Today we looked at a documentary called "Watching" created for the BBC presented by Thomas Sutcliffe, this focused on the opening of thrillers, I remember the opening of 'the shining', we looked at the opening extract where a car is driving through greenery where a crane shot is used, it is as if we are chasing the car, this extract was likened to a predator in pursuit of its prey as the tension begins to build up in between sots of the car and the scenery, this was done through using various extreme long shots, low camera angles, crane shots and interior shots.
We were also shown a classic film called 'A Touch of Evil', the director Orson Welles's aim was to bring the audience straight into the film by not having opening credits, by doing this it would look as if the film was reality, he explained that his idea was not taken into consideration as Universal Studios put in opening credits, which Welles claimed to be less effective.
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