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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:
Type of
hazard
Description
cars
Wet
grass/
pavemen
ts
Tree
roots/
low
branches
When filming in
woods roots may
cause a trip hazard.
Low branches may
Likelihood Severit
1-5 y of risk
1-5
Wet weather
conditions:4
Who
Where
Cast
Any
and
filming
crew location
Cast
and
crew
Clear
weather
conditions:1
4
Actions to be
taken
How to avoid
Be cautious when
filming and make
sure that the
filming location is
clear and nothing is
left on the floor
Cast
Any Keep all electrical
equipment safe and
and
filming paced away if not
being used.
crew location
When
filming
near
roads
Wear sensible
footwear and avoid
slippery areas
Cast
and
crew
Any
forest
areas
Be careful when
walking in
woodland areas,
and watch when
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.
For our company ident we decided that we wanted something simplistic but
effective. Our ident consists of a black box with a spotlight inside it which will be
the trade mark of our company. The text is also in a simplistic font with the
spotlight text bolded because it is the most significant part of our ident. We
wanted to keep it simplistic as we found that simplistic silhouette idents are
more memorable than more complicated ones.
We also incorporated the idea of a spotlight into our design as this is media
related objected that is used in the production of film and television. Hence,
creating a link between us making our thriller and being a form of production
company.
We were inspired by other idents such as those from The Weinstein Company,
Touchstone Pictures and Spyglass Entertainment. These are all simplistic titles
were the first word is bolded or bigger than the second. Theyre all accompanied
by a symbol that links to their studios in some way. For example, Spyglass
Entertainment shows someone holding a spyglass. All these idents are also
animated in their actual films so we will animate our ident in some way.
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
Point-of-view/Close-up
Extreme close-up
Blank/N/A
Long shot
Over-the-shoulder
Long shot
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.
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. Also, it being from their point-ofview as to the realism and makes it feel as if
the audience are in their shoes.
Having the extreme close-up of part of their
face still conceals the identity of the
character but also suggest that they may be
the one in power due to the fact they finish
the scene/blow out the candle. This leaves
the audience with enigmas and wonder.
We have left this shot blank/black to add
tension and mystery straight from the start of
the opening sequence. We felt this leaves the
audience question what is going to happen
further.
The long shot allows the audience to see the
surroundings and establish what the setting
is. In addition, this also allows them to view
the other character fully, without showing the
face.
The over-the-shoulder adds realism, the
feeling of being watched and as if they are
the antagonist at that moment in time.
The long shot allows the audience to see the
surroundings and establish what the setting
is. They can also see what the girl is doing
and her actions clearly and fully.
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.
Time Line
00:00 - Production company ident
00:05 - Footage begins to play
00:07 - Director
00:10 - Editor
00:13 - Photographer and videographer
00:16 - Music & sound
00:19 - Actor1
00:22 - Actor2
00:25 - Props and costume director
00:28 - Director of locations and setting
02:00 Title
The titles will be superimposed running over the video footage, we plan on having
the titles within the first half of the opening so when to footage begins to get more
tense and fast pace the titles will not be in the way and have the title of the movie
at the end linking with images on the screen. we plan on using a missing poster to
show the title as we plan on calling the movie Missing. We will go from having the
missing poster in the video to it coming off the screen and superimposed.