Our opening sequence to a thriller film will be two minutes long. Our group has decided to call our thriller film "The Prowler". Below is an outline of the two minute opening split up into ten second sections.
0-10 seconds - establishing shot from the stalkers point of view watching Heidi and Liberty walking in front. This is shot in a long shot which slowly zooms in to a medium shot of Heidi and Liberty talking. The camera then zooms into a extreme closeup of Heidi's face.
11-20 seconds - Heidi turns around with a confused expression on her face (close up) she then turns back around. Over the shoulder shot of Liberty saying bye, this reverses to an over the shoulder shot of Heidi saying bye. There is then a tracking shot of Heidi's feet walking along, the music will become heavier and more intense at this moment.
21-30 seconds - There will be an over the shoulder shot of Joe walking past Heidi, he gives Heidi "the eye" and wolf whistles after he walks past her. There is then a long shot showing Joe walking towards the camera, who then bumps in to the stalker, but we only see the back of the stalker dressed all in black. As this happens Joe makes a disgusted and confused face.
31-40 seconds - Heidi becomes suspicious of the man after Liberty has left her and she is by herself. She keeps looking behind her and begins to panic and starts to walk faster. A close up will be used to show the confusion in her face and a medium shot will also be used so that the audience can see her surroundings and her turning around showing her vulnerability. The music will stay intense and eerie.
41-50 seconds - The stalkers feet are tracked on the camera whilst Heidi starts to walk even faster as she panics we will use shot reverse shot of the walking feet. Next there will be a shot of the stalker's point of view then an over the shoulder shot to show Heidi's point of view. The music is building as this happens.
51-60 seconds - Heidi starts running and her bag and bracelet fall to the ground on the side of the road as the action becomes frantic. The scene moves over to the field just off Long Road where tracking shots from behind Heidi will be used and medium shots to show the new location.
61-70 seconds - A shot of the bracelet and the bag which had fallen to the ground is shown. A close up will be used on these objects. There will be a point of view shot from Heidi's point of view - this shot should show how worried and scared she is.
71-80 seconds - In this part of the scene there will be a side on shot (profile shot) of Heidi running through the field. This shot should show the vulnerability of the protagonist as she will be running through an open field. A close up shot on the stalkers feet will be used to emphasise to the audience that he is still involved in the scene and acting as the antagonist to Heidi.
81-90 seconds - There will be a close up of Heidi's face as she is running away from the threat that is the stalker. Here, she turns back to look where the stalker is as her credits will appear here saying HEIDI PORTER where we will use slow motion when she turns back.
91-100 seconds - Heidi continues to run away from the man who she realises is obsessed with her and looks for somewhere to hide as she realises she cannot continue to run away as she will eventually get too tired. A high angle shot will be used on Heidi as she tries to find a a place to hide. A tracking shot will be used of the stalkers feet as we get a feeling he is getting closer to the protagonist.
101-110 seconds - Heidi finds a tree to hide behind to rest after running away from the stalker. She thinks she is safe - but she is not - the stalker is nearby! A close up shot will be used on Heidi's face to show here emotion where she will be feeling scared, vulnerable and cold. A medium panning shot is then used to show where the tree is, in comparison to where the rest of the scene was shot.
111-120 seconds - There is a close up of Heidi's face where a black flash will be used and after this appears the stalkers hand will appear over Heidi's face. The stalker will be wearing black gloves and the bracelet Heidi dropped. The film title, 'The Prowler', will appear out of the stalkers hand and the opening will end with a white fade.
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This is a good detailed description of your thriller opening, it is a shame it is not complete, The idea is interesting it will be good to see how it works out. You have made some really nice detailed point but in 11-20 seconds it can get a bit confusing as to what is happening. If you could simplify that or make it more clear that would be good. I think that having a stalker helps follow the thriller conventions and also will keep your audience on edge. The title, 'The Prowler', is very fitting to what your opening is about.
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P3 - 67 - We think that in the first three sections it could be split up to be longer than the 10 secs intervals. We think you need to include music and props and we agree with the group above 'The Prowler, as the title, is very appealing to the audience, striking and relevant to your thriller. In 21-30 seconds you mention 'The Eye' we think you need to be clearer in what you mean due to how different audiences may interpret the phrase. You may need to include the shot type for 31-40. You've met the conventions by using a stalker which clearly states its a thriller. Your thriller sounds very engaging, good luck.
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ReplyDeleteIt's written with good detail and the storyline is very appealing.
One problem is that you've only planned 50 seconds, also the last few sections are less detailed.
We know that it's a psychological thriller because it's on a mental level, we are unaware of the stalkers image, name, personality, but know he's about.
We think you could put more detail in the planning stage.