I have chosen to compare my 9 clips with 9 clips from 'Se7en'.

Our title sequence was similar to 'Se7en' as it was not embedded onto the actual clips but a separate clip of its own. 'Se7en's' titles were in a child-like scrawl on a black background which slightly vibrated. We used this unusal style to inspire us to create original titles. We did this by using our idea of 'poison pen letters' and created some that spelt out the names for our titles. We then filmed the letters being blown off the paper and reversed it in final cut. This gave the image that the letters were being blown randomly on the page and was an effective way for the titles as it created tension.

Similarly to 'Se7en' we faded in images in order to make the most of all the clips that we shot. This not only created a slick transition to the next image but created tension as it showed two images at one, confusing the audience of what was happening.

Our titles were similar; black background with the text. 'Se7en's' title was on a black background and flashed into different fonts on different areas on the screen. This created tension as it looked quite sinister and the quick flashes made the audience more alert. Our title was set in negative and vibrated slightly. The 'blow in' effect was used again and altogether this created tension as it was unusual to look at and contrasted with the actual title of the film 'Pen Friend' which is usually connotated with positive things not negative.

We used close-ups like 'Se7en' to create mystery as you can see what the 'baddie' is doing but can only see their hands. Not being able to see their face creates tension and mystery as you unaware of who it is and what is happening. The close-up allows you to see exactly what they are getting up to and makes the audience eager to see what the finish product will be.

We used split-scene, like 'Se7en', to show how normal things were on the outside world. The fact that they are sleeping shows innocence and how unaware they are of the 'baddie's' deeds. This creates suspense as it makes the audience want to know what the link is between the new character and the 'baddie'.

The over-the-shoulder shots used in both thriller openings allow the read to almost have a point-of-view shot of what the character is doing.

Both thriller openings blended the titles and clips together. In 'Se7en' they used a fade around the clip and placed the title on the background whilst we used a fade-out transition with slowly merged the clip and title sequence together. This makes it a visually interesting thing to look at and differs from the other titles used.

A contrast between the two thriller openings is that in 'Se7en' you never see the characters face, it is a continuous extreme close-up of the person's hands creating this bizarre scrapbook. However, we decided that we would experiment with the different camera shots available. Therefore we used some mid-shots and close-ups, as well as extreme close-ups, which revealed the character's face.

Our thriller opening also involved pages of a book. In 'Se7en's' shots of the page-turning it was all in one way. In ours, however, we used different angles and shots to create a match cut of the turning of the pages. This made it more interesting to look at and allowed us to show off our 'match-cutting' skills.