the main and venerable protagonists involved will be troubled by the antagonist. This house is a typical convention in thriller movies like the one I am planning to produce an opening sequence to as it is commonly found in them and because of the fact that a house in general is normally seen as a place full of protection, peace and rest ‘Home sweet home’ and when movies attack that perception through horror it work with full affect in engaging the audience.The house is also a perfect size for all the horrific action my film would consist of giving it a great range of possible scenes to shoot from in order to help the setting build suspense.

Image 2- Blood:

This image is a very important and typical convention found in nearly almost every single thriller that’s ever been made. Especially in thrillers under the sub genre of horror, the use of blood is very important and very common as there is a large use of violence and death within those type of films and blood is a feature that easily allows the audience to recognize when something dangerous is about to or has happened. It is one of the best ingredients used by film makers in order to create suspense as it can quickly cause viewers to feel terrified or anxious to what they’re seeing going on in the actual film because of the fact that the view of blood is known to be a sign of bad, evil or killing. These are all things my movie will include therefore proving its overall affect

Image 3- knives and dangerous weaponry

Dangerous weapons like knives are also definitely very common in thriller movies. Not only do they create suspense and tension within an audience because of how lethal they are known to be and how ugly things can get if fallen into and used by the wrong hands, but also because they emphasize danger and a threat to someone or something's safety which is exactly why they are used in so many thriller/horror movies. The audience automatically know someone is about to get hurt when these are involved building up instant suspense (The most important concept of thrillers) and instant engagement through curiosity from the crowd, which in all would make the perfect ingredients for an effective and good horror thriller film

Image 4 (combination)- expressions of fear and grief

All thriller movies no matter what subgenre they are under try to make the audience feel in a certain way in order for them to be successful and reach the objective of creating feelings of some type of thrill within their viewers. In the subgenre I am aiming to follow and base my opening sequence on, a horrific thriller, every single movie made have an objective of trying to trigger emotions of fright and sympathy in the audience as they relate to the situation of the characters they are watching (usually a doomed protagonist). This is all started by the initial engagement of the audience and is the main cause of suspense between the movie and its viewers. This is the most used and effective technique used by directors in movies as it meets the suspense creating success criteria horrific thrillers must meet in order to be successful and recognizable through a persons knowledge of codes and conventions featured in this film type.

Image 5- Antagonist & Protagonist

Every thriller movie contains an antagonist and protagonist, it is simply a must have convention in order for the actual movie to even be deemed as a type of thriller. The antagonist is very dominant throughout the movie and the protagonist is regularly troubled by them in some sort of way. I aim to show this in my movie right from the opening sequence to quickly allow the crowd to know exactly what the type of film they’re about to get into.