I have taken a lot of inspiration from famous political thriller films from the past such as, The Ghost Writer, Year of the Gun and The Wire (TV Series).
The most obvious themes are tension and suspense, however I need to let the audience know what is happening in the thriller within the first two minutes otherwise they'll lose interest and the film therefore has very little quality.
Deciding on casting, props, lighting and location.
In our group, we were thinking of using the teachers as our actors instead of the students in order to make the sequence more believable, because seeing a 17 year old President wouldn't be as believable as seeing a 40 to 50 year old!
Here is an example of a Political Thriller sequence from, The Wire:
The titles of our sequence are also important because they can help to establish to the audience what type of film they have come to see, and what they should be expecting. This is an example of a Political Thriller Title Sequence:
The title sequence font, music and images are essential for making the sequence more believable.
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