Thriller opening - The Exhibit

The opening sequence of the thriller film 'The Exhibit' contains flash images which create an enigma. They do this through mise-en-scene by displaying words such as 'murder' and showing a photo of a girl being crossed through which successfully makes the audience question what is happening on screen and helps them obtain an interest in the film. The flash images are also backed up with a mysterious character who also helps increase our interest in the film as the audience is intrigued to find out who the character might be.

However, one criticism which can be made of this opening sequence is that the nail varnish was bright pink which slightly ruins the intended impact of creating a dark setting. The reason it ruins this impact is because the bright pink colour would be considered more of a happy and bright colour than a dark and mischievous one.

On the whole though the sequence was kept mostly dark which gave is in tone with the conventions of a thriller as it was delivered as a thrilling and frighting film. Some may argue however that this could present the film to the audience as a horror rather than a thriller.

The speed of the opening sequence changes getting faster and faster giving the audience an ever increasing preview into what is to come in the film which in turn increase the anticipation felt by the audience.