PLANNING YOUR (OPENING) SEQUENCE
Please describe or explain the following:
1. The action: Identify the event your idea is based around; what actually happens
Kidnapping of a girl in her own home the day after her party
2. The theme(s): what should it make the audience think about or feel, what ‘issues’ it will raise
Thriller, teen, kidnapping, murder
3. The narrative: how it is structured – classic narrative pattern or break with convention, real tie or different time zones, flashbacks/forwards, dreams etc. Will there be dialogue? What about diegetic/ non-diegetic sound?
Start off with classic narrative, Girl gets flashbacks of night before. Double vision. No dialogue in sequence.
4. The character(s): who are they, identify their roles, what are their characteristics, including gender, appearance etc?
Main character – Female, teenager (Holly) dressed for a party
Kidnapper – Male, very mysterious, hidden identity, wearing dark clothing
5. The setting and choice of location: where is it set?
Set in a house. (Hollys house)
6. The mise –en-scene: identify colours, lighting, dress codes, the overall visual look
Messy house during party scene
Kidnapper – dark mysterious clothing
Holly – clothes from party
Next morning, natural light
7. The camera work: style you are aiming for
Handheld camera
POV
Steady-cam
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