Individual ideas for a narrative
For my own thriller film i have thought about a narrative idea. I have taken some inspiration from other thriller films to help me produce a realistic opening scene. I like the idea of the hidden identity used in the strangers, when they are wearing masks, hidden identities are good to use in a thriller film as they create suspense as you cant see the character which engages the audience to watch more. I want to use low key lighting this creates a lot of tension for example low key lighting is used in the strangers, in this film the low key lighting makes the audience nervous as they can not see what will happen, this is why i want to use it in my thriller film.
My narrative idea is three school children go back up to school (Media class) when the students enter the class and go on the computers all the computers will switch off and start fuzzing - there will be a high angle shot of this to make the students look smaller and vulnerable. When the door shuts I will use a close up shot to show the emotion of one of the student to show they are scared which will make the audience feel sorry for them. I will keep using high angle shots on one of the students more than the others to make him look more vulnerable and suggest to the audience he is in the most danger. I want to include a establishing shot in my thriller film to show the view from the camera to give a perspective of what will follow as there will be a man outside the window wearing a mask creating mystery. When the lights turn off and on it will create tension as you expect something to appear and scare the audience, but i want to add a false sense of security to my thriller film by not having anything appear so when the audience become calm after watching the lights turn off and on and nothing happens then i will scare them by having a hand covered in blood slam against the window. Also i want to include handheld camera movements for chase scenes to create jerky images which will produce a sense of urgency and chaos making the audience know they are in danger and running for their lives.
The students are going to be wearing school clothes and as used in other conventions of a thriller film, i will include girls to be the victims as generally they are to victims in films. The costume will indicate who the bad guy is as he will be wearing a scary clown mask with blood stains on it, the bad guy will also be holding a knife dripping with blood which will show the audience what is about to follow. The colours used will be dark and create distinct shadows which will create tension throughout.
This post demonstrates a good understanding of what an opening sequence should include. The inspirations that you have included, helps to show your understanding of thriller films well.
ReplyDeleteWithin your summary, you need to still explain how your narrative appeals to your target audience in more detail.