Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy- Spy Thriller

Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a 2011 British espionage film directed by Tomas Alfredson, based on the 1974 novel Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carré. The film stars Gary Oldman as George Smiley, and co-stars Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt, Toby Jones, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch and Ciarán Hinds. Set in London in the 1970s, the story follows the hunt for a Soviet double agent at the British secret service.
The film was produced through the British company Working Title Films and financed by France's StudioCanal. It premiered in competition at the 68th Venice International Film Festival. The film was the highest grossing film at the British box office for three consecutive weeks. In January 2012, the film received three Academy Award nominations including an acting nomination for Gary Oldman.

Inspiration

The main inspiration coming from this film is the opening sequence. I went on a trip with my Media class to the cinema to watch this film for our unit1 exam, ever since I kept it at the back of my mind knowing that unit2 consisted of a thriller opening. I absolutely love the simplicity of the opening. Not much is said but we manage to understand that their is something huge taking place. Furthermore I love the fact that the audience has to think for themselves and is not spoon fed every bit of information, this allows me personally to stay glued to the screen. I am really keen on maybe implamenting a similar style on our opening sequence.