Thriller opening - Initial Ideas

The Plan:

Casting:

Elsie Williamson: Actor and singer for cover song in the background
Bertie Williamson: Main actor
Connor Sanderson: Cameraman
Annabel Lowe: Make sure the mise-en-scene is not broken and Creative mind when looking for the best shot/angle

Setting: Widderson Spring Wood

Mise-en-scene:

• Old fashioned which means in the editing process we will change it to black and white.
• Due to it being set in the past the costumes will be arranged to make it look old fashioned. I will wear a dress while Bertie will be dressed in dark clothing to represent that he is dangerous. 
• Newspaper to show missing boy who was acting unusual before he disappeared. 
• Set in woods to create a certain ambiance of mystery and vulnerability for the person passing through. 

Sound: 

There will be a mixture of diegetic and non-diegetic sound. I will be doing a cover of "If you go down to the woods today by Henry Hall" using the editing software mix craft to record it after the filing process so I know when to fade the song in certain parts and then turn it back to normal volume. This means that we get a mixture of the uneasiness the song causes and then the natural sound creates a tension due to how quiet it is.

Camera angles and shots:

• At the beginning of the opening we will use an establishing shot to show the setting of thriller.
• Throughout the opening sequence a mixture of panning will be used to follow Bertie running around like something has taken control of his body.
• Also we may use motion tracking and freeze frames when showing the titles like they are following or running away from him. 
• Long shots and close ups may also be used when I am walking down the path on a walk when I hear a noise.
• Finally the last shot we plan to use is a low shot of me falling and then cutting to the title of the screen on a black background and white text. 

Plot: 

It will begin in the woods with nothing there and then you will see a person run across the screen. It will then cut to a newspaper article addressing that a boy who was once full of life started to act unusual to his normal self and then disappeared. This will be easily understood when I create a bold easy to understand title. It will then cut back to Bertie in the woods with a mixture of shots flowing into one another. Bertie will continue to appear to do unusual things and then cut to me walking down the path. Bertie will attack me which will build a climax and cut to the title of the film on a plain black screen with the title in white.