My film opening starts with a sequence of me walking around a forest, creepy music will play throughout. I hear normal noises associated with a forest, birds singing and dogs barking in the background, however camera shots from behind trees and bushes show that something is watching me and it clearly isn’t safe, there is a moment of silence before a knife falls from seemingly nowhere, and a hand grabs me and when it appears that no-one is there it changes the atmosphere to something fairly scary and almost supernatural. At this point there is a dolly shot moving towards me quickly to show whatever is out there is running towards me. I then wake up to a clap of thunder, realizing it was just a dream. It is silent, and it appears that I am now safe from whatever was trying to get me in the dream. As I check the time and go back to sleep, the camera pans to the floor to reveal that the same knife from the dream is on the floor, confirming that the dream may linked with real life, adding a slight psychological element to it.
The audience's expectations of a thriller are for it to revolve around anticipation and suspense, rather than over the top action scenes, this is the case in the woods scene when the camera is positioned at a long shot to make it look like I am being watched, creating a sense of vulnerability for me. This is emphasised by the music sting which is used to emphasise that a dramatic climax is imminent. the camera panning left from behind a tree trunk and then panning right again gives the impression to the audience that something is watching me, at this point there is also a music sting which emphasizes this point, and continues over to the next scene, to show the continuity of me walking from one area to the other.  The purpose of this is for the audience to be on the edge of their seats the whole time, I want them to feel worried for the protagonist at this point, thinking anything could happen.