Genre:

The opening to my film will consist of many elements, which will be used to make the sequence effective for the target audience. The genre of the film is thriller however I will try to create other effects and styles from research I have carried out. For example, I would use elements from Arthouse action films. This genre is often characterized by heavy action and suspense, interlaced with stylized imagery and cinematography techniques that convey an overall feeling of surrealism.

More recent titles such as Looper (2012), Drive (2011), Pulp Fiction (1994) and Leon: The Professional (1994) shows depictions of gory violence however this isn’t supposed to be interpreted literally. I would use this to make my opening stylish and memorable for the audience.

Another example would be to use conventions from the Neo-Noir genre, which prominently utilizes elements of film noir, but with updated themes, content, style and visual. Films from this genre are titles such as Blade Runner (1982), American Psycho (2000) and Pulp Fiction. I would use this to give my opening a more dark and gritty sense.

Style:

From my initial ideas, I have already adapted a sense of individual style for my character such as the idea of the tattoo and hammer. However, I have created more ideas to define this character and use influences from the films I have researched. For the opening, I decided to add a baseball jacket to go over the characters shirt, eagle belt, etc. in the second half of the sequence. I would use this to give the character a signature style and to connote this is a young/middle aged man.

I have also chosen to have a prologue before the credits scenes are introduced. The is to gain the attention of the audience and is a common use in modern films.

Films that use this method are: Drive, Pulp Fiction, Carlitos Way, The Machinist, Bronson, etc.