Opening Scene Narrative
Frame 1
There will be 4 girls walking down a residential road after leaving school, this would mean that they would be in their school uniform, this will be a good convention of a thriller film as they are all girls and show innocence that young girls have. A long shot will be used as it can easily show all four girls and this will inform the audience of what they are doing. We will be using high key lighting as the girls are happy with no cares in the world, there will be natural sounds from the road and the girls talking and laughing, but they don't know that they are being watched by the attacker. The kuleshov effect will be used when editing as it will hint with the girls emotion and bring the first two frames together to make a small montage.
Frame 2
One of the four girls will leave the other girls on the residential road and then walk through a forest pathway not knowing that there is a masked attacker that is hiding in the bushes. over the shoulder shot will be used in this frame as the audience will see the masked attacker but the girl will not, this will create a sense of suspense as the audience do not know why the attacker is there and what he is going to do. Again I will be using high key lighting as all 4 girls are oblivious to the fact there is a masked attacker in the bushes meaning that the girl walking by herself is still happy listening to her music. The sound of heavy breathing will be accompanied to the frame when the girl is walking past the masked attacker this shows the audience that he is angry and wants to hurt her, there is also natural sounds of the trees whistling in the wind and the cars going past on the road. The kuleshov effect will be used when editing as it will hint with the girls emotion and bring the first two frames together to make a small montage.
Frame 3
Another frame of the girl walking in the forest path, shot I will be using is a mid-shot as it will show all the surroundings that the girl is walking in and this will create tension as the audience know that she is being followed by a masked attacker by the girl doesn't know, also the audience will not know where or when the attacker will show himself. There will still be high key lighting as the girl is happy still walking listening to her music, there will still be natural sounds of the trees and cars but also the fading voices of her friends as she gets further and further into the forest. A straight cut will be used when editing and will go straight to the next scene.
Frame 4
The girl is now in the middle of an empty field and is still walking oblivious to her is following her. The lighting will start becoming low key lighting as it shows the audience that the attacker is now getting closer because when the light becomes darker this will set almost a horror tone to this frame. The sounds of muffled music from the girls headphones will be heard by the audience, then the editing style of shallow focus will be used when the girl is walking and the attacker appears out of the bushes behind the girl but the girl cannot see or he hear him.
Frame 5
This frame will be a flashback of the attacker using a mid-shot to show the surroundings that the attacker is in to show the audience more about him, the attacker is looking at a picture of the girl and remembers conversations that they've had, this will inform the audience that this is not just a random stalking but they know each other, this will create tension as the audience do not know how they know each other and why he wants to attack her and angry with her. Low key lighting will be used to give a dampening the mood as the audience have now got background information about the mask attacker and now know that he wants to hurt the girl for an unknown reason. The sound of laughter from the girl would be heard in this scene and the conversation that the attacker and the girl are having, a straight cut editing style will be used just to move straight onto the next scene as it could show the audience the mental instability of the attacker as he can just move from one flashback straight back to reality.
Frame 6
The girl is now walking through the empty field and the mid-shot will be used to again show all her surroundings to see if the attacker is anywhere in the frame, but now the girl feels like she is being watched and keeps looking over her shoulder to see if she is actually being watched. The lighting is getting lower and lower as it's getting dark outside by also to inform the audience that the masked attacker is getting closer and closer. Only muffled music from the headphones can be heard. Straight cut again will be used to go straight onto the next scene.
Frame 7
There is another flashback of the attacker a mid-shot will be used to show his surroundings but also an over the shoulder shot will be used to show what he is looking at. The masked attacker is in a dark room with a baseball bat in his hand, this will again show the mental instability of the attacker, the sound of heavy breathing from the attacker will also show the audience the anger that he has for the girl. Then the attacker leaves the dark room with a baseball bat in his hand and this shows to the audience that the attacker is now going to go and get the girl. A dissolve editing style will be used as it will be putting two images together, we have decided to use this as it shows the audience what he wants to do and then puts the image of him walking out of the dark room and the girl still walking through the empty field.
Frame 8
The girl again walking through the field more quickly than before as she is now frightened as she feels she is being watched more closely than before, mid-shot will be used as when the girl is looking round for the attacker his will show the audience that there is nobody there that she can see, she looks behind then looks in front of her many times. Low key lighting used as the attacker is close and ready to attack her this foreshadows the next scene as the audience know what is going to happen next.
Frame 9
When the girl looks in front of her again she sees the attacker close to her with a baseball bat with a mask on his face, my group and I will be using a mid-shot to show the audience what the attacker looks like. Low key lighting was used as the attacker dampens the emotions and mood of the film as now the girl is going to feel scared and frightened. The only sound that can be heard is the sound of the music that the girl is listening too, a straight cut editing style will be used to go straight to the next scene as the audience will want to see what happens next and how the girl reacts.
Frame 10
There is a close up of the girl and the emotions that she has and how scared she is, she is still in the empty field but now with the attacker in front of her, she is now scared with fright. Low key lighting will be used as the lighting will match the girls emotions as she is scared of the attacker, the sound of the girl screaming will be heard in this frame. Another straight cut used to go straight onto the next scene as the audience will want to know what happens after the girls reaction.
Frame 11
Victim backs away from the attacker in fear, over the shoulder shot will be used showing what the attacker can see the girl doing, the attacker begins to raise his baseball bat slowly, this will create tension as the audience knows that the he is going to hit and try and kill her. Low key lighting used again to show the emotions of the girl as she's scared, again only sound heard is the girl still screaming. Then another straight cut is used.
Frame 12
There is then a panning shot downwards used to emphasize the attacker having a baseball bat, then the attacker raises the bat and the strikes it, then the screen goes black. This will create suspense as the audience doesn't know what's happened to the girl. Low key lighting used for half the scene until the attacker strikes the girl then the whole screen goes black. Dramatic music can be heard when the killer and girl are both in the shots but only can be faintly heard and the girl is still screaming but then when the screen goes black the music becomes louder and then the screaming stops. Straight cut used to the end ending of the film.
There will be 4 girls walking down a residential road after leaving school, this would mean that they would be in their school uniform, this will be a good convention of a thriller film as they are all girls and show innocence that young girls have. A long shot will be used as it can easily show all four girls and this will inform the audience of what they are doing. We will be using high key lighting as the girls are happy with no cares in the world, there will be natural sounds from the road and the girls talking and laughing, but they don't know that they are being watched by the attacker. The kuleshov effect will be used when editing as it will hint with the girls emotion and bring the first two frames together to make a small montage.
Frame 2
One of the four girls will leave the other girls on the residential road and then walk through a forest pathway not knowing that there is a masked attacker that is hiding in the bushes. over the shoulder shot will be used in this frame as the audience will see the masked attacker but the girl will not, this will create a sense of suspense as the audience do not know why the attacker is there and what he is going to do. Again I will be using high key lighting as all 4 girls are oblivious to the fact there is a masked attacker in the bushes meaning that the girl walking by herself is still happy listening to her music. The sound of heavy breathing will be accompanied to the frame when the girl is walking past the masked attacker this shows the audience that he is angry and wants to hurt her, there is also natural sounds of the trees whistling in the wind and the cars going past on the road. The kuleshov effect will be used when editing as it will hint with the girls emotion and bring the first two frames together to make a small montage.
Frame 3
Another frame of the girl walking in the forest path, shot I will be using is a mid-shot as it will show all the surroundings that the girl is walking in and this will create tension as the audience know that she is being followed by a masked attacker by the girl doesn't know, also the audience will not know where or when the attacker will show himself. There will still be high key lighting as the girl is happy still walking listening to her music, there will still be natural sounds of the trees and cars but also the fading voices of her friends as she gets further and further into the forest. A straight cut will be used when editing and will go straight to the next scene.
Frame 4
The girl is now in the middle of an empty field and is still walking oblivious to her is following her. The lighting will start becoming low key lighting as it shows the audience that the attacker is now getting closer because when the light becomes darker this will set almost a horror tone to this frame. The sounds of muffled music from the girls headphones will be heard by the audience, then the editing style of shallow focus will be used when the girl is walking and the attacker appears out of the bushes behind the girl but the girl cannot see or he hear him.
Frame 5
This frame will be a flashback of the attacker using a mid-shot to show the surroundings that the attacker is in to show the audience more about him, the attacker is looking at a picture of the girl and remembers conversations that they've had, this will inform the audience that this is not just a random stalking but they know each other, this will create tension as the audience do not know how they know each other and why he wants to attack her and angry with her. Low key lighting will be used to give a dampening the mood as the audience have now got background information about the mask attacker and now know that he wants to hurt the girl for an unknown reason. The sound of laughter from the girl would be heard in this scene and the conversation that the attacker and the girl are having, a straight cut editing style will be used just to move straight onto the next scene as it could show the audience the mental instability of the attacker as he can just move from one flashback straight back to reality.
Frame 6
The girl is now walking through the empty field and the mid-shot will be used to again show all her surroundings to see if the attacker is anywhere in the frame, but now the girl feels like she is being watched and keeps looking over her shoulder to see if she is actually being watched. The lighting is getting lower and lower as it's getting dark outside by also to inform the audience that the masked attacker is getting closer and closer. Only muffled music from the headphones can be heard. Straight cut again will be used to go straight onto the next scene.
Frame 7
There is another flashback of the attacker a mid-shot will be used to show his surroundings but also an over the shoulder shot will be used to show what he is looking at. The masked attacker is in a dark room with a baseball bat in his hand, this will again show the mental instability of the attacker, the sound of heavy breathing from the attacker will also show the audience the anger that he has for the girl. Then the attacker leaves the dark room with a baseball bat in his hand and this shows to the audience that the attacker is now going to go and get the girl. A dissolve editing style will be used as it will be putting two images together, we have decided to use this as it shows the audience what he wants to do and then puts the image of him walking out of the dark room and the girl still walking through the empty field.
Frame 8
The girl again walking through the field more quickly than before as she is now frightened as she feels she is being watched more closely than before, mid-shot will be used as when the girl is looking round for the attacker his will show the audience that there is nobody there that she can see, she looks behind then looks in front of her many times. Low key lighting used as the attacker is close and ready to attack her this foreshadows the next scene as the audience know what is going to happen next.
Frame 9
When the girl looks in front of her again she sees the attacker close to her with a baseball bat with a mask on his face, my group and I will be using a mid-shot to show the audience what the attacker looks like. Low key lighting was used as the attacker dampens the emotions and mood of the film as now the girl is going to feel scared and frightened. The only sound that can be heard is the sound of the music that the girl is listening too, a straight cut editing style will be used to go straight to the next scene as the audience will want to see what happens next and how the girl reacts.
Frame 10
There is a close up of the girl and the emotions that she has and how scared she is, she is still in the empty field but now with the attacker in front of her, she is now scared with fright. Low key lighting will be used as the lighting will match the girls emotions as she is scared of the attacker, the sound of the girl screaming will be heard in this frame. Another straight cut used to go straight onto the next scene as the audience will want to know what happens after the girls reaction.
Frame 11
Victim backs away from the attacker in fear, over the shoulder shot will be used showing what the attacker can see the girl doing, the attacker begins to raise his baseball bat slowly, this will create tension as the audience knows that the he is going to hit and try and kill her. Low key lighting used again to show the emotions of the girl as she's scared, again only sound heard is the girl still screaming. Then another straight cut is used.
Frame 12
There is then a panning shot downwards used to emphasize the attacker having a baseball bat, then the attacker raises the bat and the strikes it, then the screen goes black. This will create suspense as the audience doesn't know what's happened to the girl. Low key lighting used for half the scene until the attacker strikes the girl then the whole screen goes black. Dramatic music can be heard when the killer and girl are both in the shots but only can be faintly heard and the girl is still screaming but then when the screen goes black the music becomes louder and then the screaming stops. Straight cut used to the end ending of the film.
You have outlined your opening sequence well and this is because you have considered the micro elements well.
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