For our Thriller opening, we chose a psychological thriller as the sub-genre which will take influences from other psychological thrillers such as Stephen King adaptations. We will use shots that help portray the mentality of the characters and help create an enigma surrounding both the antagonist of the piece and the protagonist, hopefully portraying them as morally ambiguous. Little hints will be placed in the shots such as the props and costume ideas shown on the third slide of the mood board to create suspicion such as the multiple phones as well as the idea we had about the protagonist's clothes being overly clean.
Our locations, forest and small room, were chosen to
reflect the themes of paranoia and feelings of being lost or being watched,
which are mostly conveyed through the forest location. This will be reinforced
by the different types of shots we will use, for example, close ups to create
claustrophobia in the frame and uncomfort, and shots behind trees and
vegetation in the forest. We may also use long shadows in shots, inspired by
traditional film noir, to create a distorted look, while adding to the mystery.
We came up with a few ideas about editing, such as the
ghosting effect which we may use to add to the sense of disorientation, mixed
with possibly a handwritten, messy font which would also reinforce the
disorientation and chaos which we will be attempting to portray in the opening
scene.
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