I can't believe I almost forgot to consider opening credits in my film. Opening credits are important, especially in Thriller movies and shows. Commonalities among these sequences include eerie music, suspense, low key lighting, murder/crime, blood/violence, location, and character presence.
Let's take a look at the opening credits for Se7en, a thriller movie about two homicide detectives that hunt a serial killer who uses the 7 deadly sins as his motives.
(here is a link to the video for reference)
Close up shots and shallow focus reveal different objects and actions of the character. These don't reveal much, and leave the audience wondering who the character is and where they are. Specific objects like pens, files, and paper do leave viewers with some context of the location (an office or home??). Dark, low-key lighting is used throughout, which sets the mood of the film. Red lighting denotes that the characters will be faced with danger/blood/violence.
Some of the clips are edited to be in slow motion. The pages slowly turning created suspicion among the audience, and allows them to hone in on what they're doing. Flickering animations also create tension and anxiousness, which are both conventions in the genre.
The scratchy handwritten fonts used may imply that someone is writing up a file about someone/something. The white text is a stark contrast from the black/dark background.
Sources:
http://windsorgirls.weebly.com/gemini-productions/codes-and-conventions-in-thriller-opening-scenes
Images:
https://www.watchthetitles.com/titlesequence/seven/
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