The opening sequence to Seven

This film falls under the Thriller genre because the opening sequence shows a restricted view of the persons fingers which looks like he or she is investigating a crime as there are photographs and finger prints shown in the sequence, which would make the sub-genre a crime/mystery Thriller. The restricted view contains close-up's concentrating on this persons fingers which means there is something hidden and the audience cannot see, meaning that there is some sort of mystery in this film, which may lead the audience to suspense. The sound or music in this sequence also indicates the film to be a Thriller as the sound gets louder creating tension meaning something may be revealed to the audience.

Seven film clip

The opening sequence to Shoot Em up

This film falls under a Thriller genre because the opening sequence leads the audience to suspense and mystery. in the first 30 seconds a women is seen running from a thug which then a mysterious man follows the thug and kills him. This film opens with an establishing shot which then follows in with a close-up of the central protagonist leading to a long shot of the women being chased by the villain. The clip finishes of with a two shot showing the carrot in the villains mouth also seeing the protagonists facial expression.This being a thriller i also think the sub-genre is action thriller as it contains shooting and violence. The narration of this film is Linear as the plot just begins and there are no flash backs yet to piece together.

Shoot 'Em Up film clip