Research into the Opening Sequence of Thrillers

I watched two opening scenes for different thrillers in order to help me improve my own.

LILYA-4-EVER

This opening sequence to this film uses linear trajectory narrative in which the narrative flow starts with the end before going back to the beginning and working towards this point. At first, a girl is seen running through the  busy streets, often looking down to show she is nervous. There is a tracking shot from behind the girl and point of view shots to show this. The girl then stops and turns round with the girl zooming into a close up of her face to highlight the bruises and scars on her face which connote that she is in pain and has been abused. The non-diegtic music adds to the panic and sense of depression as well as the distress that we can see in the girl due to the tempo ans rhythm of the music. The pathetic fallacy with the weather connotes further depression as it is very grey and bleak. There is a long shot of the girl standing on the bridge as well as a close up of her face to show her facial expression, which represent contemplation as it is almost as if she is wondering whether to jump of not, particularly when there is a point of view shot showing the road below where she proposes to land. her facial expressions also connote that she has given up hope and her eyes seem to be tired and she seems not to be bothered by the action she is about to complete. The quick cuts in this opening sequence also tells the audience that this is a face-paced film as a lot of action seems to be happening in a short amount of  time.

THE SKIN I LIVE IN
This film starts with a long shot of a road which presumably leads up to a house with gates at the front. This connotes that there is something secret about what is going on in this house or that someone is being held in the house because the baring is like that in a prison cell and the fact that the house is hidden away represents that something is going on that possibly shouldn't be. Moreover, there is a shot of barring on a window which adds to the idea that something or someone is being held in this place. There is a close-up of a hand crushing up a pill and putting it juice which represents the idea that the person being held is possibly disturbed or has an illness that needs to be taken care of. A woman is seen sending food down to whoever is held hostage using a machine rather than delivering it herself which symbolises that the person is trapped and is allowed very little communication with other people. There is a focus on a woman in a skin suit as there is a pan across her lying over the edge of a sofa as well as meditating on the floor. This connotes that the personality of this character is not quite right and the fact that she is in an almost bare room suggests isolation. The skin suit highlights that this character is unhappy with her own skin and so is hiding it, however, the audience don't yet know why this is the case. There is a pan across several doll-like heads which have been altered which is followed by a close-up of a hand cutting skin like material and then sticking it to one of the heads. This connotes that the character does have a fascination with skin and possibly altering it, but it is unclear why.

HOW HAS THIS INSPIRED ME?
Lilya-4-Eva illustrated to me that you don't need to have a girl running through a forest to make the opening sequence thrilling. This made me think that we could use alternative locations that are equally as creepy or deserted like an alley way or an area that is fairly deserted.