In the opening sequence to Abandoned it shows the female protagonist running away fromsomeone,in the beginning she is running down hospital corridoors and then we see her running down stairs, into a car park- then to be chased by a car. The film as a whole is about a woman who's boyfriend went missing during surgery and is blamedfor his dissapearance; she is then classed as mental and has to stay in hospital, she tries to prove her innocence throughout the film.
- The title sequence is keep plain using only the colours black and the writing is kept simple. The screen then goes on to show three different screens all showing different things- different parts of the hospital with different people in each shot. This shows how the editing can be used to make the film look more interesting and to keep viewers engaged. This also gives a sense of mystery as we don't yet know who the characters are or what the location in each shot is.
- We see a girl running around the hospital corridoors, who appears to be running away- the lighting is dark and the location is confined which gives an ominous tone as viewers can tell that something bad is about to happen. The girl then runs into a room and looks back which also connotes that she's running away or trying to hide from someone. Editing is used to make it seem like she is being filmed as the quality of the filming decreases and changes colour and says 'recording' at the top of the screen which denotes to the audience that she is being filmed and being watched. This creates a suspicious tone as we donh't yet know who is watching her or why, this also keeps the viewers guessing which is engaging and something that is vital for a successful film opening. In the scene where the girl runs down stairs she is filmed at eye levelwhich helps the viewers engage with the character and have sympathy for her, it also shows us that she is in a position of equality and that she isn't weak nor strong. Camera angles and editing have been used in this scene to create drama as there are lots cuts when she's running and a variety of camera angles helps establish the location and what the girl is doing.
- The music througout the opening is classicail and iconic for a thriller film as it's what we would associate with the thriller genre. It's scary and gives a sense of danger which is important for a thriller to include. The music changes when different things happen throughout the opening, for example- when she is in the car park and the car suddenly comes, the music becomes more dramamtic and upbeat which adds to the dramatic situation that she's in. There is no dialouge in the opening to this film as there is only one character introduced, this reinforces the mysterious tone, adding to the excitment and anticipation.
- The costumes used in this are kept simple just like that the credits, the girl is wearing a simple white t-shirt and jeans which is mysterious as they don't tell us a lot about her personality or who she is.
- The film is edited so that it jumps from the action and then back to the titles, which creates a contrast between the simple, plain title sequence and the dramatic action from the film itself. Throughout the opening it's very dark and gloomy which creates a mysterious and gloomy tone, however lighting sometimes changes and becomes bright in order to show the girlsfacial expressions at certain points.
- When the woman is running through the coridoors it's shot at a high angle which portrays the woman to be weak and vulnerable, this then changes when she is in the car park as it's shot at eye level to convey her emotions, allowing the viewers to connect with her. Most of the time the woman is filmed at a long shot to show her surroundings and to show how far away she is from the car when she's being chased. Some close ups are used to show facial expression, for example when she's frightened a close up is usedso the audience can see and sympathise.
Researching and analyising Abandoned has helped me learn the main conventions of a phycological thriller. This will help me and my group when we start planning for our own film, if we decide to make a phycological thriller then I will know what we need to include in it. watching this opening has given me ideas.
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