Costumes

In our opening scene we do not have many actors / actresses so we do not have to be to worried about costumes. The only thing we need to make sure of is continutity when people are seen. The victim who is kidnaped is a teenage girl who will be wearing casual clothes which shows she was taken while doing her day to day activities. We made sure that the kidnapper was never fully seen, but the shots he is shown in he is weaing different clothes. This was done as his jacket was worn in a brief shot which showed him holding a metal bar which could be used as a weapon. In the other he is shown in his basement so is wearing a vest as this shows his comfort in his home. Also he is displaying his tatoo which shows his tough side. We also made sure, in most of the pictures taken for the wall, Megan was wearing different clothes.

Storyboard

1) The first shot fades from a black screen to a shot the kidnappers victim. The camera slowly starts to pan round the victim who is tied to the chair.


2) The second shot is a close up of the wall which the kidnapper has used to track the victims moves. On the map you can see circles areas with pictures of the victim in those places.



3) Next the shot cuts back to the victim tied up, continuing from where the pan stopped in shot 1, this a continuous shot throughtout the whole opening sequence.



4) The camera then goes back to the map, the music is increasingly become tense, and creates a hint to the viewer that something bad is going to happen.



5) Fades into black screen with production company and one of the actress's names.


6) A close of up the kidnappers hands, he is cutting out a picture of the victim who was seen earlier.

7) Camera moves back to victim, with the music tempo increasing with each cut back to the vitim tied to the chair.

8) Another title screen with more actors names and director names.

9) As the camera moves around the map, you see an empty space.



10) In the space seen in the previous shot you see the kidnappers hand putting a picture on the wall, the circling where the picture was taken on the map.


11) Camera then cuts back to victim, once again continuing the pan from previous shots.


12) Main film title appears on screen


13) A closer shot of the victim from a different angle than previously


14)A shot of the wall with the map and pictures on

15) This shot is zooming out from shot 14 until it reaches an over the shoulder shot of Levi (the stalker / kidnapper) staring at the wall. In this shot you will be about to see the wall from over the shoulder and his tatoo on his right arm.

Initial Planning

Our main objective is to try create a tense opening sequence of a film with as many of the conventions of a thriller as possible. First we create the storyboard, then followed by the shooting schedule which can be seen on the post previously.

I have decided to put up my storyboard as my original hand drawn versions and also as photos i have taken to symbolise what the shots may look like.

The basic idea of our opening title sequence is a stalker, who has been following his victim for some time and created a wall of photos and receipts ect of the girl he is stalkings life. This is one of the main themes of our title sequence. Then the shots between these show the girl he was stalking tide up which tells you she was kidnapped. You never actually see who the kidnapper is, this sense of mystery helps keepo the viewing asking questions.

Shooting Schedule