Sound

this is a rough soundtrack.
this is the beginning part and we may not use it, but there are a couple of sounds within this that we may use.

Anamatic

this is our anamatic.


We thought the anamatic worked well and despite being short it gave us a good indication of how the final take would look. The images worked well together and flowed evenly. We felt that more titles were needed throughtout the piece and not just at the beginning. We decided not to add a soundtrack as the anamatic is only a sample of the final piece and therefore the track would not correspond with the images.

images

This is the type of imagery we will be using as the background to our title pages.
We thought that this added the slow pace to contrast with the fast pace of the random images.



This is an image of a dark room where we are hoping to set our filming, to add effect and a sense of Eeriness.

ideas

for our thriller we had two initial ideas. one that was set within the photography room, and random images would flick on and off the screen. the other was going to be set in the woods, and a murder would take place. we were unsure on which of these ideas to use so we set out two shot lists, so that we could determine which sounded and looked better. the first idea is et out in shot list 1, and the second in shot list two.
we are still working on both ideas so that we can maybe get a mixture of both.

shot list 2

1. long shot of forest
2. mid shot of forest
3. mid shot but a bit closer of man standing in forest
4. zoom to a close up of his face
5. then to an extreme close up of his messed up eye
6. close up of a noose in a tree
7.mid shot of forest... man and boy talking
8. circle around them.
flashhh
9. boy up in tree's close up
10. close up of mans feet hanging.
11. close up of man hanging from noose in tree.
12. mid shot of forest with boy in tree and man hung
13. title and all people titles included in future shots.
14. boy walks away through tree's
flash
15. feet walking across the ground. close up
16. extreme close of someone droppping a cigerette
17. feet walking away.
18. close up of body dropping from tree
19. close up of dead body lying on the ground.
20. long shot of forest with body on floor.
fade out.

analysis 2

The student thriller opening scene that i am going to analyse is "surface". this opening scene uses several thriller opening conventions, some of these conventions are, use of two sets of images it has one set that is fairly random that seems to have no connection to anything else except for the fact that it looks like blood floating in water, and the other set of images are of what looks a murder which is presumably what the rest of the thriller would be about, these two sets of images are interlinked, each one plays for a few seconds before flashing to the next. This has the effect of making the viewer think bout what they are seeing. This thriller also uses a sound track to make the sequence seem eerie and to add the the feeling of mystery.




The opening sequence that i am going to analise that is from an actual film, is "The Silence Of The Lambs" this opening sequence uses many thriller pening sequence conventions. At the start we think that the main character is runnning away from some one in some woods, however it is later revealed that it is an FBI training ground. The sound track for this section is orchestral and eerie which has the effect of making the viewer feel uneasy. This opening sequence also uses symbolism, at the begining of the film we see the main character puling herself up a slope, this symbolises that through the film she will be facing an uphill struggle throughout the rest of the film. we also see the character running into a bank of fog with the camera infront of her so we cant see what she is running to, this is suposed to sumbolise that she will be facing the unknown. The last piece of symbolism is when the character gets into the building of the FBI training centre and has top navigate herself through a maze of corridoors, this is suposed to symbolise that even in a safe place she will be searching for the end.

Shot by shot List

This is our initial shot list. However, we may change the order or framing of some of these shots.

Shot 1: Starts of black and then the background slowly fades in (white with black ink). First title appears on screen followed by other titles.
Shot 2: Hands adjusting equipment in the darkroom (close up)
Shot 3: The background slowly fades in (white with black ink). Titles appear.
Shot 4: Shots taken in the darkroom; using equipment- turns on the timer.(close ups)
Shot 5: The background slowly fades in (white with black ink). Titles appear.
Shot 6: Someone writing a letter (close up of hands). A fast cut to a girls eyes- lighter setting (black and white) and breathing sounds/ quick intake of breath.
Shot 7: The background slowly fades in (white with black ink). Titles appear.
Shot 8: The timer counting down.
Shot 9: Journal/book pages flicking, stops on some pages, newspaper clippings, writing, drawings.
Shot 10: The background slowly fades in (white with black ink). Titles appear.
Shot 11: Dark background. Candle wax dripping; flame on screen. Fast shots of her body/ parts of facial expression (lips/ eyes/ hair). Stamping the envelope closed with the candle wax.
Shot 12: The background slowly fades in (white with black ink). Titles appear.
Shot 13: The timer counts down
Shot 14: Photo developing in the darkroom (in the developer)- image starts to appear.
Shot 15: The background slowly fades in (white with black ink). Titles appear.
Shot 16: Pen dipping in water- ink running through
Shot 17: The background slowly fades in (white with black ink). Titles appear.
Shot 18: The timer counts down to the end.
Shot 19: Background plays in reverse really quickly- images flash on screen in reverse (not in chronological order) extremely fast.
Shot 20: Film title appears on screen (background black and font white)
Shot 21: A hand clamps on someone shoulder- close up on eyes, head turning around, loud gasp
END

synopsis

Lenna Derode lives a happy life in the city and is unaware that her every move is being closely watched. What will she do when her and others she loves the most are in danger? Left with nowhere to turn she takes the law into her own hands, placing her right in the arms of her obsessive stalker. How will she cope with the unavoidable danger that awaits her?!

initial ideas

For the beginning of the sequence we thought of using abstract images. We had the idea of filming ink of different colours into water to symbolise blood or the ink used by the stalker. We thought the swirling ink creating a looked quite creepy, especially if put in slow motion or in reverse. As an experiment we tested different coloured inks in water to see which looked best. We took digital images and compared them amoungst the group.
We also experimented with the lighting in the darkroom to see if it would be appropriate to film. We took several digital images of objects we would be likely to use in the sequence. The results proved positive which has inspired us to use quite dark lighting for most of the sequence.
the handwriting of the stalker/killer within the journal needs to percise and accurate suggesting his state of mind, in control, clean.

Here are some of the images we collected.

Images likely to be in the sequence:
* Hands adjusting photography equipment.
* developing pitcures
* Writing text (letter, notes)
* Images of scrap books
* clips of face ( eyes - never revealing the whole identity)
* Candle buring, dripping wax.
* stamps
* collections of photographs.
* Pen dipping into water
* Ink leaking
* scissors.
* tape.

Possible titles.
*law of attraction
*enticement
*temptation
* Item 23

Titles
*magnum productions

old studant work

This thriller opening really interested us. We liked the use of close up shots and the contrast of the fast and slow pace. It was really abstract and gave away little clues to what was going on which we found particularly disturbing. We also liked the sound track as it was more sounds and noises rather than a song. We also liked the slow beginning which gradually builds up tension throughout the sequence. The titles were particularly slow and therefore could be easily read by the viewers. In terms of the mise en scene we rather liked the shadowed objects and the hidden location for the shoot.

analysis of thriler opening sequence

This is the opening sequence to SE7EN.

We paticually liked the montage editing used in the title sequence. This is aided by the use of close up shots which never allows the viewer to astablish who and/or where the action is taking place. The high pitched noises alomg with the random flashing images created a sense of mental distortion. The distortion effect on the titles creates a mystery/tension element. The clarity of the titles relates with the idea of nothing being clear in the whole sequence.
As an audience we are positioned as a voyeur (seeing things that we should not be). We may use this idea in our opening sequence.





Derilium Tremens (Student Thriller - 2007)

The framing and camera angles were paticually good

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