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Who We Are and What We're Doing
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Concept
We plan on creating an opening to a thriller with a duel narrative that link and join
together at the end of the opening sequence. Our thriller can arguably be compared to
the mystery thriller, Silence of the lambs, as there is a common theme of two main
characters isolated that remain the key focus throughout.
One narrative will follow a stalker and him collecting items and images of a young girl.
We will also hit that he may be preparing to capture her eg putting on gloves and
collecting rope. It will contain a scene in which the preparations of an unknown
antagonist are made to abduct a child. The main sequence will also include the chase
scene and the enigmas that surround both the characters and the setting. The second
narrative will follow the young girl walking home through woods. The narratives will then
come together and as the girl is walking through the woods you will see the stalker
following her and eventual catching up with her and capturing her.
We will then cut to a missing poster of the girl and this will be where the title of the film
is included as we plan to call it missing.
Foreboding camera shots as well as a purposefully tense soundtrack are also key
features we will be hoping to replicate in our thriller opening.
Our Unique Selling Point (USP), is going to be our ability to showcase a varied and
ranged shot selection, which we hope will allow our thriller opening to be of the highest
quality. Enigmas will be crucial in our production in order to suitably match the thriller
sub-genre, mystery.
Target Audience:
Demo: particularly pointed at to C2, D and E, we feel this as this consist of younger
people, our targeted age group, and consists of part-timers which allows room for
leisure time.
Psycho: Targeted at explorers due it typically being young people and commonly
Type of
hazard
Trip
Electrical
equipme
nt
cars
Wet
grass/
pavemen
ts
Description
If weather conditions
are bad electrical
equipment could get
damaged. Also, if any
equipment is dropped
it could cause
bruising.
When filming near
roads you must be
careful no one is close
to the roads as they
may get injured by
cars. This could cause
fractures, bruising
cuts and broken
bones.
If the weather
conditions are not
good then surfaces
could become slippery
and people may trip.
Likelihood Severit
1-5 y of risk
1-5
Actions to be
taken
Clean out any cuts
and apply plasters and
ice to any bruising. If
the trip is serious and
you suspect a major
injury call for medical
assistance
If electrical equipment
is severally damaged
do not touch to avoid
further damage. If
dropped on someone
apply ice if causing
bruising
If the injury seems
serious do not attempt
to move to person
injured and call for
medical assistance.
Wet weather
conditions:4
Clear
weather
conditions:1
4
Who
Where
How to avoid
cautious when
Cast
Any Be
filming and make
and
filming sure that the filming
location is clear and
crew location nothing
is left on the
floor
Cast
Any
and
filming
crew location
Cast
and
crew
When
filming
near
roads
Wear sensible
footwear and avoid
slippery areas
Cast
and
Any
forest
Be careful when
walking in woodland
areas, and watch
when walking in
Mise-En-Scene
Costume:
Male: The costume the male will wear will consist of dark
and black clothing to connote the idea of him being dark
and frightening and that he has some sort of authority/show
he is the more powerful character.
He will wear either a black top with either a black coat or
sweater/hooded jacket. Alongside black jeans. Footwear
will consist of either black trainers or boots that will be
suitable for our setting. In addition, heavy duty boots also
create a stereotypical feel of being strong and are mainly
wore by men who do much labour work e.g. builders who
often have a strong physique.
Costume:
Lighting
Actors
We will be using a young male and a female child
as our two actors. We chose a young girl firstly
due to wanting to create the vulnerable and
suspicious atmosphere surrounding them both.
Using a child tends to make the audience feel on
edge and question the narrative more. The young
male will pose as a stalker and kidnapper who is
after the child. We felt this would create many
enigmas and tension about the narrative and
relationship between the two.
Both actors are known to crew members.
Make-up
Props
To be used:
Leather gloves- add to the idea of the antagonist
remaining anonymous and in power
Rope- to show that we will be using this to tie
the girl
Cloth and liquid drug- to show that we will be
using this to drug the girl
Photos- to add background information/clearer
narrative
Possibly a backpack- to go with the idea the girl
ahs been to school
Possibly candle/match- to be used alongside the
photos and possibly go with the song of choice.
Setting
Genre
Chosen Actors
Samantha Bacon
Josh Doyle
We chose to use Josh due to the fact he fits in well with the
image of the stalker we had in mind. He is a well built and
tall, this will go well with the idea of him being dark,
mysterious and strong. Out of the actors he auditioned we
felt he looked the most appropriate to represent the young
male. His voice is deep which connotes the idea of him
being of an older age which adds to the eeriness and
tension of him being after the girl. The emotions he showed
were strong and clear and were ones that would be needed
if asked. He understood his role in the opening and
appeared the happiest to do it.
Location Scouting
Garage
The start of our thriller will involve a
dark room. We decided a garage would
be the best place as it is dark and
typically has various objects such as
tools which connote danger and the idea
of it being a mans area/space and this is
where our antagonist will be introduced .
Most people have garage, therefore it
would be easy to find one to use.
Titles
Our film titles will be superimposed throughout our opening so that our titles are
clear whilst fitting into the theme of the film. Our title will be shown on a missing
poster to further link into the theme of it being a realistic missing poster.
We have a few title font ideas that we are planning to use in our thriller. If you go to
our website https://pollev.com/goodforest171 you can vote for which title you like the
most. The font on the left are examples of our titles with the fonts name to the right.
Theyre all in the same order as on the voting system.
Shot Types
Shot Number
1
Shot Type
Close-up/Medium close-up
Reasoning
Having close-ups at the start of the scene
that are not of the character hides their
identity and creates tension and questioning
amongst the audience. The close-up of the
match and board used allows the audience to
see it in detail and have hints and
foreshadowing as to the narrative.
Point-of-view/Close-up
Extreme close-up
Blank/N/A
Long shot
Over-the-shoulder
Long shot
Storyboard
Sound Ideas
During our opening, to make it different from other film openings, we have decided to
create a montage sequence in which we will use voices to add help develop
contextual information. For example we will use the voice of a mother ringing the
police to report her child missing or a police man talking about the case at a police
conference.
We took inspiration from the 2013 video game, The Last of Us. The setting of the
story takes place in a post apocalyptic world which is riddled with people who caught
a virus and pretty much turned them into zombies. The story of the outbreak of the
virus, who its affected and how people have responded are mentioned throughout
the opening through a montage of voices. Some sound like news reports whilst others
sound like public interviews. It helps to add context to the game and helps the player
understand where in the story theyre being thrown into.
We want to use this idea with our thriller opening so that people can understand what
is going on, but also to create more enigmas. We also think it will make our thriller
stand out from other stalker thrillers. Aside from the voice over montage, we will also
be using a non-copyrighted track beneath the voices to help create more atmosphere
within the sequence.
http://www.artofthetitle.com/title/the-last-of-us/# - The Last of Us opening title is our
main source of inspiration.
Titles
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