I've made a moodboard for the iconography associated with thriller films/television/literature. After looking at many thriller films, I discovered that close up shots and low level lighting were common parts of the mise-en-scene: these micro-elements would be simple to incorporate into my own thriller opening sequence. Confined spaces or vast, empty ones were common settings, as these tend to emphasise the loneliness of the character in the setting, and also concentrates on the fears of the audience (an element of horror which has crossed over). Police investigations are often narrative features, as there is usually a body involved- protagonists are hence either police detectives, or people who take it upon themselves to solve the mystery outside of the investigation. As the thriller genre is often crossed over with other genres, it is difficult to single out icons of just the thriller genre, as it exists alongside others. For my own opening sequence, I'd join the thriller genre with another subgenre to make showing iconography easier: for instance, if it was a crime thriller, a detective badge or police tape would be a clear indicator of genre. If I chose a horror thriller, blood splatters and shadowy figures could work together to demonstrate this.
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