Opening sequence idea

The idea we have chosen is the running down the ally, this is because it's simple, straight to the point and exciting. It feeds into the narrative because it relates to the enigma of the thriller. It is a part of the film where there is high importance, it is at the point in the film where Laurence escapes the kidnapper but then gets caught again. This will appeal our teenage audience because it has a lot of action movement and keeps the attention of our audience because of the dynamic and suspense.

Mainly this scene will be shot with a wheelchair as a representative of a dolly (tracks).

When shooting handheld - to make it more realistic, we start shooting from Laurence's feet moving the camera upwards and using the loud breathing to create more tension.

The final scene will be Laurence getting caught by the kidnapper, we will have a low angle shot of the kidnapper to show the importance of the character and to give us a clear view of who the kidnapper is.

It will look like a thriller because it matches the conventions of a thriller, our film is based in an urban area it also consists of an enigma/puzzle.  

Animatics

Preliminary Task Post

We had to do a preliminary task showing our skills editing and using a camera. To show this we had a character opening a door, walking across a room and starting a back and forth conversation.

The preliminary task showed mistakes we made:

The camera cut off part of the character when doing a tracking shot walking across the room

There is also a lack of a variety of shots, especially in conversation 

The actor also stares at the camera breaking the connection with the audience

Do improve these problems we should practice doing tracking shots and take more shots and angles of a specific scene to allow for a more in depth view of the scene and create a better experience for the audience. We also must train whoever is acting to never look into the camera and break the connection between character and audience.

Wordle

Stylistic examples for opening sequence

These sequences are similar to our sequence as it is action packed and full of excitement with a build up of suspense.

Sound (with examples)

Diegetic Sound

Diegetic Sound is any sound in the 'narrative world', for example, a doorbell, a siren. It something both characters and viewers can hear

Diegetic can be subdivided into:

- Dialogue

- Sound Effects

- Ambient Sound

This is an example of a sound effect

This is an example of ambient sound

This is an example of dialogue

Non-Diegetic Sound

Non-Diegetic Sound is when the sound originates from outside the film and is not part of the 'narrative world'

Non-Diegetic Sound consists of:

- Original Soundtrack
- Score
-Voice over narration