The sequence begins in Morgan Freeman's character's house. Because of the low key lighting used, it suggests that it is early morning and he is undergoing his morning routine. We understand that he is an organised and civilised person by the way he moves and acts, another sign of this would be how his clothes and possesions are layed out in a neat, orderly manner.
In the next shot, the interior of a different house is shown where an investigation of a murder seems to be taking place. This is where enigma codes begin to crop up. for example - why was the man murdered? how was he murdered? why did morgan's character care whether the kids saw the crime? and which city are they in? the answers to these questions aren't revealed in these first few sequences so that the audience begin to feel involved as they try to work out the answers for themselves.
We then meet Brad Pitt's character. He is quite the opposite to Morgan Freeman's character. He is clearly unexperienced and naive. These signs are given off due to various different things:
- Chewing gum, gives a sense of youth
- The way he walks
- The way he talks - short answers, spoken in an arrogant manner
- He bumps into someone in the street, showing that he is a person with little respect.
Another enigma code is brought onto the scene when we meet this character - why did he move to this city? Despite the fact that we are unaware of the location of the film, the setting really sets the mood, due to rain and a grey, misty atmosphere.
The use of enigma codes in this opening sequence are very effective, as it makes the viewer want to continue watching to find the answers. I believe - as a group - we need to involve something like this in our thriller to hold interest and to keep the audience guessing.
The whole aim of this opening is to introduce us to the Protagonists, and to give us an idea of what they're like as people. This is very different to the other thrillers i have commented on as the identities of the characters tend to remain hidden throughout the first few sequences.
Restricted narrative is used, in the sense that we don't know how or why the character was murdered. This creates a bond between the audience and the Protagonists as they learn about the murder together later on in the film, this builds suspense and holds interest in the audience.
Health and Safety considerations:
Lighting:
When using either the red heads or the portable lights we must make sure that any waires are taped up and that the lights themselves are on a stable base as so thay do not fall and cause injury. GLoves will be used when handling these lights, especially when they are turned on to avoid buring
Props:
As we are planning to use knives in our film we must make sure that we handle them with care, especially around other people
Trains:
We are going to be filming at a train station so we must take obvious precautions to not endanger ourselves or other people that may be at the station
When using either the red heads or the portable lights we must make sure that any waires are taped up and that the lights themselves are on a stable base as so thay do not fall and cause injury. GLoves will be used when handling these lights, especially when they are turned on to avoid buring
Props:
As we are planning to use knives in our film we must make sure that we handle them with care, especially around other people
Trains:
We are going to be filming at a train station so we must take obvious precautions to not endanger ourselves or other people that may be at the station
Synopsis of Thriller opening - David, Chris and Jamie
We want to keep the story of our thriller opening simple, but we also wish to make the veiwer want to carry on watching the rest of the film. We will do this through raising Enigma codes and use of restricted narrative.
The plot of our thriller will be based on a phycotic murderer who is pursuing a victim. We will base this in a village and the targeted victim will be at a train station when the attackes choses to strike. The victim is then taken back to a house where he is gagged and knocked out by the murderer, with the use of knives the killer will kill people from his list of targets. The list is kept in the form of pictures.
The film starts whilst the victim is on the floor of his house, there will then be a flashback and the story will follow from there.
The plot of our thriller will be based on a phycotic murderer who is pursuing a victim. We will base this in a village and the targeted victim will be at a train station when the attackes choses to strike. The victim is then taken back to a house where he is gagged and knocked out by the murderer, with the use of knives the killer will kill people from his list of targets. The list is kept in the form of pictures.
The film starts whilst the victim is on the floor of his house, there will then be a flashback and the story will follow from there.
Tuesday 9 March 2010
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