The Sixth Sense, The Village and Lady in the Water

As a class, we analysed the thrillers - The Sixth Sense, The Village and Lady in the Water - all directed by M. Night Shyamalan.

We did this because it would give us an idea of what we need and don't need to include for our final opening. As our deadline is approaching, by analysing these, it could be established the changes that need to be made to the first draft.

From watching the three thrillers, I have been able to understand what needs to be changed and that there are many things in the opening that aren't even needed or haven't been included.

The Sixth Sense, The Village and Lady in the Water are all very different films, but hold the same level of audience engagement and create tension in similar ways.

- Music and sound is before action - building the suspense up, thus giving a gradual impact.
- There are also not that many shots used. This contrasts to our opening, in which we have used quite a lot of shots.
- The pace of music is very effective. For example, the pace of music increases in The Village after the main title.
- There is a focus on one particular character - having the longest amount of time on screen.

Therefore, from analysing these three openings, it's clear that our opening lacks in engaging the audience and doesn't hold an effective amount of suspense. We need to remove certain shots and change our music and its pace.