Thriller Movie Analysis

Stigmata is a 1999 thriller film directed by Rupert Wainwright and starring Patricia Arquette and Gabriel Byrne. This film reaches a target audience our film could potentially reach therefore i have analysed the opening scene to get ideas of what we could include in our film:

• Lighting is low key with a red warm tint to emphasis early morning


• Credits roll in a different language then change to English


• Eerie non diegetic sound can be heard which creates a frightful atmosphere for the audience


• lack of dialogue between characters creates tension

From analysing this film i have found out that you have to provoke certain emotions in the opening scenes of a thriller film and create tension. You have to build up a eerie atmosphere from the start to maintain the audiences interest.